Explore a twin-pump station in interactive 3D: inspect detailed pumps, finned motors and flanged piping, adjust speed and tank level, diagnose faults, compare pump curves and run operating tests.
Detailed selectable 3D volute pumps, finned motors with fan guards, bearing housings, bolted flanges, swept pipe elbows, valves, instruments, tank and VFD. Pump cutaway with rotating impellers and animated flow paths. Connected pump/system curves, electrical power and NPSH margin. Duty/standby and parallel operation with speed, valve and level controls. Clogged-strainer, motor-trip, low-level, closed-valve and sensor-bias scenarios. Repeatable parallel-pump, standby-transfer and matched-flow energy experiments. Downloadable CSV test record and explicit educational model assumptions.
Healthy station; clogged suction strainer and reduced NPSH margin; duty-pump trip with automatic standby transfer; low tank level and pump interlock; closed discharge valve and deadhead; biased pressure transmitter with a reference-gauge comparison. The test bench compares parallel capacity, matched-flow speed control and throttling, and protective operating cases.
A steady-state model solves identical centrifugal pump curves against static lift and quadratic piping losses. Water is assumed at 20°C and sea-level atmospheric pressure. The impeller and flow animation illustrate operation, not CFD. Curve coefficients, efficiencies and NPSH requirements are teaching assumptions. Real designs and commissioning require manufacturer data, site measurements and approved safety procedures.
Orbit and zoom around the tank, two centrifugal pumps, motors, piping, valves, strainer and control panel. Select a component to read how it works and what to check. Inspect cast volute casings, motor cooling fins and fan guards, bearing housings, rounded pipe elbows and bolted flange connections. Cutaway mode reveals curved impeller vanes and the shaft.
Yes. Speed, valve opening, tank level and active pumps feed one steady-state hydraulic model. Flow, head, pressure, power, NPSH margin and pump/system curves update together.
Explore a clogged suction strainer, duty-motor trip with optional standby transfer, low tank level, closed discharge valve and biased pressure transmitter. A repeatable low-delivery challenge lets you check a diagnosis against the readings.
The test bench compares one and two pumps, standby transfer, speed control versus throttling at the same flow, and protective interlock cases. Download a CSV record of your live station and test results.
No. It uses illustrative pump curves and assumed losses and efficiencies for education. It does not calculate CFD, water hammer, actual cavitation damage or equipment certification. Use manufacturer data and approved engineering procedures for real installations.
Yes. The controls stack below the 3D scene on smaller screens. Pinch to zoom and use the component list as an alternative to selecting equipment in the scene. 3D requires a WebGL-capable browser.