Energy grade line for a pump system

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SUMMARY

The discussion focuses on drawing the energy and hydraulic grade lines for a centrifugal pump system, specifically addressing the pressure variations along the suction and discharge lengths of the pumps. The user is uncertain about how flow and pressure change throughout the system, particularly how the discharge pressure can reduce to zero at specified points. Key concepts include the incompressibility of the fluid and the relationship between flow rate and velocity in the pipe sections.

PREREQUISITES
  • Centrifugal pump operation principles
  • Fluid dynamics concepts, particularly Bernoulli's equation
  • Understanding of energy and hydraulic grade lines
  • Basic knowledge of pressure measurement in fluid systems
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  • Study Bernoulli's equation and its application in pump systems
  • Learn how to draw energy and hydraulic grade lines for fluid systems
  • Explore the effects of velocity changes on pressure in pipe flow
  • Investigate the characteristics of centrifugal pumps and their pressure profiles
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Mechanical engineers, fluid dynamics students, and professionals involved in pump system design and analysis will benefit from this discussion.

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I am trying to draw an energy and hydraulic grade line for this system. The gauge pressure is supposed to be 0 at the points shown and those are centrifugal pumps. What I don't know is how flow and pressure vary throughout

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I think velocity increases at the discharge of the pipe in each section. But I don't know how the pressure changes along the suction and discharge lengths of the pumps.. Also, how does the pressure at the pump discharge reduce to 0 at the points shown
 
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Assuming your fluid is incompressible, the same amount that flows in has to flow out. How can velocity increase?

Which kind of pressure change do you expect within the pipe sections, and between the sides of the pumps?
 

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