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    Net Positive Suction Head Calculator - NPSH Calculator

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    Net Positive Suction Head Calculator

    Site Information
    Altitude 2000 Feet Above Sea Level

    What type of fluid supply system do you


    have?
    My pump is being supplied with fluid
    from an open tank
    My pump is being supplied with fluid
    from a pipeline, pressurized tank, or
    another pump

    Tank fluid level above or below centerline of pump


    4.5 Feet

    Fluid Parameters
    Flow Rate 7500 GPM
    Liquid/Fluid Water
    Fluid Temperature Select Fluid Temperature
    Viscosity 0.999996 CENTIPOISE / CP
    Specific Gravity 0.998
    Vapor Pressure 2.4 KPA

    Piping System
    Pipe Length 6 Feet
    Pipe ID 20 Inches
    Pipe Material Cast-Iron 10 years old
    HZ Friction Coeff. 113 Hazen William Coeff. (/documents/Hazen-
    Williams-Friction-Loss-Hydraulic-Tables.pdf)
    Roughness Height 0.5 Millimeters

    Fitting Type Qty


    Strainer, Basket (Clean) 1

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    NPSH Calculator Results
    Return Results As HEAD FT
    NPSH Available 33.4776 HEAD FT
    Friction Loss 0.5438 HEAD M (Hazen Williams)

    Explanation: To calculate NPSH Available, take the source pressure 4.5, add the
    atmospheric pressure , subtract the losses from friction within the pipeline and
    subtract the vapor pressure of the fluid 2.4. The result equals the NPSHA (or Net
    Positive Suction Head Available) of your system. The Net Positive Suction Head
    Required by the pumps, referred to as NPSHR, must be LESS THAN the NPSHA of
    the system, else the pump will cavitate.

    Note: Because calculating NPSH is complicated and di cult, Power Zone Equipment recommends having a safety factor of at
    least 150%. If more detailed NPSH calculations are needed, contact the Power Zone equipment engineering team for further
    assistance.

    Important Note: If you are calculating NPSH for a reciprocating pump, do not overlook Acceleration Head. Inadequate
    pulsation dampening equipment on the suction side of a plunger pump will result in severe cavitation, even if the results above
    show that NPSHA of the system exceeds NPSHR of the pump.

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