Gear Pump Test Rig

Gear pumps are positive displacement rotary pumps. The unit is a self contained recirculation type unit. All the measurements are provided to evaluate the performance of the gear pump.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Gear pump with 1/2 H.P. 3-ph motor with three speed cone pulley mounted over the sump tank. Speed1500rpm.
• Sump Tank of size 900 X 400 x 400 mm with FRP lining
• Discharge measurement tank of size 400 x 300 x 400 mm with FRP lining
• Pressure gauge for discharge head.
• Energymeter for power input.
• Pressure rellet valve in discharge pipe.
• Needle valve to control discharge pressure.

RANGE OF EXPERIMENTS

Following characteristics can be determined
• Speed Vs Discharge
• Head Vs Discharge.
• Discharge Vs Input power.
• Discharge Vs Efficiency.