IMARHIAGBE BELIEVE IFEANYI

The design, construction, and experimental testing of a water pumping system using a centrifugal pump are reported in this project. This can be used in homes, agriculture, and industries. A centrifugal pump consists of an impeller, impeller casing, impeller shaft, suction, and delivery pipes, and an electric motor. The pump should be installed close to the source of water to be pumped and proper maintenance should be carried out periodically for good operation. The evaluation of the pump performance was carried out by testing the centrifugal pump. This process involves measuring the height to which the water can be pumped and the volume of water that can be pumped per second. Results show that a height of 34.7m, and volume of 16,200 litres/h i.e 4.5 liters/sec. can be obtained with the pump. The pump efficiency was 90%. The pump was powered by a 2.2kW / 1450rpm single-phase electric motor.