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Addis Ababa Science and Technology University

College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Automotive stream
Assignment 1: Turbomachinery
1. A centrifugal pump discharges 0.15m3/s of water against a head of 15 m. The impeller has
outer and inner diameter of 35 and 15 cm, respectively. The outlet vanes are set back at an
angle 40o. The area of flow is constant from inlet to outlet and is 0.06m2. Calculate the
manometric efficiency and vane angle at inlet if the speed of the pump is 960 rpm. Take slip
factor = 1.
2. A centrifugal pump delivers 0.1 m3/s of water at a rotational speed of 1200 rev/min. The
impeller has seven vanes, which lean backwards to the direction of rotation such that the vane
tip angle 𝛽2, is 50°. The impeller has an external diameter of 0.4 m, an internal diameter of 0.2
m, and an axial width of 31.7 mm. Assuming that the diffuser efficiency is 51.5%, that the
impeller head losses are 10% of the ideal head rise, and that the diffuser exit is 0.15 m in
diameter, estimate the slip factor, the manometric head and the hydraulic efficiency.
3. A centrifugal pump is used to raise water against a static head of 18.0 m. The suction and
delivery pipes, both 0.15 m diameter, have, respectively, friction head losses amounting to 2.25
and 7.5 times the dynamic head. The impeller, which rotates at 1450 rev/min, is 0.25 m
diameter with eight vanes, radius ratio 0.45, inclined backwards at 𝛽2, = 60°. The axial width
of the impeller is designed so as to give constant radial velocity at all radii and is 20mm at
impeller exit. Assuming a hydraulic efficiency of 0.82 and an overall efficiency of 0.72,
determine
i. the volume flow rate;
ii. the slip factor using Busemann’s method;
iii. the impeller vane inlet angle required for zero incidence angle;
iv. the power required to drive the pump.
4. An axial flow pump has the following data:
Rotational speed 750 rpm
Discharge of water 1.75m3/s
Head 7.5m
Hub to runner diameter ratio 0.45
Through flow velocity is 0.35 times the peripheral velocity. Find the diameter and minimum
speed ratio.
Addis Ababa Science and Technology University
College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Automotive stream
Assignment 1: Turbomachinery
5. In an axial flow pump, the rotor has an outer diameter of 75 cm and an inner diameter of 40
cm; it rotates at 500 rpm. At the mean blade radius, the inlet blade angle is 12o and the outlet
blade angle is 15o. Sketch the corresponding velocity diagrams at inlet and outlet, and estimate
from them (1) the head the pump will generate, (2) the discharge or rate of flow in l/s, (3) the
shaft h.p. input required to drive the pump, and (4) the specific speed of the pump. Assume a
manometric or hydraulic efficiency of 88% and a gross or overall efficiency of 81%.

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