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How to Calculate Hydraulic Thrust of a Pump?

01/16/2008 2:50 AM

Given the following pump data

Column diameter

shaft diameter

column length

discharge pipe dia

discharge pipe center height

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Re: How to calculate hydraulic thrust of a pump?

01/16/2008 4:29 AM

The pressure any pump will experience during operation is a function of the configuration of the upstream and the downstream systems, and the properties of the fluid. The pump will operate at a point where its own operating characteristic curve intersects with the system operating characteristic curve, both of which are a function of the fluid properties.

The shaft power required by the pump is the product of the rise in pressure times the volumetric flowrate, plus a bit for fluid friction losses within the pump itself.

Does that help?

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Re: How to calculate hydraulic thrust of a pump?

01/17/2008 11:20 PM

Thanks for the tip.

I am looking for a formula using the given data to claculate hydraulic thrust.

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Re: How to calculate hydraulic thrust of a pump?

01/18/2008 4:33 PM

There isn't one without the pump performance curve and system data.

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Re: How to calculate hydraulic thrust of a pump?

01/19/2008 12:00 AM

Thanks again. can you help me indicating what specific data we are looking for to calculate the hydraulic thrust. I have the data sheet but unable to use it.

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Re: How to calculate hydraulic thrust of a pump?

01/21/2008 6:18 AM

The system characteristic curve is required, either from observation or from calculation. The equipment as a total entity will operate where the system characteristic and the pump characteristic curves intersect. This is called the operating point.

For example, if a system requires 10m of lift before flow is achieved, as might be the case for a feed to an overflow weir at height, then the flow is zero from 0 to 10m system head, and then takes off on the relationship between flow and pressure drop in the pipe feeding the weir. Until the pump is generating 10m of head, there will be no flow.

The pump characteristic curve is of little value until it is matched with the system characteristic curve, and the operating point determined.

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