If you are a pump owner, you would appreciate the importance of savings on precious electricity units in their operations. The bills for multiple pumps in big businesses could be quite humongous. VEMC is one of the leading Kirloskar pump dealers based in Mumbai, and in this blog, we talk about the various strategies to maximise the efficiency of your centrifugal pump systems to save energy costs.
Choosing the right impeller design
If you wish to improve your pump’s performance and efficiency, being mindful of the impeller design is important. Two main factors play a part in this:
- Impeller size: A larger impeller size naturally means the pump can move a greater fluid volume. But to maintain optimum efficiency, make sure you are selecting the right-sized impeller. An improperly sized impeller also leads to cavitation, which reduces a pump’s efficiency and working life.
- Material: If the impeller is made of robust material (like stainless steel) which can withstand corrosion, cavitation and mechanical stresses, it will be able to provide consistent efficiency levels over a longer time horizon. Abrasive fluids on the other hand can cause wear and tear, reducing both performance as well as the efficiency of the pump.
Pipe apparatus
If your pipe is sized too narrowly, it can impact efficiency by causing friction losses as the pipe wall offers more resistance to the flow. Likewise, too many bends in the piping can cause turbulence and excessive friction, reducing the overall efficiency of the system.
Impact of system head pressure
If you’re operating the pump at higher system head pressure, it will make the pump work harder and consume more energy. This will reduce the efficiency of the system and lead to higher operational costs. Running the pump on optimum system head pressure can help improve efficiency levels significantly.
Regular maintenance
Your pumps, like all other mechanical equipment, contain plenty of moving parts which over some time tend to wear out. This can reduce their efficiency and make them consume more energy. Regular preventative maintenance may have some costs, but it also helps save plenty on the energy front.
Monitoring pump performance and adjusting operating points
What you cannot measure, you cannot improve! If you’re not measuring your pump parameters like head or flow rate, you’re missing out on a lot of crucial information. Keeping track of these parameters and adjusting them according to your needs is an extremely effective strategy to maintain optimum efficiency levels. With IoT-based tools like KBL’s Kirlosmart, pump monitoring has now become quick, convenient, accurate and real-time.
If you’re struggling with huge energy bills because of your pumps, you may want to get them audited by our experts. Feel free to get in touch with us by calling 022 43436655 or emailing us at marketing@vemc.co.in. We at VEMC are one of the top-notch Kirloskar pump dealers based in Mumbai with over 70 years of rich experience in the field of pumping and other electromechanical equipment.