• Start-up of a pump, analysis and study of different aspects to consider.
• Priming pump.
• Checking the sense of rotation.
• Overcurrent produced in the engine.
• Study and obtain the characteristic curves of a pump.

- Height – flow (H-Q).
- Hydraulic power – flow (P-Q).
- Torque – flow (M-Q).
- Mechanical efficiency – flow (m-Q).
- Mechanical power – flow (Pm – Q).
- Efficiency of the engine – flow (e-Q).
- Electric power – flow (Pe-Q).
- Total efficiency – flow (-Q).
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• Study of cavitation, and obtaining the N.P.S.H. Curve required-flow.
• Study of the different forms of regulating a pump. Checking similarity laws.
• Variation of the rotational speed. Obtaining the new characteristic curves.
• Changing the operating point by varying the pumping installation.
• Manoeuvred of the discharge valve.
• Analysis of the same and different pumps working in group.
  • Characteristic curves operating in serie.
    Height – flow (H-Q).
    Power – flow (P-Q).
    Efficiency – flow (-Q).
  • Characteristic curves operating in parallel.
    Height – flow (H-Q).
    Power – flow (P-Q).
    Efficiency – flow (-Q).

• Internal diameters:
  Suction pipe
  Øinterior = 45,2 mm.
  Øexterior = 50 mm.
  Drive pipe
  Øinterior = 34 mm.
  Øexterior = 40 mm.
  
• Tank:
  Capacity: 250 litros
  
• Manometers:
  Bourdon type with glycerin from –10 m.c.a. to 70 m.c.a.
  Bourdon type with glycerin from –10 m.c.a. to 35 m.c.a. (x3)
  
• Pumps characteristics:
  Manometric height 22 m.c.a.
  Maximum flow 160 l/min. a 10 m.c.a.
  Power consumed 750 W.
  Rotational speed 2.900 r.p.m.
  
• Otros elementos:
  Electronic flowmeter 1200-50000 l/h
  Dynamometer 2 Kg x 10 gr.
  Wattmeters de 0 a 1200 W.
  Frecuency variable 220V – 1,1 Kw.

• Power supply: 230V/50Hz.