Senior Lecturer, Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics
We conducted our ram pump test last Wednesday.
First, we built the tank. This is the water source for the pump.
Preparation for the test. The water was pumped from ground level to level 4 at Block P which is about 20m height.
We managed to pump the water. However, the flow rate was unsatisfactory. We managed to fill a 1.5L bottle for about 64 seconds. We found that there are leaks around the connection at the air tank. So rather then using glue we need to weld the connection.
Arus Infiniti Sdn. Bhd., a spin-off company of UTM and NAHRIM is planning to install a ram pump and a hydro turbine at a resort in Sg. Congkak. Today is our first site visit there.
Today we brought the man who is going to build the water tank tower to MANHAJ, Batang Kali. Paktok and his team will build the tower with two of his workers at an estimated time of two weeks. We also went to several hardware shops in Batang Kali to buy building materials. This water tank is one of the important parts of the ram pump system where it will store the pumped water. The tanks need to be at least at a similar height to the building where the water is going to be supplied. In this case, the water tank will be at least 9 m of height.
Dr. Mohamed Azlan Suhot
B. Eng. (Materials Eng.) (USM), M. Sc. (Materials Eng.) (USM), Ph.D (Uni. of Southampton)
Research in:
Composite Manufacturing, testing and defect analysis.
Materials Characterisation, Scanning electron microscopy, optical microscopy, image analysis and 3D X-ray microtomography.
Experimental Mechanics, Fatigue crack initiation and growth, SN testing and acoustic emission.
Programme Coordinator:
Executive Diploma in Engineering Business Management 
email me azlans.kl@utm.my
Shamsul Sarip (PhD, P. Eng MIEM, Assoc. Professor)
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