NPSH Calculator

1 - Start 2
Pump Operating Parameters System Inlet Height Configu
Open System:

Fluid Temperature (through the pump): (32 - 212 F) 45 deg. F

Total Pump Volumetric Flow Rate: 0 gpm liquid level
14.7 PSI
Atmospheroc Pressure: (can't change)
33.957 ft. Water
Fluid Vapor Pressure: 0.7516 (ft. Water)

Surface Pressure
Water Vapor Pressure Reference Table 0
Water Temp. Vapor Pressure
(Deg. F) (ft. Water)
80 1
100 2
liquid level
120 4
140 7
180 18
200 28
V a p o r P r e s .(f t. W a t e r )

212 33.96

Water Vapor Pres. @ Sea Level

40
35
f(x ) = 7.1929E-06 x³ − 9.8352E-04 x² + 4.6395E-02 x
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
60 80 100 120 140 160
Temperature Deg. F 180 200 220
 Each sub system is defined by a fitting that either
changes the pipe size or a Tee that combines or
separates flow.

2 3-
m Inlet Height Configuration System Piping Configuration
1 Pipe Type Schedule 40
Pipe Size (Nominal) 10
Pipe Length 1000
Flow Rate 4555
(Positive) Height
h Fittings Qt. Eq. Length
90 Ells 1 20
45 Ell 0 16
inlet
Globe Valve 0 340
Angle Valve 0 150
Surface Pressure Ball Valve 0 8
PSIG BF-Valve 0 29.9
Ck-Valve 0 55
inlet Stand. Tee - flow through run 0 20
-h Stand. Tee - flow through branch 0 60
(Negative) Height - 0 0
Total Eq. Length

(Optional)
4 Pipe Type Schedule 40
Pipe Size (Nominal) 1
Static Head Pipe Length 0
Height: 0 ft. Flow Rate 0

Fittings Qt. Eq. Length

90 Ells 0 20
45 Ell 0 16
Globe Valve 0 340
Angle Valve 0 150
Ball Valve 0 8
BF-Valve 0 29.9
Ck-Valve 0 55
Stand. Tee - flow through ru 0 20
Stand. Tee - flow through br 0 60
- 0 0
Total Eq. Length
Design Calculator - Do not Edit Values Here

Total
Fitting Nominal
Eq. L Pipe Length (ft.) Diam. ID (inch)
NA NA 1 1.049
NA NA 2 2.067
NA NA 3 3.068
NA NA 4 4.026
Ref. NA NA 5 5.047
NA NA 6 6.065
NA NA 8 8.071
NA NA 10 10.136
NA NA 12 12.09
14 13.125
1 20 1000 10 10.020
4 0 0 1 1.049
2 0 0 1 1.049
5 0 0 1 1.049
3 0 0 1 1.049
6 0 0 1 1.049
 3 - When You're Done W/ Step 3 - Press the Calculate NPSH Button
(Optional)
2 Pipe Type Schedule 40
inch Pipe Size (Nominal) 1 inch
ft Pipe Length 0 ft
gpm Flow Rate 0 gpm

Total Fittings Qt. Eq. Length Total

20 90 Ells 0 20 0
0 45 Ell 0 16 0
0 Globe Valve 0 340 0
0 Angle Valve 0 150 0
0 Ball Valve 0 8 0
0 BF-Valve 0 29.9 0
0 Ck-Valve 0 55 0
0 Stand. Tee - flow throug 0 20 0
0 Stand. Tee - flow throug 0 60 0
0 - 0 0 0
20 Total Eq. Length 0

(Optional)
5 Pipe Type Schedule 40
inch Pipe Size (Nominal) 1 inch
ft Pipe Length 0 ft
gpm Flow Rate 0 gpm

Total Fittings Qt. Eq. Length Total

0 90 Ells 0 20 0
0 45 Ell 0 16 0
0 Globe Valve 0 340 0
0 Angle Valve 0 150 0
0 Ball Valve 0 8 0
0 BF-Valve 0 29.9 0
0 Ck-Valve 0 55 0
0 Stand. Tee - flow throug 0 20 0
0 Stand. Tee - flow throug 0 60 0
0 - 0 0 0
0 Total Eq. Length 0
 Rel. Roughness
e= 0.001

