Force Pump On Stand

Steel fly wheel 100 mm diam.with pulley 20 mm diam. on shaft held in brackets, mounted on base.

This simple unit can help the student understand the operating principle of pump and turbine. The unit consists of a rotor attached to a pulley via a shaft. It also includes 3 metal nozzles and a stopcock. When driven by a motor, the unit works as a pump, raising the water to higher potential energy. Whereas when the rotor is made to rotate by flowing water, the unit acts as a turbine.