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#1 Halflight

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Posted 05 July 2022 - 10:33 AM

Hello,

 

I'm looking for a reference or rule to estimate pump efficiency. I got a table from a coworker but we didn't know the basis of this. So I want to find out who knows about this table or either else reference.

 

 

Here's below.

 

 

Attached File  pump eff.jpg   52.96KB   2 downloads

 

 

PS. The engineering unit of capacity is m3/hr. If you think this table doesn't make sense, please tell me. If don't, I'll use this table anyway.



#2 Bobby Strain

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Posted 05 July 2022 - 11:21 AM

Visit Flowserve website.

 

Bobby



#3 breizh

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Posted 05 July 2022 - 06:45 PM   Best Answer

Hi,

Attached an estimation of pump efficiency based on developed head and flow rate ( F, G) :  EFF 

 

F , head in Ft

G , flow in GPM

 

EFF ( pump percentage efficiency )

 

EFF= 80- 0.2855*F+3.78E-04 *F*G -2.38E-07 *F*G^2 +5.39*E-04*F^2 -6.39*E-07*F^2*G +4E-10 *F^2*G^2

 

from Rules of Thumb for chemical engineers (4th edition) Carl Branan 

 

 

https://www.scienced...pump-efficiency

 

 

Good luck

Breizh



#4 Halflight

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Posted 06 July 2022 - 09:43 AM

Hi,

Thanks for answers. It helps me a lot.
Thanks again.

#5 christopherchoa

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Posted 10 July 2022 - 05:26 AM

Hi Halflight,

 

Efficiency also is based on the type of pump. Reciprocating has a higher efficiency than centrifugal. breizh gave the best efficiency estimation for a single stage centrifugal pump. Multi-stage centrifugal will definitely have a different estimation techniques.

 

 

Cheers,

Chris






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