NPSHREQ'D =

NPSH

NPSHREQ'D < NPSH

DIMENSIONLESS PLOTS OF THE DATA FROM FIGURE 11.7 OF

THE TEXT ARE APPROXIMATELY GEOMETRICALLY SIMILAR
AS SHOWN BELOW.

max 0.88 ,CQ' * 0.115,C' h 5.0,CP' * 0.65,C*HS 0.37

B

'
where CHS

g NPSH
n2 D2

THESE VALUES CAN BE USED TO ESTIMATE THE OPTIMUM

PERFORMANCE OF ANY SIZE PUMP IN THE GEOMETRICALLY
SIMILAR FAMILY.
NOTE UNITS FOR ABOVE QUANTITIES ARE
g (ft3/sec2), n (rev/sec), Q (ft3/sec), H (ft), D (ft), P (ft-lb/sec)

"AFFINITY LAWS' RELATE OPERATION OF TWO PUMPS

OPERATING AT "HOMOLOGOUS POINTS" (GEOMETRICALLY AND
DYNAMICALLY SIMILAR)