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affinity laws for a specific centrifugal pump - to approximate head, capacity and power
curves for different motor speeds and /or different diameter of impellers
affinity laws for a family of geometrically similar centrifugal pumps - to approximate head,
capacity and power curves for different motor speeds and /or different diameter of
impellers
where
Head or Pressure
The head or pressure of a centrifugal pump can be expressed like
where
Power
The power consumption of a centrifugal pump can be expressed as
where
Volume Capacity
Head or Pressure
Power
If we want to increase the volume flow capacity of an existing system with 10% we have to
increase the power supply with 33%.
100
q1 - volume capacity - (m3/s, gpm, cfm, ..)
100
dp1 - head or pressure (m, ft, Pa, psi, ..)
5
P1 - power (W, bhp)
3500
n2 - final wheel velocity (rpm)
Changing the Impeller Diameter
If wheel velocity is constant a change in impeller diameter simplifies the affinity laws to
Volume Capacity
q1 / q2 = d1 / d2 (1b)
Head or Pressure
Power
100
q1 - volume capacity - (m3/s, gpm, cfm, ..)
100
dp1 - head or pressure (m, ft, Pa, psi, ..)
5
P1 - power (W, bhp)
8
d1 - initial wheel diameter (m, in, ft ...)
6
d2 - final wheel diameter (m, in, ft ..)
q2 = q1 n2 / n1
= 200 gpm
= 400 ft
P2 = P1 (n2 / n1)3
= 40 bph
q2 = q1 (d2 / d1)
= 75 gpm
The final head can be calculated with (2b):
= 56.3 ft
P2 = P1 (d2 / d1)3
= 2.1 bph
where
d = wheel diameter
Head or Pressure
The head or pressure of a centrifugal pump can be expressed like
where
Power
The power consumption of a centrifugal pump can be expressed as
where