PLUNGER OPERATED LOW COST PVC
PUMP
A MINI PROJECT REPORT
Submitted by
SUDHAKAR.R
VASANTHABHARATHI.V
VEERAPANDIAN.K
80107144047
80107144052
80107144055
Guided by
Mr.P.Amith Kishore
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
A.V.C COLLEGE OF ENFGINEERING
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
SYNOPSIS
COMPONENTS USED
COMPONENTS IN DETAIL
IMAGES OF COMPONENTS
CONSTRUCTION
OPERATION
RESULTS AND OBSERVATION
MATERIALS COST
PHOTOGRAPY VIEW
ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES
CONCLUSION
BIBILIOGRAPHY
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ABSTRACT
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This project is mainly focused on the water line engineering.
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The main ambition of our project is how to reduce man power in
take the water from deep well and pond. Using plunger pump
without usage of electrical energy
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Our experimental set up consists of PVC pipe cylinder and check
valve, foot valve, hose pipe and mainly a plunger arrangement.
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Any human body worrying while that they under hard word alike
take the water from the well or deep pond in small use. so, we
make a pump using PVC pipes and plunger without need of
electrical energy.
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The main advantages are nonpolluting and noiseless operation.
INTRODUCTION
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Now we are in the critical situations that how to save the electrical
energy and the alternative way of man power usage with less effort,
or less manpower usage while no availability of power, or power cut
timings.
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The project give an idea to take the water from well while power cut
times .This pump can be made in home easily without any
experience and without help of plumber.
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Simple and much cost low components are used in this pipe
construction. It is the manually operated pump with plunger
mechanism.
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Push and pulling operation is used here with less man effort
providing by the plunger fitted inside a PVC cylinder.
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So that we can give less effort to operate the pump to take water
from low head water level well up to 10 meters depth.
SYNOPSYS
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The project details with the design and
fabrication of the PVC home made pump.
COMPONENTS USED
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PVC PIPE 2.5”
PVC PIPE 1”
ELBOW BEND 1”
T JOINT CONVERTER
PLUNGER NO 2
FOOT VALVE 1”
CHECK VALVE 1”
PUSH ROD
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COMPONENTS IN DETAIL
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PVC PIPES:
PVC pipes are made by Poly Vinyl Chloride. They are
weightless and
easy to use in any water line area and more life compare than the steel
pipes.
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CHECK VALVE:
Check valves are used for direct the liquid flow in one direction only. They
can be used in horizontal or vertical direction.
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PLUNGER:
Plunger is a component that tightly moves along inside cylinder wall and
creates pressure inside of cylinder
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ELBOWS:
Elbows are made by the PVC. They are used in bends and reduce the minor
losses in the bends by its design.
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FOOT VALVE:
Foot valve are widely known as the foot strainer .It is main object in the any
type of the pump. This immersed in the water and it valve open only the
pressure inside the cylinder low compare atmosphere.
IMAGES OF THE COMPONENTS
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FOOT VALVE:
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CHECK VALVE:
 PLUNGER:
ELBOWS:
CHECK VALVE DIAGRAM
CONSTRUCTION
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PVC cylinder is the 2.5” pipe and the plunger
model is 2.plunger rod extended to 2.5 feet's.
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The pump construction looks like a T shape.
Check valve and foot valves are in the water flow
direction.
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Plunger is fitted inside the 2.5” cylinder pipe it
would be 1.75 feet’s. The inlet and outlet water
carriers are 1” PVC pipes.
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All parts connected using quick setting solution.
Check valve used for outlet path. Plunger rod
footed with wood hand and the elbows are used
in bends.
OPERATION
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This is manually operated plunger pump. Push and pull operation
is main concept here.
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Pressure reduction inside the cylinder is achieved by the pulling of
the plunger towards out. So there is suction force formed.
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So that foot valve opened and well water comes into hose and
cylinder. But now check valve fully closed in outlet part.
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Then the plunger pushed downward or towards inside the cylinder
foot valve closed and check valve opened then the water released
to outside.
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The suction water quantity will be change about length travel of
the plunger inside the cylinder.
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In this design if the length of travel is maximum up to 1.75 feet’s.
Water delivery will be 2 liters.
RESULTS AND OBSERVATION
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LENTH OF PLUNGER MOVING
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WATER DELIVERY
(Liter)
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15.12
0.5
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30.3
1.0
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45.2
1.5
MATERIAL COST
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NAME OF THE MATERIAL
COST IN RS
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PVC PIPES
CHECK VALVE
FOOT VALVE
PLUNGER
ELBOWS
130
85
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40
60
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PHOTOGRAPY VIEW OF PUMP
ADVANTAGES
No electrical energy is needed
 Noiseless operation.
 Operation is made easy
 Low cost of manufacturing
 All parts are easily available
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DISADVANTAGES
Manual operation
 Plunger movement some times risk
 Low water delivery
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CONCLUSION
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Thus we have completed our project
work successfully with the kind cooperation of our staff guide. This
pump working is manual operation.
And no electrical energy needed and
costless, ecofriendly.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Senthil, S. (2005) “Applied hydraulics and
pneumatics” fifth edition
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http://www.tutorvista.com/pumps/
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http://www.wikipedia.com/
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http://www.youtube.com/hydraulics/09746/pu
mps
THANKING YOU