Description and Specification for Lab Tenders
Two-Stage Pumps.
A compact, mobile and fully self-contained centrifugal pump test set,
that allows students to find the characteristics of centrifugal pumps
working alone or in series or parallel. A self contained floor standing
mobile unit consisting of a water reservoir, two pumps and motors and a
Venturi meter for a comprehensive range of investigations into the
performance and characteristics of two centrifugal pumps in both series
and parallel. It also allows students to see cavitation and understand
the use of a Venturi meter and differential pressure measurement to find
flow rate. Two bearing-mounted motors drive each pump independently.
The water then returns to the reservoir for re-use, keeping water use to
a minimum. The pumps draw water from the integral reservoir. The water
travels through strainers and a series of valves to be delivered to a
Venturi meter. The equipment can use both analogue and digital
instrumentation at the same time, allowing students to compare the
different pressure measurement methods.