Pipe ID Area Friction

(inch^2) Flow GPM Flow (ft^3/s) Velocity (ft/s) Re e/D Factor
0.8642529244 NA 0 0.000 0 0.00095329 NA
3.3556050137 NA 0 0.000 0 0.00048379 NA
7.3926576024 NA 0 0.000 0 0.00032595 NA
12.730264362 NA 0 0.000 0 0.00024839 NA
20.005826166 NA 0 0.000 0 0.00019814 NA
28.890262757 NA 0 0.000 0 0.00016488 NA
51.161653963 NA 0 0.000 0 0.0001239 NA
80.690626069 NA 0 0.000 0 9.8658E-05 NA
114.80015729 NA 0 0.000 0 8.2713E-05 NA
135.29710549 NA 0 7.619E-05 0
78.854289764 4555 10.14854 18.533 15346986 0.0000998 0.012098
0.8642529244 0 0 0.000 0 0.0009533 0
0.8642529244 0 0 0.000 0 0.0009533 0
0.8642529244 0 0 0.000 0 0.0009533 0
0.8642529244 0 0 0.000 0 0.0009533 0
0.8642529244 0 0 0.000 0 0.00095329 0
Total Frictional Head L
ate NPSH Button
(Optional)
3 Pipe Type Schedule 40
Pipe Size (Nominal) 1 inch
Pipe Length 0 ft
Flow Rate 0 gpm

Fittings Qt. Eq. Length Total

90 Ells 0 20 0
45 Ell 0 16 0
Globe Valve 0 340 0
Angle Valve 0 150 0
Ball Valve 0 8 0
BF-Valve 0 29.9 0
Ck-Valve 0 55 0
Stand. Tee - flow thro 0 20 0
Stand. Tee - flow thro 0 60 0
- 0 0 0
Total Eq. Length 0

(Optional)
6 Pipe Type Schedule 40
Pipe Size (Nominal) 1 inch
Pipe Length 0 ft
Flow Rate 0 gpm

Fittings Qt. Eq. Length Total

90 Ells 0 20 0
45 Ell 0 16 0
Globe Valve 0 340 0
Angle Valve 0 150 0
Ball Valve 0 8 0
BF-Valve 0 29.9 0
Ck-Valve 0 55 0
Stand. Tee - flow thro 0 20 0
Stand. Tee - flow thro 0 60 0
- 0 0 0
Total Eq. Length 0
 Safety Factor
Piping 1.3
Fittings 1.3
HEAD LOSS

HEAD Head
Fittings Pipe Sum
NA NA NA
NA NA NA
NA NA NA
NA NA NA
NA NA NA
NA NA NA
NA NA NA
NA NA NA
NA NA NA
NA NA NA
1.678981 100.4566 102.135589385064
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0 ft. water
Total Frictional Head Loss: 102.135589385064 PSI
44.2145408593349
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Date: 2/27/2022 14:30 NPSH Calculation

Job Name: Address:
Drawings / Page:
Max GPM:

Constants / Assumptions:

Mean Operating Fluid Temperature: 45 ºF Total Flow Through Pump: 0 gpm Atmospheric Pressure: 14.70 PSIA 33.96 ft. Water

Pumped Fluid: WATER Vapor Pressure of Liquid: 0.75 ft. water Surface Pressure: 0 PSIG (if exposed to air surface pressure = 0)

Piping Configuration:

Pipe

Sub System#: 1 2 3 4 5 6
Pipe Diam. (Nom): 10 inch 1 inch 1 inch 1 inch 1 inch 1 inch
Pipe Length: 1000 feet 0 feet 0 feet 0 feet 0 feet 0 feet
Flow Rate: 4555 gpm 0 gpm 0 gpm 0 gpm 0 gpm 0 gpm
Total
Pipe Pressure Drop: 100.5 ft. Water 0.0 ft. Water 0.0 ft. Water 0.0 ft. Water 0.0 ft. Water 0.0 ft. Water 100.5
43.5 psi 0.0 psi 0.0 psi 0.0 psi 0.0 psi 0.0 psi 43.5
Valves (Fully Open) / Fittings

