KAWAK AVIATION
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datum electronics CASE STUDY KAWAK AVIATION: PROVING PUMP EFFICIENCY BY THE ACCURATE MEASUREMENT OF SHAFT POWER

KAWAK AVIATION: PROVING PUMP EFFICIENCY BY THE ACCURATE MEASUREMENT OF SHAFT POWER BACKGROUND STORY Using helicopters has been found to be effective in a number of industries, including agriculture, forestry and firefighting in particular. Containing large fires, sometimes stirred by winds, is an extremely dangerous job, costing hundreds of lives of firefighters every year, not to mention the ones who get injured in the process. As a result, when it comes to big fast spreading fires, water bombers serve as an essential firefighting tool all around the world. Being able to deliver 10,000 litres of...

“The challenge was to demonstrate that the motor could meet the worst case drive requirements at temperatures over 50C. With the Datum M425 Torque Sensor we were able to accurately measure the motor heat generation , do this quickly and be confident in the test data”. KAWAK AVIATION: PROVING PUMP EFFICIENCY BY THE ACCURATE MEASUREMENT OF SHAFT POWER Although speed, mobility and capability of pump motors in the short run duration refill applications are beyond question, the water pump systems in are still complex, heavy and in many cases unreliable due to absence of water sites nearby. The...

KAWAK AVIATION: PROVING PUMP EFFICIENCY BY THE ACCURATE MEASUREMENT OF SHAFT POWER DATUM SHAFT POWER MEASUREMENT SOLUTION Following Datum’s M425 Torque Transducer Installation Guide, with a little bit of help from the Datum support team, the Kawak team was able to place the M425 Torque transducer on the new JP series pump motor and tests began. Measuring performance of the pump efficiency is enabled by accurate measurements of a power input to the pump (power “Although we weren’t confident that we in) that equal to the sum of pumping energy (water flow rate would be able to measure motor heat...

KAWAK AVIATION: PROVING PUMP EFFICIENCY BY THE ACCURATE MEASUREMENT OF SHAFT POWER THE IMPACT Accurate measurement of motor pump efficiency is essential for improving the pump efficiency as it can generate a big economic potential. It was found that heat generation is within a few percent difference between power in and power. As a result, the Kawak team was able to create new uses for the motor, namely as the driver of an air conditioning system where there is potential for much larger sales. Today, new JP series refill system a leap forward allowing Kawak to increase efficiency, sharpen...

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