The Mechanical Energy Equation in Terms of Energy Per Unit Mass
The Mechanical Energy Equation in Terms of Energy Per Unit Mass
transfer and work. With certain limitations the mechanical energy equation can be compared to
the Bernoulli Equation.
where
p = static pressure
= density
v = flow velocity
g = acceleration of gravity
h = elevation height
wshaft = net shaft energy per unit mass for a pump, fan or similar
The energy equation is often used for incompressible flow problems and is called the
Mechanical Energy Equation or the Extended Bernoulli Equation.
where
wshaft = net shaft energy out per unit mass for a turbine or similar
Efficiency
According to (1) a larger amount of loss - wloss - result in more shaft work required for the same
rise of output energy. The efficiency of a pump or fan process can be expressed as:
where
= g = specific weight
where
= g = specific weight
hshaft = wshaft / g = net shaft energy head per unit mass for a pump, fan or similar
where
Since vin = vout = 0, pin = pout = 0 and hin = 0 - equation (6) can be modified to:
or
hshaft = Wshaft / Q
= 17.6 ft
specific weight of water - 62.4 lb/ft3
1 hp (English horse power) = 550 ft. lb/s
= 7.6 ft
The pump efficiency can be calculated from (3) modified for head:
= 0.58