CENTRIFUGAL PUMP CURVES

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Chemical Engineering Spreadsheets Tag No. Name Date By System Curve Pipe Diameter - ID2 Pipe Length - L2 P1 P-101 Feed Pump 12 October 2013 ChemSOF

Manufacturer's Curve Flow Head Efficiency m/h m % 4 15 24.5 6 14.5 32.2 8 13.75 37.3 10 12.7 39.8 12 11.25 39.2 14 9.5 36.1

P2 H

h
Pipe Diameter - ID1 Pipe Length - L1

Original Pump Conditions Pump Speed rpm Impellor Diameter mm Modified Conditions Pump Speed rpm Impellor Diameter mm Fluid Details Specific Gravity (SG) Viscosity (cP)

1450 210 1750 250 1 1

Pipe Roughness ( ) Pump Suction Vessel Pressure (P1) Pipe Diameter (ID1) Pipe Length (L1) Liquid Level (h) Pump Discharge Vessel Pressure (P2) Pipe Diameter (ID2) Pipe Length (L2) Height of Vessel (H)

mm Bar Abs mm m m Bar Abs mm m m

0.004 2 50 10 0 2.5 25 20 1

Head vs Flow
40 35 30

Head, m

25 20 15 10 5 0 0 Original 5 10 15 System

Original Flow Head Efficiency Power Modified Flow Head Efficiency Power

m/h m % kW

5.72 14.62 31.34 0.73

m/h m % kW

9.94 29.35 34.95 2.27

Flow, m/h
Modified

Note - Modified curve is based on Affinity Laws, Viscosity correction is not considered

CENTRIFUGAL PUMP CURVES

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Chemical Engineering Spreadsheets Tag No. Name Date By System Curve Efficiency % 24.5 32.2 37.3 39.8 39.2 36.1 P-101 Feed Pump 12 October 2013 ChemSOF

Manufacturer's Curve Flow Head US gpm ft 17.6 49.2 26.4 47.6 35.2 45.1 44.0 41.7 52.8 36.9 61.6 31.2

Pipe Diameter - ID2 Pipe Length - L2 P1

P2 H

h Pipe Diameter - ID1 Pipe Length - L1

Original Pump Conditions Pump Speed rpm Impellor Diameter inch Modified Conditions Pump Speed rpm Impellor Diameter inch Fluid Details Specific Gravity (SG) Viscosity (cP)

1450 8.27 1750 9.84 1 1

Pipe Roughness ( ) Pump Suction Vessel Pressure (P1) Pipe Diameter (ID1) Pipe Length (L1) Liquid Level (h) Pump Discharge Vessel Pressure (P2) Pipe Diameter (ID2) Pipe Length (L2) Height of Vessel (H)

inch psi abs inch ft ft psi abs inch ft ft

0.0002 29.01 1.97 32.81 0.00 36.26 0.98 65.62 3.28

Head vs Flow
140
120

100

Head, ft

80 60

Original Flow Head Efficiency Power Modified Flow Head Efficiency Power
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

gpm ft % hp

24.80 48.03 31.05 0.97

40
20 0

gpm ft % hp

43.01 96.49 34.65 3.02

Flow, gpm
Original Modified System

Note - Modified curve is based on Affinity Laws, Viscosity correction is not considered