Booster pump - two different common uses.

In hydraulic fluid
power, a booster pump takes a high pressure and increases it
significantly. In process pumps, a booster pump is used where
there is insufficient pressure to supply adequate NPSH or NPIP.
The booster pump provides a small increase in pressure so the
main pump can operate reliably.
Dead head - closed valve head (do not assume a rotodynamic
pump will run successfully at this condition!).
Duty cycle - how the pump will be operated with reference to
time.
Eccentric screw pump - progressive cavity pump.
Ejector - jet pump.
Fire pump - a pump used to pressurise water for fire-fighting.
(Considered an intermittent application).
Flooded suction - an imprecise term to be avoided; specify the
suction head/pressure and NPSHa/NPIPa.
Fluid - not necessarily liquid; use very carefully; this term is not
interchangeable with liquid!
Head - a measure of energy in a rotodynamic pump system.
Heat pump - a system with a compressor.
Helical gear pump - progressive cavity pump.
Helical rotor pump - progressive cavity pump or a screw
pump.
Helical screw pump - progressive cavity pump.
Hydraulic motor- a positive displacement machine which extracts
energy from liquid.
Hydraulic turbine - a rotodynamic machine which extracts energy
from liquid.
Inline pump - a pump casing design where the suction and discharge
pipes are on the same centre-line; concentric, but on
opposite sides.
Injector - jet pump.
Liquid ring pump - a compressor.
Modular multi-stage pump - segmental pump.
Monoblock pump - a pump which utilises the motor bearings
for radial support and axial alignment.
Motor stool - the structural space which supports a vertical
electric motor.
Mud motor- a progressive cavity pump extracting energy from
drilling mud.
NPIPa - see Section 4.4 of Chapter 4.
NPIPr- see Section 4.4 of Chapter 4.
NPSHa - see Section 4.4 of Chapter 4.
NPSHr- see Section 4.4 of Chapter 4.
Pinion pump - gear pump.
Pipeline pump - a pump used to move liquid over considerable
distance, perhaps 1000 kin.
Pressure - a measure of energy in a positive displacement
pump system.
Priming - filling a pump with liquid prior to starting.
Pump package - sometimes used when more than one pump
is built on a baseplate. Also used when multiple pumps are
driven from one gearbox.
Pump unit - the pump plus any power transmission equipment
and the driver; everything mounted on the baseplate.
Reciprocating pump - a type of positive displacement pump
which cannot run in reverse.
Ring section pump - segmental pump.
Rotary pump - a type of positive displacement pump utilising
rotating elements.

Rotodynamic pump - a type of pump which adds rotating kinetic

energy to the liquid then converts to static head.
Self-priming - a pump which can remove gas from the suction
piping and not run dry.
Side channel pump - peripheral pump.
Snore - the ability to run dry then self-prime when liquid is present.
Suction stage - first stage.
Siphoning - liquid flowing through the pump when the pump is
stationary.
Turbining - a pump running backwards and acting as a turbine.
Vacuum pump - a compressor.
Venting - removing air and/or gas from a pump prior to starting.
Vertical turbine pump - a vertical multi-stage pump probably
with mixed-flow impellers.
Waste water pump - vague! Could be surface water, dirty water
or foul water (sewage).
1.3 Rotodynamic pumps
1.3.1 Small centrifugal pumps for domestic water/
heatinglsanitation applications
There are specially developed pumps, so-called heating, water
and sanitation pumps for the different pumping requirements in
buildings. One of their general characteristics is a low noise and
vibration level, the requirements varying in accordance with the
size of the building from a noise level of approximately 25dB(A)
for a private house, to approximately 65 dB(A) for pumps
placed in a well insulated machine room in a larger building.
These different pump requirements are covered by:

9 Heating circulation pumps for circulating water in a central

heating system. Smaller sizes up to a power requirement of
normally 100W are of the wet type, i.e. wet rotor motors,
Figure 1.1. All the rotating parts, including the motor rotor
are sealed inside a stainless steel can. The stator windings
are placed around the outside of the can and the rotating
Figure 1.1 Central heating circulator pumps with inline connections. The upper
illustration is the "wet" type. The lower illustration is the conventional dry
motor
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Figure 1.2 Heating circulation pump of the twin design
Courtesy of Grundfos
magnetic field passes through the can wall. No seals are
necessary; the bearings are usually ceramic lubricated by
the hot water. Pump casings are usually cast iron or aluminium
alloy with bronze or stainless steel impellers. The
pumps are mass produced with fixed performance, but in
order to match the circulator to the system and avoid noise
in the piping system, they are supplied with a two or three
speed motor.
So-called twin pump packages, i.e. a pump casing with two
pumps built as a unit ready for installation in one suction and
discharge pipe. The pumps can be operated together for
parallel operation, see Figure 1.2, or series operation. The
unit includes a non-return valve system, controlled by the
flow of liquid so that either pump can be operated independently
or together with the other pump.
Hot water pumps for circulating domestic hot water in larger
buildings so that the hot water is almost immediately available
when the tap is turned on. In contrast to central heating
pumps the parts in contact with the fluid are made of bronze
or stainless steel instead of cast iron. Wet motors are available,
as well as dry motors using special designs for motor
and shaft seals in order to avoid blockages due to furring or
deposition of the natural salts.

9 Other pumps in buildings are pressure boosting pumps,

(see multi-stage pumps, ground-water pumps and to some
extent also standard water pumps for fire systems).

9 Complete pump packages are supplied in buildings with

water central heating systems, to maintain the static pressure
in the heating circuit and make up any leaks.
Most of these pumps are of the inline design. The pump and
motor form an integral package and the suction and discharge
connections are inline so that the package can be fitted into a
straight pipe run. Most pumps do not require external support
but rely entirely on the rigidity of the pipework. Pumps can be
mounted with the motors vertically or horizontally. In most designs
the pump cannot be mounted vertically above the motor.
BS 1394 should be reviewed for relevant requirements. EN
1151 specifies the European requirements for circulating
pumps. Electrical safety requirements are given in Chapter 17,
Section 17.1.4.
1.3.2 Domestic water supply pump packages
Automatic water packages are used for supplying drinking water
to households and properties which are not connected to the
national water distribution network. The water is normally taken
from a well with a suction lift for the pump of 3 to 7 m. The
pump's flow and head are suitable for 1 to 3 outlets connected
to the pump by relatively short pipes or hoses.
The package consists a self-priming pump, (centrifugal or liquid
ring type), an electric motor, an accumulator (pressurised holding
tank) and usually a pressure switch. The pressure switch
ensures that the pump starts when the pressure falls due to water
being drawn off and stops when the accumulator has filled
up due to the corresponding increase in pressure.
There are many different makes and models available as illustrated
in Figure 1.3. When purchasing, account should be taken
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