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How to do pump head calculation?

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Question added by abdul mujeeb mohammed , Project Engineer Mechanical , AL SABBAH ELECTRO MECHANICAL (AL FARAA GROUP )
Date Posted: 2017/02/27
METREK ALAJMI
by METREK ALAJMI , Technical trainer-2 (TT-2) , Saudi Petroleum Services Polytechnic (SPSP)

  1. Enter flowrate delivered by the pump (gallons per minute).
  2. Enter the total horizontal pipe length (feet) for your system.
  3. Select nominal pipe diameter (inches) using the pull-down menu.
  4. Enter total pumping lift or height (feet) water is pumped vertically.
  5. Enter any misc. head loss (filters, heater, chiller, skimmer, UV, etc.).
  6. Enter the number of pipe fittings (elbows, tees).
  7. Click the update button to calculate total losses for the system.
  8. Select a pump based on flowrate and total head loss requirements.

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