CENTRIFUGAL PUMP CURVES

ChemSOF.com Tag No. P-101

Chemical Engineering Spreadsheets Name Feed Pump
Date 12 October 2013
By ChemSOF

Manufacturer's Curve System Curve

Flow Head Efficiency
Pipe Diameter - ID2
m³/h m % Pipe Length - L2 P2
350 927 96.9
310 1027 96.94 P1
258 1137 97.01 H
193 1220 97.06 h
98.5 1240 97.07
0 1310 96.95 Pipe Diameter - ID1
Pipe Length - L1

Pipe Roughness (ɛ ) mm
Pump Suction
Original Pump Conditions Vessel Pressure (P1) Bar Abs
Pump Speed rpm 2980 Pipe Diameter (ID1) mm
Impellor Diameter mm 314 Pipe Length (L1) m
Modified Conditions Liquid Level (h) m
Pump Speed rpm 2980 Pump Discharge
Impellor Diameter mm 314 Vessel Pressure (P2) Bar Abs
Fluid Details Pipe Diameter (ID2) mm
Specific Gravity (SG) 0.913 Pipe Length (L2) m
Viscosity (cP) 0 Height of Vessel (H) m

Head vs Flow
1400

1200
Head, m

Original
1000
Flow m³/h
Head m
800 Efficiency %
Power kW
600
Modified
400
Flow m³/h
Head m
200
Efficiency %
0 Power kW
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Flow, m³/h
Original Modified System Column C
Sol1 Sol2
 0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Flow, m³/h
Original Modified System Column C
Sol1 Sol2
Note - Modified curve is based on Affinity Laws, Viscosity correction is not considered
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0.004

16
254
10
20

110
152.4
15
30

290.50
1060.16
96.98
789.27

290.50
1060.16
96.98
789.27
 CENTRIFUGAL PUMP CURVES
ChemSOF.com Tag No. P-101
Chemical Engineering Spreadsheets Name Feed Pump
Date 12 October 2013
By ChemSOF

Manufacturer's Curve System Curve

Flow Head Efficiency
Pipe Diameter - ID2
US gpm f % Pipe Length - L2 P2
17.6 49.2 24.5
26.4 47.6 32.2 P1
35.2 45.1 37.3 H
44.0 41.7 39.8 h
52.8 36.9 39.2
61.6 31.2 36.1 Pipe Diameter - ID1
Pipe Length - L1

Pipe Roughness (ɛ ) inch

Pump Suction
Original Pump Conditions Vessel Pressure (P1) psi abs
Pump Speed rpm 1450 Pipe Diameter (ID1) inch
Impellor Diameter inch 8.27 Pipe Length (L1) f
Modified Conditions Liquid Level (h) f
Pump Speed rpm 1750 Pump Discharge
Impellor Diameter inch 9.84 Vessel Pressure (P2) psi abs
Fluid Details Pipe Diameter (ID2) inch
Specific Gravity (SG) 1 Pipe Length (L2) f
Viscosity (cP) 1 Height of Vessel (H) f

Head vs Flow
140

120
Original
Head, f

100
Flow gpm
Head f
80 Efficiency %
Power hp
60
Modified
40
Flow gpm
Head f
20
Efficiency %
0 Power hp
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Flow, gpm
Original Modified System Column C
Sol1 Sol2
 0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Flow, gpm
Original Modified System Column C
Sol1 Sol2
Note - Modified curve is based on Affinity Laws, Viscosity correction is not considered
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0.0002

29.01
1.97
32.81
0.00

36.26
0.98
65.62
3.28

24.80
48.03
31.05
0.97

43.01
96.49
34.65
3.02