1. Performance Curves
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2. Performance Curves System curve Dr. C. L. Jones
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3. Review: Centrifugal Pump Affinity Laws
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4. Centrifugal Pump Affinity Laws
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5. Centrifugal Pump Fundamentals
Static head: the height of a column of liquid
Units: feet or meters
Pump imparts velocity to liquid…velocity energy becomes pressure energy leaving the pump. Head developed = vel. energy at the impeller tips.
Why do we use “feet” or “head” instead of “psi” or “pressure”?
Pump with impeller D will raise a liquid to a certain height regardless of weight of liquid
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6. Converting pressure, psi, to head in feet
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7. Suction Lift
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8. Suction Head
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9. Static Discharge Head
Static Discharge Head = vertical distance from pump centerline to the point of free discharge or the surface of the liquid in the discharge tank.
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10. Total Static Head
Vertical distance between the free level of the source of supply and the point of free discharge or the free surface of the discharge liquid.
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11. Total Dynamic Suction Lift or Head
(fluid below suction) Static suction lift - velocity head at suction + total friction head in suction line
(fluid above suction) Static suction head + velocity head at pump suction flange – total friction head in suction line
Velocity head = energy of liquid due to motion, Usually insignificant
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12. Total Dynamic Discharge Head
Static discharge head + velocity head at pump discharge flange plus discharge line friction
Total Dynamic Discharge Head (TH or TDH) (this is what we design for!!!)
Total dynamic discharge head – total dynamic suction head (tank above suction)…. Or….
Total dynamic discharge head + total dynamic suction lift (tank below suction)
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13. TDH includes friction losses due to piping and velocity
Total Dynamic Discharge Head (TH or TDH) (this is what we design for!!!)
TDH includes friction losses due to piping and velocity
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14. One last item to consider… NPSH (net positive suction head)
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15. NPSHR
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16. NPSHA
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17. NPSHA
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18. Capacity, Power, Efficiency
Capacity Q, gpm = 449 x A, ft2 x V, ft/sec
Where A = cross-sectional area of the pipe in ft V = velocity of flow in feet per second
Bhp = actual power delivered to pump shaft by driver
Whp = pump output or hydraulic horsepower
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20. System Example: 80 ft of 4” ID galv
System Example: 80 ft of 4” ID galv. iron pipe with 3 elbows, 75’ lift, pumps from an open tank, discharges through a pipe to a tank at atm. Pressure (find rate, imp. dia., eff., motor size, rpm)
Ratio of whp to bhp:
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21. Questions???
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