Tafila Technical University

Faculty of Engineering

Experiment #1
Double acting piston pump
Name:
Salam f.albaradie
Lecturer name:
Dr. kaled alrababa
Date of submission: 28/10/2015.

Table of Contents

Objective .... p. 3

Introduction ....... pp. 3-4

Theory ....pp. 4-5

Results ......pp. 5-8

Conclusion ....p. 8

Objective
1. To determine the volumetric efficiency.
2. To determine the overall efficiency.

Introduction
Reciprocating pump:- If the mechanical energy is converted into hydraulic energy by
sucking the liquid into a cylinder in which a piston is reciprocating, which exerts the thrust
on the liquid and increases its hydraulic energy is known as reciprocating pump. A
reciprocating pump is a positive plunger pump. It is often used where relatively small
quantity of liquid is to be handled and where delivery pressure is quite large. Reciprocating
pump consists of following parts.
1. A cylinder with a piston

5. Suction pipe

2. Piston rod

6. Delivery pipe

3. Connecting rod

7. Suction valve

4. Crank

8. Delivery valve

Working of a Double-acting reciprocating pump.

Double acting reciprocating pump:- In a Double-acting reciprocating pump, each stroke of
the piston carries out both the functions, suction as well as delivery. Thus it requires two
suctions pipes and two delivery pipes for double-acting pump. When there is a suction
stroke on one side of the piston, there is at the same time a delivery stroke on the other
side of the piston. Thus for one complete revolution of the crank there are two delivery
strokes and water is delivered to the pipes by the pump during these two delivery strokes.

Theory
D1= delivery valve (closed)
D2= delivery valve (being opened)
S1= suction valve (being opened)
S2= Suction valve (closed)

Discharge double acting reciprocating pump

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Result
N
motor

N PumP

V lit

T sec

Qact

Qth

Volumetric eff

38

7.89474E-05

0.000105558

74.79

18

0.000166667

0.000211115

78.9

12

18

0.000277778

0.000316673

87.717

16

15

0.000333333

0.00042223

78.94

N
N
V T
motor Pump lit sec
4

3
3

38
18

12

18

16

15

T
N.m

Ps
bar

Pd
bar

Hm
m

0.2

-0.1 0.01 1.1213

0.3 0.17 0.05 2.242
0.5 0.27 0.2
4.791
0.65 0.45 0.4 8.6641

WP
watt
0.8684

SP
watt
1.2566

Efficiency
%
69.10

3.66666

3.769

97.26

13.055

9.42

138.52

28.333

16.33

173.43

4.00E-04
y = 0.8282x - 4E-06
R = 0.9853

3.50E-04
3.00E-04
Q act

2.50E-04
2.00E-04
1.50E-04
1.00E-04
5.00E-05
0.00E+00
0.00E+00 5.00E-05 1.00E-04 1.50E-04 2.00E-04 2.50E-04 3.00E-04 3.50E-04 4.00E-04 4.50E-04
Q th

4.5
y = 11270x + 0.0862
R = 0.9853

rev of pump per sec

4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
0.00E+00

5.00E-05

1.00E-04

1.50E-04

2.00E-04

2.50E-04

3.00E-04

3.50E-04

Q act

30
y = 1.8387x - 2.6714
R = 0.9883

25

W.P

20

15

10

0
0

10

S.P

12

14

16

18

4.5
4

y = 11270x + 0.0862
R = 0.9853

revof pump per sec

3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
0.00E+00

5.00E-05

1.00E-04

1.50E-04

2.00E-04

2.50E-04

3.00E-04

3.50E-04

Q act

4.5
y = 0.0281x - 0.8593
R = 0.9952

rev of pump per sec

4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1
Efficency

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

2
Hundreds

Conclusion
Volumetric efficiency in a hydraulic pump refers to the percentage of actual fluid flow out
of the pump compared to the flow out of the pump without leakage. In other words, if the
flow out of a 100cc pump is 92cc (per revolution), then the volumetric efficiency is 92%.
The volumetric efficiency will change with the pressure and speed a pump is operated at,
therefore when comparing volumetric efficiencies, the pressure and speed information
must be available. When a single number is given for volumetric efficiency, it will typically
be at the rated pressure and speed.