Hydronic Formulas

Pump Law #1
⎛ GPMnew ⎞ ⎛ RPMnew ⎞
⎜ ⎟=⎜ ⎟
⎝ GPMold ⎠ ⎝ RPMold ⎠
Formulas for problem solving
RPM is interchangeable for GPM
Note: new is the same as 1 and old is the same as 2

⎛ RPMnew ⎞ ⎛ GPMnew ⎞
GPM new = GPM old X ⎜ ⎟ RPM new = RPM old X ⎜ ⎟
⎝ RPMold ⎠ ⎝ GPMold ⎠
Pump Law #2

⎛ GPMnew ⎞
2
⎛ GPMnew ⎞ Pnew Pnew
⎜⎜ ⎟⎟ = or ⎜ ⎟ =
⎝ GPMold ⎠ Pold ⎝ GPMold ⎠ Pold
Formulas for problem solving

2
SPnew ⎛ GPMnew ⎞
GPM new = GPM old x SP new = ⎜ ⎟
SPold ⎝ GPMold ⎠

Pump Law #3
RPM is interchangeable for GPM
3
⎛ GPMnew ⎞ BHPnew GPMnew BHPnew
⎜ ⎟ = or = 3
⎝ GPMold ⎠ BHPold GPMold BHPold
Formulas for problem solving

3
BHPnew ⎛ GPMnew ⎞
GPM new = GPM old X 3 BHP new = BHP old x ⎜ ⎟
BHPold ⎝ GPMold ⎠

Hydronic Thermal Calculation:

BTUH
GPM =
500 × ∆T (Water ) BTUH = GPM × 500× ∆T
BTUH
∆T =
500 × GPM
 2
⎛ GPMnew ⎞
new∆P( psi ) = old∆P( psi ) x⎜ ⎟
⎝ GPMold ⎠

2
⎛ GPM ⎞
∆P( psi )
GPM
GPM = Cv x Cv = ∆P = ⎜ ⎟
∆P( psi ) ⎝ Cv ⎠

Water: sp.ht. = 1.0

0.12 gal. = 1lb.
8.33 lbs. = 1 gal.
8.33 lbs. x 60 min. = 500 lbs per hour
500 x 1.0 = 500 (1.0 is the specific heat of water)

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