Information Package / Course Catalogue
Design of the Pumps
Course Code: ZTM514
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to instruct students about pump design concepts, design of pumps, calculating and drawing subjects

Course Content

Basic pump sizes calculation, the specifications of the manufacturing and construction of the pump bodies, determination of operating characteristics of the pump, pump test at the demanded general features, the measurement of the characteristic, centrifugal pump calculation examples

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Learning the concepts of pumps
2.Understanding and interpretation of the characteristics of centrifugal pumps
3.Doing calculations and applications related in centrifugal pumps
4.Designing the pump test system
5.Designing the pump test system
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Tam santrifüj pompalar,Doç.Dr.B.K.Baysal,İ.T.Ü.Teknik Üniv.Matbaası,1975,İstanbul
2.Pompalar,Vantilatörler,Kompresörler,C.Özgür,H.F.Yazıcı,İ.T.Ü.Kütüphanesi Sayı:856,1971,İstanbul
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Calculation the size of the main pump: Determining the type of pump, calculation of the shaft and engine power,calculatipn of the shaft diameter
Week 2 - Theoretical
Pump parts calculation: Impeller sizing, determining the conditions of input and output impeller
Week 3 - Theoretical
Pump parts calculation: Drawing of impeller and wing, calculating and drawing volute
Week 4 - Theoretical
Pump parts calculation: Calculating and drawing volute
Week 5 - Theoretical
Pump parts calculation: Diffuser calculation, calculating and drawing of exit and return diffuser
Week 6 - Theoretical
The features of manufacturing and construction of the pump parts: Impeller, wear rings, shafts, critical speed calculation, stuffing box, bearings
Week 7 - Theoretical
Other rates of the volute and the pump, axial thrust and balancing shapes
Week 8 - Theoretical
Determination of operating characteristics of the pump: Suction depth and cavitation, calculation of net positive charge to absorb, installation fasteners, geometrically determining the height, losses in the suction and discharge pipes
Week 9 - Theoretical
Demanded general features at the pump test systems, the measurement of the characteristic: Open-circuit test systems pump
Week 10 - Theoretical
The measurement of the characteristics: Closed-circuit pump test systems
Week 11 - Theoretical
Centrifugal pump calculation examples
Week 12 - Theoretical
Centrifugal pump calculation examples
Week 13 - Theoretical
Centrifugal pump calculation examples
Week 14 - Theoretical
Centrifugal pump calculation examples
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144284
Assignment140228
Midterm Examination116218
Final Examination118220
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
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3
4
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5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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2026