Description: It is indicated that in 1976 the average operating efficiency of well irrigation pumps in the US, including losses in the column pipe and line shaft, was 55.5%, but information is presented to show that losses in a pumping system can be reduced and that it is possible to reach a goal of 82% system efficiency. Hydrodynamic design methods which are used to analyze and modify a commercially available pump are presented. The results of tests with the pump are presented for which delivery losses were reduced by means of a packer at the pump and for which line shaft losses were reduced by means of a high strength line shaft. Methods of designing pumps that have a broader high efficiency range are explored, and a design approach for doing so is presented. The method was not evaluated experimentally. (MCW)
Date: April 1, 1980
Creator: Hamrick, J.T.
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