The suction and discharge pipes are transparent too and each one has a flow control valve. It has two interchangeable impellers, a forward curved impeller and a backward curved one, in order to compare their performances. The unit is composed by a centrifugal pump mounted on a stainless steel basement and connected to a continuous circulation tank. The digital instruments allow to measure suction and discharge pressure to the pump, as well as flow rate and water temperature. The front part of the pump is in clear plastic to see inside.

Training Program

This unit enables to deepen the following issues:

Measurement of pump performance according to the motor speed (head, power, efficiency)

Introduction to similarity laws

Effect of the impellers design

Operation of a centrifugal pump

Pump efficiency

Characteristic curve of a pump.