Centrifugal Pumps — Study Resources & PYQs
Centrifugal pumps — specific speed, velocity diagrams, heads, power and efficiency
- Estimated study time: 72 minutes
Study resources
- Centrifugal Pumps – Specific Speed, Heads & Efficiency (Article) — Engineering Toolbox centrifugal pump reference: head, discharge, power, specific speed formula, affinity laws, NPSH, cavitation, and system curve design with interactive charts.
- Centrifugal Pumps – Velocity Diagrams & Design (Article) — SlideShare lecture (Himanshi Gupta): centrifugal pump velocity triangles, Euler's equation, all efficiencies (hydraulic, manometric, volumetric, mechanical, overall) with formulas and worked examples.
Centrifugal Pumps previous year questions
- A multi-stage pump is required to feed preheated water to a boiler. The quantity of water to be handled is 40 liter per second against a pressure difference of…
- A centrifugal blower rotates at 1400 rpm. Air enters into the impeller normal to the blades and exits at an angle of $25^\circ$. The inlet radius is $r_1 = 56.…
- A centrifugal pump having outer diameter equal to two times the inner diameter and running at 1000 rpm, works against a total head of 40 m. The velocity of flo…
- A centrifugal pump impeller has an outer dia of $30\text{cm}$ and an inner dia of $15\text{cm}$. The pump runs at $1200\text{rpm}$. The impeller vanes are set…
Taught in these subjects
- Fluid Machinery — MET-5501 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu