Acondicionamiento del banco de bombas de la Universidad Santo Tomás, incorporando sensores de caudal y presión para la identificación de la curva característica de desempeño

Abstract

The purpose of this degree project is to carry out the conditioning of the pump bank of the Santo Tomás University and generate the characteristic performance curve of the centrifugal pumps incorporating measurement and control elements, achieving a didactic bank for the students of the University combining the areas of industrial automation, hydraulic machines and fluid mechanics. During the realization of this project; several problems were found that affected the operation of the existing bank which were: a more accurate data collection, bank automation and the free laboratory area. These problems are solved through the use of CAD software to perform the restructuring and reconditioning of the pump bank, a PLC, an HMI screen and the TIA Portal software were used to achieve the programming, control and data collection of the pump bank, By adding the data that we collect the PLC, you can export a file in Excel on any computer that has an Ethernet input and you can visualize the execution curve of the centrifugal pumps. The results of the project confirm that it is possible to perform best practices in this type of bank by combining several areas of engineering since being more didactic students can have a better interaction with the elements and tools of the industry.