Transfer Booster Pump Head and Power Calculations

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Project No : 151010_G33 Villa Client:

Project Name : Reference Drawings: Architectural drawing

Area of the Swimming pool 70.8 m2 Architectural Drawings

Average depth 1.225 m

Volume of Swimming pool 86.73 m3

Turn over period 4 hrs

Filteration rate 21.68 m3/hr

79.49 GPM

6.02 L/s

Qty of Pumps 2.00 Nos

Flow rate through each pump 3.01 Nos

Calculations for Pressure Drop in Piping

Description Fittings Equivalent Length Unit
Piping Length
Vertical 2.5 m
Horizontal 40 m
80mm dia Elbows 15 m
80mm dia Isolation valves 20 m

Total equivalent Length 77.5 m

Considering safety 10%
Equivalent length 85 m

Considering the piping chart and flow details; Friction Factor 5.0 m of Water/100m of piping

Total Frictional Drop in Piping 4.26 m of Water

0.42 bar

Pump head Requirement

Pressure drop in the piping 0.42 bar
Static Head 0.25 bar
Head required at supply 1.2 bar

Head required for online Chiller 0 bar

Overall head requirement 1.86 bar
Considering 10% safety
Head for the Pump 2.0 bar

Selected Head for the Pump 2.0 bar

204.9 kPa

Calculations for Motor Selection

Flow of the Pump 3.01 l/s
Head Lift 204.9 kPa
Efficincy of Motor 0.8
Efficiency of Pump 0.6
Power required for each Pump 1.3 kW
Considering safety 10%
Power required for each
Pump 1.4 kW

Selected Motor 2.00 kW

Water flow rate 3.01 l /s

Selected Head for the Pump 2.0 bar

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Doc. No.: DEC-MED-FRM-204-13 Rev.01 30 July 2013 Page 1

Transfer Booster Pump Head and Power Calculations

Date:

Doc. No.: DEC-MED-FRM-204-13 Rev.01 30 July 2013 Page 1