5.resiprocating_pumps.ppt5.resiprocating_pumps.ppt
- 1. Reciprocating pump • Pumps are used to increase the energy level of water by virtue of which it can be raised to a higher level. • Reciprocating pumps are positive displacement pump, i.e. initially, a small quantity of liquid is taken into a chamber and is physically displaced and forced out with pressure by a moving mechanical elements. • The use of reciprocating pumps is being limited these days and being replaced by centrifugal pumps.
- 2. Reciprocating pump • For industrial purposes, they have become obsolete due to their high initial and maintenance costs as compared to centrifugal pumps. • Small hand operated pumps are still in use that include well pumps, etc. • These are also useful where high heads are required with small discharge, as oil drilling operations.
- 3. Main components • A reciprocation pumps consists of a plunger or a piston that moves forward and backward inside a cylinder with the help of a connecting rod and a crank. The crank is rotated by an external source of power. • The cylinder is connected to the sump by a suction pipe and to the delivery tank by a delivery pipe. • At the cylinder ends of these pipes, non-return valves are provided. A non-return valve allows the liquid to pass in only one direction. • Through suction valve, liquid can only be admitted into the cylinder and through the delivery valve, liquid can only be discharged into the delivery pipe.
- 5. Working of Reciprocating Pump • When the piston moves from the left to the right, a suction pressure is produced in the cylinder. If the pump is started for the first time or after a long period, air from the suction pipe is sucked during the suction stroke, while the delivery valve is closed. Liquid rises into the suction pipe by a small height due to atmospheric pressure on the sump liquid. • During the delivery stroke, air in the cylinder is pushed out into the delivery pipe by the thrust of the piston, while the suction valve is closed. When all the air from the suction pipe has been exhausted, the liquid from the sump is able to rise and enter the cylinder.
- 6. Working of Reciprocating Pump • During the delivery stroke it is displaced into the delivery pipe. Thus the liquid is delivered into the delivery tank intermittently, i.e. during the delivery stroke only.
- 7. Classification of Reciprocating pumps Following are the main types of reciprocating pumps: • According to use of piston sides – Single acting Reciprocating Pump: If there is only one suction and one delivery pipe and the liquid is filled only on one side of the piston, it is called a single-acting reciprocating pump. – Double acting Reciprocating Pump: A double-acting reciprocating pump has two suction and two delivery pipes, Liquid is receiving on both sides of the piston in the cylinder and is delivered into the respective delivery pipes.
- 9. Classification of Reciprocating pumps • According to number of cylinder Reciprocating pumps having more than one cylinder are called multi-cylinder reciprocating pumps. – Single cylinder pump A single-cylinder pump can be either single or double acting – Double cylinder pump (or two throw pump) A double cylinder or two throw pump consist of two cylinders connected to the same shaft.
- 10. Classification of Reciprocating pumps • According to number of cylinder – Triple cylinder pump (three throw pump) A triple-cylinder pump or three throw pump has three cylinders, the cranks of which are set at 1200 to one another. Each cylinder is provided with its own suction pipe delivery pipe and piston. – There can be four-cylinder and five cylinder pumps also, the cranks of which are arranged accordingly.
- 11. Classification of Reciprocating pumps • According to number of cylinder
- 12. Discharge through a Reciprocating Pump
- 13. Slip Slip of a reciprocating pump is defined as the difference between the theoretical and the actual discharge. i.e. Slip = Theoretical discharge - Actual discharge = Qth. - Qa Slip can also be expressed in terms of %age and given by 100 1 100 1 100 % d th act th act th C Q Q Q Q Q slip
- 14. Slip Slip Where Cd is known as co-efficient of discharge and is defined as the ratio of the actual discharge to the theoretical discharge. Cd = Qa / Qth. Value of Cd when expressed in percentage is known as volumetric efficiency of the pump. Its value ranges between 95---98 %. Percentage slip is of the order of 2% for pumps in good conditions.
- 15. Negative slip • It is not always that the actual discharge is lesser than the theoretical discharge. In case of a reciprocating pump with long suction pipe, short delivery pipe and running at high speed, inertia force in the suction pipe becomes large as compared to the pressure force on the outside of delivery valve. This opens the delivery valve even before the piston has completed its suction stroke. Thus some of the water is pushed into the delivery pipe before the delivery stroke is actually commenced. This way the actual discharge becomes more than the theoretical discharge. • Thus co-efficient of discharge increases from one and the slip becomes negative.
- 16. Power Input Power input to the pump However, due to the leakage and frictional losses, actual power input will be more than the theoretical power. Let η = Efficiency of the pump. Then actual power input to the pump d s h h g ALN 60 d s h h g ALN 60 1
- 17. Problem-1: A single-acting reciprocating pump discharge 0.018 m3 /s of water per second when running at 60 rpm. Stroke length is 50 cm and the diameter of the piston is 22 cm. If the total lift is 15 m, determine: a) Theoretical discharge of the pump b) Slip and percentage slip of the pump c) Co-efficient of discharge d) Power required running the pump Solution: L = 0.5 m Qa = 0.018m3 /s D = 0.22 m N = 60 rpm Hst = 15 m
- 19. • The line AB represents pressure head in the cylinder during suction stroke • This pressure head is constant during the stroke and below the atmospheric pressure by Hs • The total pressure head in the culinder will be (Hatm – Hs)
- 20. • The line DC represent the pressure head during the delivery stroke. This pressure is above the atmospheric pressure by height Hd • The absolute pressure in in the cylinder during the delivery stroke will be (Hd-Hatm)
- 21. Effect of Acceleration and Accelerating head on ideal indicator diagram
- 22. Effect of Friction on ideal indicator diagram
- 23. Effect of Friction and acceleration head on ideal indicator diagram
- 26. Comparison of Centrifugal and Reciprocating Pumps Centrifugal Pumps Reciprocating Pumps 1. Steady and even flow 1. Intermittent and pulsating flow 2. For large discharge, small heads 2. For small discharge, high heads. 3. Can be used for viscous fluids e.g. oils, muddy water. 3. Can handle pure water or less viscous liquids only otherwise valves give frequent trouble. 4. Low initial cost 4. High initial cost. 5. Can run at high speed. Can be coupled directly to electric motor. 5. Low speed. Belt drive necessary. 6. Low maintenance cost. Periodic check up sufficient. 6. High maintenance cost. Frequent replacement of parts. 7. Compact less floors required. 7. Needs 6-7 times area than for centrifugal pumps. 8. Low head pumps have high efficiency 8. Efficiency of low head pumps as low as 40 per cent due to the energy losses. 9. Uniform torque 9. Torque not uniform. 10. Simple constructions. Less number of spare parts needed 10. Complicated construction. More number of spare parts needed.