Pump Equations and Formulas

Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics

Solving For Water Horsepower

Note: Equation for water at 68 Fahrenheit. Usually, temperature correction for water is negligible.

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Water Horsepower 

Solve for water horsepower

Solve for flow rate or discharge

Solve for total head

Solve for pump efficiency

Solve for brake horsepower

Net Positive Suction Head and Cavitation

Solve for NPSH - net positive suction head

Solve for fluid or liquid velocity

Solve for pressure at impeller inlet

Solve for fluid or liquid vapor pressure

Solve for specific weight of fluid or liquid

Solve for the acceleration of gravity

Where 
WHP  = water horsepower
Q  = flow rate or discharge
H  = total head 
n  = pump efficiency 
BHP  = brake horsepower
NPSH = net positive suction head
V  = velocity of fluid or liquid
p  = impeller inlet pressure
pv  = vapor pressure of fluid or liquid
SW  = specific weight of fluid or liquid
g  = acceleration of gravity