1 2 3 4 5 6
Eq. Eq. Eq. Eq. Eq. Eq.
Qt. Length Total Qt. Length Total Qt. Length Total Qt. Length Total Qt. Length Total Qt. Length Total
90 Ells 1 20 20 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0
45 Ell 0 16 0 0 16 0 0 16 0 0 16 0 0 16 0 0 16 0
Globe Valve 0 340 0 0 340 0 0 340 0 0 340 0 0 340 0 0 340 0
Angle Valve 0 150 0 0 150 0 0 150 0 0 150 0 0 150 0 0 150 0
Ball Valve 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 8 0
BF-Valve 0 29.9 0 0 29.9 0 0 29.9 0 0 29.9 0 0 29.9 0 0 29.9 0
Ck-Valve 0 55 0 0 55 0 0 55 0 0 55 0 0 55 0 0 55 0
Stand. Tee - flow through run 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0
Stand. Tee - flow through branch 0 60 0 0 60 0 0 60 0 0 60 0 0 60 0 0 60 0
- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total
Eq. Length Total: 20 0 0 0 0 0 20

Fitting Pressure Drop: 1.7 ft. water 0.0 ft. water 0.0 ft. water 0.0 ft. water 0.0 ft. water 0.0 ft. water 1.7
0.7 psi 0.0 psi 0.0 psi 0.0 psi 0.0 psi 0.0 psi 0.7

Description
Additonal Pressure Drops: input here 0.0 ft. water
input here 0.0 ft. water
input here 0.0 ft. water
input here 0.0 ft. water
input here 0.0 ft. water
Total: 0.0 ft. water Total Head Loss (Pipe + Fittings + Additional Drops) : 120.5

Results

(Static Head) (Vapor Pressure) (Loss in Fittings) NPSHA

NPSHA = 34.0 + 0.0 + 0.0 - 0.8 - 100.5 - 1.7 - 0.0 = -68.93 ft. Water
(Atmospheric Pressure) (Surface Pressure) (Loss in Pipe Length) (Additonal Loss)
Net Positive Suction Head Available
Pump Schedule #: NPSHR 0 ft. Water
MFR: Net Positive Suction Head Required
Model #: (From Pump Curve)

Safety Factor Enter NPSHR

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PDF
Table of
Schedule
40 & 80
Pipe
Geometry
Nom. Diam.
Inchs
1/8
1/4
3/8
1/2
3/4
1
1 1/4
1 1/2
2
2 1/2
3
3 1/2
4
5
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
24
Schedule 40

Schedule 80

ID ID
Inches Inches
0.269 0.215
0.364 0.302
0.493 0.423
0.622 0.546
0.824 0.742
1.049 0.957
1.38 1.278
1.61 1.5
2.067 1.939
2.469 2.323
3.068 2.9
3.548 3.364
4.026 3.826
5.047 4.813
6.065 5.761
7.981 7.625
10.02 9.564
11.938 11.376
13.124 12.5
15 14.314
16.874 16.126
18.814 17.938
22.626 21.564
 This Data is for Development Purposes

Note: Trying tofigure out how my fluids results compare to the table values found in the hand
looks like there is a safety factor associated with the table values when compared to the the
Rel. Roughtness Pressure Drop in 100 ft. of Pipe
e = 0.001 My Value Flow Wheel DI GPM
Ratio 1.0 1.85 2.4 3 100
1.5 1.95 3 90
Rel. Roughness 0.92 1.2 3 70
e = 0.001 0.68 0.9 3 60
Ration 1.3 2.7 2.7 5 400
1.6 1.6 5 300
2.4 2.3 6 700
1.2 1.3 8 900
1.5 1.6 8 1000
A SH R A E Valu e

2.5
f(x) = 1.00155440414508 x
2

1.5

0.5

0
1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8
My Value 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8
re to the table values found in the handbook and the pump wheel
table values when compared to the theoretical values. More testing needs to be done with a wider range of flows and pipe sizes
A S H R A E V alu e

2.5

f(x)
2 = 1.300760603326 x
1.5

0.5

0
0.6 0.8 1 1.2Value
My 1.4 1.6 1.8 2
 ASI-NPSH Calculator VS HVAC PUMP Handbook

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