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DATE:
10/5/16
DATE:__________

Elevation at Highest Point

Elevation at Low Point

99.5
86.6

ft
ft

DISCHARGE PIPE
Discharge Pipe Length
Equivalent Length of Pipe Fittings
Discharge Pipe Inside Diameter
Hazen-Williams Roughness, C

130.0
35.0
3.00
130

ft
ft (see tables) =============================>
in
==========================>
Hazen-Williams
Material
C
ft
Brass
130
Cast Iron
100
Concrete
100
Copper
130
ft
Fiberglass
150
ft (includes equivalent length of fittings)
PE, no joints
150
PVC
130
Steel, Smooth
100
Steel, Spiral
90
Steel, CMP
60

Other Losses

0.0

Static Head
Total Discharge Pipe Length

12.9
165.0

Pump Manufacturer
Pump Model #

Pump Curve
Flow
GPM
0

Goulds
WS15D3

Pump
Head, ft
38

System Curve
Flow
GPM
0

System
Head, ft
12.9

50

34

50

14.3

100
150
200
250
300

30
26
22
16
10

100
150
200
250
300

17.9
23.6
31.0
40.3
51.3

Head at Operating Point

Flow at Operating Point
Operating Velocity
Operating Pressure

25.0
160
0.36
7.3
10.8

ft (Intersection of curves from graph below)

gpm (Intersection of curves from graph below)
cfs
feet/sec
psi

Note: Velocity will increase as static head pressure (acting against the pump) decreases

CLEAR
CELLS

Pump & System Curves

60

Pump

System
51.3

Head, feet

50

40.3

40
38
34
30

31.0

30
26
23.6

22

20
17.9
16

14.3

12.9
10

10

0
0

50

POWER REQUIREMENTS
Hydraulic Power

100

150

Flow, gallons per minute

200

250

1.0
0.8

WHP
WkW

(net energy transferred to the fluid)

(net energy transferred to the fluid)

Installed Pump Efficiency

Brake Power

74.0
1.4
1.0

%
bHP
bkW

(see manufacturer's efficiency curves)

(power delivered by the motor to the pump)
(power delivered by the motor to the pump)

Motor Efficiency
Motor Input Power

70.0
2.0
1.5

%
HP
kW

COST OF ELECTRICITY
Cost per kW-hr
Hours used
Total Cost

$0.100
1.0
$0.15

Dollars
Hours
Dollars

300