TUTORIAL CENTRIFUGAL PUMP SYSTEMS

TUTORIAL

CENTRIFUGAL PUMP SYSTEMS


by Jacques Chaurette p. eng.


 copyright 2005








Fluide Design Inc., 5764 Monkland avenue, Suite 311, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H4A 1E9
Tel: 514.484.PUMP (7867) E-mail: jchaurette@fluidedesign.com Web site: www.fluidedesign.com page….2

Table of contents



1. Different types of pump systems

2. Three important characteristics of a pump system: pressure, friction and flow

3. What is friction in a pump system

4. Energy and head in pump systems

5. Static head

6. Flow rate depends on elevation difference or static head

7. Flow rate depends on friction

8. How does a centrifugal pump produce pressure

9. What is total head

10 What is the relationship between head and total head

11. How to determine friction head

12. The performance or characteristic curve of the pump

13. How to select a centrifugal pump
Examples of total head calculations - sizing a pump for a home owner application

14. Examples of common residential water systems

15. Calculate the pump discharge pressure from the pump total head

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Appendix A

Flow rate and friction loss for different pipe sizes based at different velocities

Appendix B

Formulas and an example of how to do pipe friction calculations

Appendix C
e of how to do pipe fittings friction calculations

Appendix D
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