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Single acting recip pump displaced volume, hp and piston speed

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  1. Given known process conditions, plunger stroke length and diameter, number of plungers, and strokes per minute, you can determine the displaced volume per minute and the required pump horsepower.
  2. The guide also determines if the plunger speed is excessive.
  1. These calculations are only valid for a single acting positive displacement pump.
  1. Igor Karassik et al, Pump Handbook (McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1976), 3-2 to 3-5.
Step 1: Single-Acting Recip Pump Displaced Volume, HP and Piston Speed
1.1 Number of plungers
1.2 Plunger diameter (in)
1.3 Stroke length (in)
1.4 RPM
Step 2: Brakehorsepower (Assumes zero slip & 100% VE)
2.1 Suction Pressure (psi)
2.2 Discharge Pressure (psi)
2.3 Mechanical Efficiency
Step 3: Solve
3.1 Proof steps  Show proof steps
3.2 Solve for Single-Acting Recip Pump and Brakehorsepower