centrifugal pump

These are the instructions for a centrifugal pump a team of product design engineers made for a project to pump water a height of 60cm efficiently.

Pump is still in the prototype stage so any input would be welcomed.

Materials/Components

Motor
24V Power supply
Acetate Frame
Aluminium Axles
Acetate Gears
Aluminium Impeller
ABS Plastic Impeller Housing
Ball Bearings
Meccano Chain
Plastic Tubing

Purchased Components

Motor - RS Components.                
Link: 
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=2483671

Power Supply - Weir Instrumentation Ltd

Meccano No:94 sprocket chain

Ball Bearings - RS components
Link:
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=6671122

Plastic Tubing




 

Step 1 Creating the Frame

The frame was manufactured using 4mm thick laser cut acetate.

Files were created in Solidworks and exported as a DXF file - the format appropriate for laser cutting.

5 Sections were cut and using dichloromethane attached together.

spec and pictures to follow.

Comments

[MrF_DT_teacher]

I made a similar pump to this using the laser cut laminated method about a year ago. Mine is really crude in comparison nice job. does the pump need to be primed before use as mine had to be submerged?