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18 - Pump - Selection PDF
18 - Pump - Selection PDF
Motor
Pump
Water out
This is a submersible pump consisting of
4 stages connected in series. Each stage
is a centrifugal pump in itself. The entire
pump is submerged under water.
Pump
p stages
g
In this submersible pump water flows from
one stage to the next. The pressure (or head)
increases as water moves through the pump,
but the discharge remains constant.
This is analogous to batteries connected
i series.
in
i
Th
The totall voltage
l
iis the
h sum off
the voltage from each battery, but the current
remains constant.
Water in
To
otal Head,, H (ft)
Operating Head
Friction Loss
Well Drawdown
Static Discharge
Static Lift
Discharge, Q (gpm)
Select a submersible pump that will deliver 900 gpm to a water tank.
Static lift = 20 ft
St ti discharge
Static
di h
= 30 ft
Dynamic head is discussed on the SE
next slide.
motor
Static
Discharge
Static lift
Drawdown
pump
Lets assume we are able to calculate the friction loss, hf, from the
Darcy-Weisbach equation. Note that hf varies with velocity of the water.
This means it also varies with pump discharge, Q.
where
System
Head Curve
System
Head Curve
Operating Point
System
Head Curve