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#1 raj shekhar

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Posted 15 September 2014 - 02:34 AM

Hi all,

 

I am looking for a effciency range for pump selection below which pump can not be selected.

Efficiency for pumps i am looking for are

1. Centrifugal Pump.

2. Positive displacemnt pump.

 

Thanks and regards,

Raj Ghosh

 



#2 fallah

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Posted 15 September 2014 - 04:06 AM

Raj,

 

The efficiency range of such pumps is normally from 15% to over 90%....



#3 renato.dick

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Posted 15 September 2014 - 07:02 AM

For centrifugal It depends, between other things, on the size of the pump.

 

Small pumps (till 100m³/h) - usually 50-65%

Regular pumps (100-1000m³/h - usually 75%

Big pumps (>1000m³/h) - usually 75-82%

 

You can find in the internet lots of pump curves. Try flowserve.com.






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