Mechanical Engineering - Hydraulic Machines - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Hydraulic Machines - Section 1 (Q.No. 1)
1.
Power required to drive a centrifugal pump is directly proportional to __________ of its impeller.
diameter
square of diameter
cube of diameter
fourth power of diameter
Answer: Option
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Discussion:
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Pabitra said:   8 years ago
Fifth power of diameter will be the correct answer.

Jigar k patel said:   8 years ago
Correct Ans is C.

Law 2c Power is proportional to the cube of impeller diameter (assuming constant shaft speed):

{\displaystyle {P_{1} \over P_{2}}={\left({D_{1} \over D_{2}}\right)^{3}}} {P_{1} \over P_{2}}={\left({D_{1} \over D_{2}}\right)^{3}}.

Vinit said:   8 years ago
The Correct answer will be d^5.

Indrajeet said:   8 years ago
According to affinity law of pump.

Power is directly proportional to the fifth Power of diameter.

Dipanjan said:   8 years ago
I agree @Sreeejith.

Sreejith said:   9 years ago
Power is proportional to fifth power of diameter.

Ravi said:   9 years ago
It is 1/4 of the diameter.

Mahi ss said:   9 years ago
The right answer is P proportional to D^5.
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Subrata said:   9 years ago
Not right.

The correct answer Will be d^5.

Krishan kaushik said:   9 years ago
According to affinity law, discharge is proportional to rpm, head is proportional to the square of the head, &power is proportional to the cube of rpm. On the other hand, discharge is proportional to shaft diameter, head is proportional to the square of diameter & power is proportional to the cube of shaft diameter.


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