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WhyPumps?
PumpsarethelargestsinglecategoryofelectricityuseinEUindustry.TheEU SAVEPumpstudy(coordinatedbyETSU,UK)showsthatbybetterselectionof pumps,energysavingsof3%arepossibleatnoadditionalcost.
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TheSAVEPumpStudy
Thepumpstudyanalysespossibleenergysavingsinpumps Thestudyfocusoningivingsimpleguidanceonpumpselection Whencomparingpumps,caremustalwaysbetakentocompare likewithlike.EfficiencymayfallofffastawayfromtheBEP. Efficiencywilldeteriorateovertime Pumpoperation,andhenceefficiency,variesaccordingtoall sortsofsystemfactors
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TheProcurementLevelscheme
Itwasagreedthatlabellingofpumpsisnotpracticalorusefulto purchasers. Instead, information should be given to show the rangeofefficienciesofpumpsavailablefordifferentduties. By drawing a mean line through the catalogue BEPs of pumps from many manufacturers, purchasers can see how the pump theyarebeingofferedcomparestoothersavailableforthesame duty.Manufacturershavealsofounditausefulwayofcomparing theirproductswithothersavailable
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Typesofpumpsconsidered
Singlestagecentrifugalpumpsforcleancoldwaterpumping dutyonly. 3styleswereselected,anddatacollectedin2and4pole speeds: Endsuctionownbearings Endsuctionclosecoupled Doubleentrysplitcasing
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Selectingapump1: Variationofefficiencywithduty
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Selectingapump3: Therangeselectionchart
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80% PumpB
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PumpEfficien cyPumpAPumpB Pea k(BEP)82%86% Atd esired(quoted)dutypoint81.5 %80% Ata ctual(insta lled)dutypoin t79% <77%
Flow
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Selectedrangesofpumps2900rpm
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Comparisonwithotherstudies
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Labellingofefficiencyclasses
Welabelthe3efficiencyselectionclasses: HighEfficiencypumpsoperatingatorclosetothebestefficiency point.Optimumefficiencyselection. Pumpsoperatingatintermediateefficiencypoints.Efficient selection. Pumpsoperatingatlowerefficiency.Lowefficiencyselection.
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ProcurementLinesforpumpsESOB2900
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Efficiencycorrection=C
PumpEfficiency+C(%)
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LowerEfficiency Selection
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Summary
ThisstudyhasproducedtheProcurementLinesfor6typesof waterpumps TheProcurementLinesaredescribedinthenewEuropean CommissionEuropumpguidanceforpurchasersofpumps availableat http://energyefficiency.jrc.cec.eu.int/motorchallenge/tools.htm. Thisenablespurchasers,forthefirsttime,toknowwhatlevelof efficiencyisachievableforaparticularapplication. Thisapproachisalsoapplicabletootherequipmentwhichitis nottechnicallyfeasibletoapplyefficiencylabelsto.
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