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09-25-2002, 10:25 AM | #101 | |
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Ok, so how do I run these numbers? |
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09-25-2002, 10:34 AM | #102 |
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myv65... that's not a problem with the data, but rather how I used it
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09-25-2002, 11:15 AM | #103 |
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O.K...., just jumping in here if that's ok.
Dix or myv: For any given situation a pump WILL impart a given amount of heat to the fluid just in moving it around. @ >100% efficiency. If I'm starting to get this... |
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So if I have an Eheim 1250, pushing 100 gph, which, according to the p/q curve results in a pressure drop of 1.7 meters (2.42 psi), and let's say that I (theoretically) measure the current draw at 0.20 amps, for an AC voltage of 117, which translates in a power consumption of 23.4 Watts. Where can I go with these numbers? |
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The pump will induce heat regardless of its efficiency. The efficiency will however dictate how much of the total energy (supplied by the electric co) is going to actually move water. For a centrifugal pump, that should be around 50%, according to Dave (depending on the pressure drop, of course). |
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09-25-2002, 11:23 AM | #106 |
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So, the REAL question is how to tell which pump to buy?!!!
What are the critical factors someone needs to consider when looking at manuf. specs. All that they have is head, flow, (max) input power? If I specify that I will have 200g/h flow. Then can I just look for head vs power @ 200g/h? And find the highest head with lowest power? It would help if I knew how much head I needed. I guess I'm going to have to break open the system and measure it. I know that this is over-simplifying things a lot, but isn't that what others will really want to know. (other than those of us who enjoy the physics side of things) |
09-25-2002, 11:28 AM | #107 |
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Well actually calculate it.
I have the curve for my pump and I will just measure the flow and look at the chart. |
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I assume you're quite familiar with the Bernoulli equation? Quote:
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Note the friction in water due to its own turbulence is basically nil unless you have supersonic flow. Alchemy Last edited by Alchemy; 11-08-2002 at 02:24 AM. |
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Thanks Alchemy.
I realized that I was wrong (your first point) , where if there's no movement, then there's no work. For your second point, Yes, ultimately it comes down to friction, except for the heat (#2), which I didn't state clearly, comes from the motor coils. The same is true for #3, but would also include "water noise". So now you've got me wondering: if "the friction in water due to its own turbulence is basically nil unless you have supersonic flow", then where does the heat come from? Friction of water to inner tube/channel surface? |
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I got a good chuckle over your "work" comments above. People outside engineering aren't held to the definitions that we construct. Work is, after all, simply another measure of energy and it is only because someone decided to call the integral of F*d "work" that we use that definition as engineers. If Ben was an engineer, I would have expected him to say "energy" rather than "work". Us engineering geeks are the only ones really concerned about the distinctions between potential energy, kinetic energy, work, etc., etc. I am a little confused by your final comments about friction/turbulence in water. I guess I want to separate your comment from what happens within a pump. In a pump there is a lot of wasted energy because of secondary flows that don't contribute to system flow. The best of centrifugal pumps max out well less than 100% efficient with many "pond pumps" running under 50% efficient. The excess energy put into the impeller that doesn't generate flow generates heat. This heat isn't heat transfer but rather due to non-useful "churning of the water". So in this respect, it really is the internal friction of the water. It is not, however, quite the same as the turbulence in as established flow stream. I think this is what you were getting at in your post. |
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Actually, now that I think about it, any parts inside the case might possibly be cooler than the air inside the case. So I guess you're right after all. Regarding pump sizing, I've been trying to understand how the so-called "sweet spot" is possible for cooling systems. Convective heat transfer resistance *must* reach the minimum limit as the flow rate through the system is brought to infinity. My best guess of why maximum heat tranfer does not coincide with minimum CPU temperatures is because at very high flow rates (and correspondingly high TDH) the pump duty becomes large enough to overtake the benefits of improved heat transfer. If you pick the most important part of the system and consider the change in fluid temperature across the radiator as Q=UA(deltaT), UA is increasing very slightly as flow rate increases, but if you have to increase Q more than that to match it, you're going to end up with an even larger temperature gradient. Not good. What do you think? Quote:
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If you think about it, when you dead-head a centrifugal pump so that the impeller does no shaft work, you're still doing work on the fluid. It's essentially the same setup Joule used to prove the first law of thermodynamics. On that note: Quote:
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Interesting.
Since you brought up fittings, maybe you can answer something that's been bugging me for the longest time: We all know that a 90 deg elbow is very restrictive. What we end up doing, as much as possible, is taking the 90 degree bend over a larger radius, by bending a tube. My question: how much of a benefit is this, really? I mean, the mass of water will still be re-directed 90 degrees, so the same amount of work is applied. I do understand that because of the sharp bend, the flow will tend to "keep going straight", which is restrictive, but isn't the same being done over a much larger radius? |
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This alone does not make me any brighter than any other engineer. In fact some would argue I'm thick in the head for staying on the engineering side indefinitely. It has allowed me to continue in my field, learning new things and keeping my hands directly involved with engineering issues on a daily basis. I now manage the mechanical engineering department for a small OEM company and have ~15 people reporting to me. Fortunately, they fly pretty well on their own and I get to spend a decent part of my time thinking about designing and technical issues and not too much on "managing". I gather you've already got an engineering degree of some fashion or another, too. I recall you said something about a "licensing exam" when you first began posting here. |
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Just a guess, though. Alchemy |
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I'm looking at grad schools right now. It would probably be easy for me to get a management position once I get out, but since I'm not terribly interested in that, I'd rather get a doctorate and do consulting work. If I could make a living hanging around boards like these and doing serious engineering consulting, I would. Alchemy |
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I forgot about Ben's elbow question above. The gist of it is a question of momentum change vs time. A shorter radius equals a quicker change. Rapidly changing momentum in a fluid tears up energy. Same thing you said above in a slightly modified wording. |
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