Peerless Pump Company System Analysis for Pumping Equipment Selection “neat Brochure B-4003Table of Contents 1 Introduction . 2 Centrifugal pumps . Introduction Fluids Viscosity... Specitic gravity. Vapor pressure Centrifugal pump preformance The function of a pump The developed head Flow Cavitation. NPSH. ... Specific speed 3 Pump characteristics ..... 7 Head-flow curve 7 Performance curves pen Performance related to specific speed... 8 8 8 Curve shape definition . Drooping head........-.. : Continuously rising head 8 Steep head........-. severe 10 Flat head ss.10 Discontinuous head .......2..e06006 10 Continuously increasing horsepower -10 Peaking horsepower " Discontinuous horsepower.......... 17 Pump affinity laws . eel 4 System characteristics . Introduction Classification of systems Non-return system Return systems... ‘Thermal exchange. .. Removal/detivery .. ‘Thermal exchange applications ..... 13 Removal/delivery applications....... 13 Piping system design Flow noise Noise conduction Pipe resonance Water hammer Pipe deterioration .. Pipe friction ........cceeeeee Viscosity conversion methods... Friction formula variations System head curves ‘System head components Static head Design working head Friction head. Total system head variables Static head... Design working head Friction head... Conclusion 5 System operation and control 19 Introduction Total available head Static head available. Pump head Total head available curve.........+6.6. 20 Control of system operation a1 Total system head alteration............ 21 Valve bypassing ar Valve throttling ........eceeeeeeeeee 22 Total available head alteration 22 Change of impeller diameter ........ 22 In series pumping Bonen ca In parallel pumping. ......+..+.0..+.28 ‘Changing pump speed. 23, ‘System sensing — variable speed pumps 24 Functions ...... 24 Types... 24 Location : see 24 Effect of system sensing ............ 24 All ight reserved. No prt ofthis book may be reproduced in eny {orm orby any means winovt permission inwring rom ep ablisherTable of contents (continued) Sensing multiple branch systems... 26 Conclusion costes 26 6 Total System Evaluation® 28 Introduction .. cestveeeeteeeses 28 Load profile ........... 28 Variable available head . 29 Determining power requirements ....... 29 Equal size...........5 1228 Unequal size ......sseeeeeeeeereeeee 29 Projecting pump horsepower Constant speed ..... Variable speed ...... Special considerations... Equipment power comparisons . Constant speed ... Variable speed Total energy projection Conclusion