P02: Centrifugal Pump Modeling

Learn how to model centrifugal pump curves, apply affinity laws and viscosity corrections, use VFDs, and evaluate pump performance.

Course curriculum

1. Welcome to the course
2. Learning Objectives
1. Centrifugal Pump Performance Curves
2. Capacity Curve
3. NPSHR Curve
1. Modifying Centrifugal Pump Performance
2. Pump Affinity Laws
1. Installing Centrifugal Pump Curve Data
1. Centrifugal Pump Curve Viscosity Correction
2. FluidFlow Viscosity Correction
3. Pump Curve Viscosity Correction Example
1. Affinity Law Application
2. Affinity Law Modeling Example
3. Check Your Knowledge
1. Why Evaluate Pump Performance?
2. Pump Evaluation Checkpoints
3. Pump Shutoff Head
4. NPSHA > NPSHR
5. Best Efficiency Point (BEP) Proximity
6. Minimum Allowable Flow
7. Minimum Flow Risk Conditions
8. Minimum Allowable Flow Analysis Example
9. Out of Curve Performance
10. Pump Out of Curve Analysis Example
1. Key Takeaways

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