PUMP DESIGN - Arrakis

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Arrakis 1 PUMP DESIGN PUMP DESIGN de Jongh & Rijs, editors Latest update: March 2004 Arrakis 2 PUMP DESIGN CONTENTS 1 Classification of Water pumps ........................................ ........................................ . 3 Piston pumps ........................................ ........................................ .................... 4 Centrifugal pumps ........................................ ........................................ ............ 7 2 The Single-acting Piston Pump ........................................ ........................................ 8 Torque and 8 Volumetric and Mechanical Efficiency.

A general classification of pump is given in the Figure 1. Figure 1 Classification of pumps according to Burton. Arrakis 4 PUMP DESIGN 1.1Piston Pumps A reciprocating piston pump basically consists of a piston, two valves and a suction and a delivery pipe. Sometimes airchambers are applied to smooth the flow and reduce

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