
ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL
CHILLER, BOILER, AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM CONTROL APPLICATIONS
338
Pump Power Requirements
The pump curve in Figure 53 is part of a family of curves for a
pump. Each curve of the family represents a different size impeller
used with the pump at a specified rpm. It relates to the power
input required just to move the water (water power) as follows:
Water power, W
= flow x pressure
Where:
flow = L/s
pressure
= kPa
The motor driving the pump must have a power rating in excess
of water power to take care of bearing and seal friction,
recirculation within the housing, and impeller efficiency.
NOTE: Water power increases with pressure and flow. If flow
is allowed to increase, the motor may overload.
Courtesy of Aurora Pump
Fig. 54. 1150 RPM Typical Pump Curve.
Pump Performance Curves
Commercial pumps have performance curves showing the
following data for a given pump speed:
— Total pressure in kPa versus flow in L/s
— Total pressure versus flow for various impeller diameters
— Pump efficiency at various operating points
— Net positive suction pressure. Net positive suction
pressure is the absolute pressure in kPa required at the
suction inlet to prevent cavitation due to “boiling” and
formation of bubbles in the water.
Figure 54 is a typical performance curve showing some of
the preceding data. Impeller diameters are shown on the left.
Pump Efficiency
Pump efficiency is a comparison of water power developed
in the pump and motor power applied by the motor to the shaft
and impeller.
5.5
KW
7.5
KW
11
KW
15
KW
18.5
KW
22
KW
48
NPSH
55
NPSH
69
NPSH
103
NPSH
138
NPSH
50%
60%
70%
75%
80%
81%
81%
80%
75%
70%
60%
50%
0
12.5
25
37.5
50
62.5
75
87.5
100
112.5
0
60
120
180
240
300
380mm DIA
355mm DIA
330mm DIA
300mm DIA
280mm
DIA
250mm
DIA
CAPACITY (L/s)
T
O
T
A
L
PRESSURE (kP
a)
C4090
Содержание AUTOMATIC CONTROL SI Edition
Страница 1: ...AUTOMATIC CONTROL for ENGINEERING MANUAL of COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS SI Edition ...
Страница 4: ...ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL iv ...
Страница 6: ...ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL vi ...
Страница 11: ...SMOKE MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL 1 CONTROL SYSTEM FUNDAMENTALS ...
Страница 12: ...ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL SMOKE MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS 2 SMOKE MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS ...
Страница 46: ...ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL CONTROL FUNDAMENTALS 36 ...
Страница 66: ...ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL PSYCHROMETRIC CHART FUNDAMENTALS 56 ...
Страница 128: ...ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL ELECTRIC CONTROL FUNDAMENTALS 118 ...
Страница 158: ...MICROPROCESSOR BASED DDC FUNDAMENTALS 148 ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL ...
Страница 208: ...ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FUNDAMENTALS 198 ...
Страница 209: ...SMOKE MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL 199 CONTROL SYSTEM APPLICATIONS ...
Страница 210: ...ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL SMOKE MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS 200 SMOKE MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS ...
Страница 435: ...SMOKE MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL 425 ENGINEERING INFORMATION ...
Страница 436: ...ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL SMOKE MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS 426 SMOKE MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS ...
Страница 493: ...INDEX ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL 483 INDEX ...
Страница 506: ...ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL INDEX 496 NOTES ...
Страница 507: ...INDEX ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL 497 NOTES ...
Страница 508: ...ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL INDEX 498 NOTES ...
Страница 509: ...INDEX ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL 499 NOTES ...
Страница 510: ...ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL INDEX 500 NOTES ...
Страница 511: ...INDEX ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL 501 NOTES ...
Страница 512: ...ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL INDEX 502 NOTES ...