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    The document provides guidance on assessing existing pumping systems through a two-step process: 1. Assess production trends by analyzing flow rates, system heads, current and future needs, and identifying effective versus wasteful uses. 2. Assess the pumping system by observing operations over time under different conditions or creating an accurate system model to determine operating points and optimization opportunities. The goal is to understand system performance and where improvements can be made.

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    The document provides guidance on assessing existing pumping systems through a two-step process: 1. Assess production trends by analyzing flow rates, system heads, current and future needs, and identifying effective versus wasteful uses. 2. Assess the pumping system by observing operations over time under different conditions or creating an accurate system model to determine operating points and optimization opportunities. The goal is to understand system performance and where improvements can be made.

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    Best Practice Guide

    Pumping Systems

    4.2 Step 1: Assess your existing 4.2.1 Assess production trends


    An assessment of the production trends includes asking
    pumping system questions such as:

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    the operation of the pumping system and the second in the future.
    consists of collecting system data and performing
    detailed calculations using a suitable pump system
    modelling tool. The first approach relies on observations
    of the system; the second deals with creating an accurate
    model of the system and then calculating the flow rate
    and system head within the model.

    Observing the operating system over a period of time


    allows the observer to view how the actual system
    is working during a range of operating conditions.
    In many cases, system operational requirements limit
    the range of operating conditions that can be explored.
    By developing a model of the system, a comparison
    can be made between the system resistance curve
    and the pump characteristic curves to determine
    the operating point of the pump. Regardless of the
    approach adopted, the objective is to gain a clear
    picture of how the system and the system components
    operate and to see where improvements can be made
    to optimise the operation of the system.

    These two approaches are combined in the following


    suggested strategy for the assessment of your existing
    pumping system. Figure 2: Example of details recorded for a piping
    system configuration.7

    Solution 1 Improve the efficiency of your existing system 10

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