Specific speed is defined as “the speed of an ideal pump geometrically similar to the actual pump, which

when running at this speed will raise a unit of volume, in a unit of time through a unit of head”.

Specific speed is calculated from the following formula, using data from these curves at the pump’s best
efficiency point (bep.):

N = The speed of the pump in revolutions per minute (rpm.)

Q = The flow rate in liters per second ( for either single or double suction impellers)

H = The total dynamic head in meters

The speed is always given in revolutions per minute (rpm.).