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Centrifugal Pump Performance Curves

The document discusses the key performance characteristics of a centrifugal pump, including how head, power, efficiency, and NPSHr vary with flow. Specifically, it notes that head decreases while power and NPSHr increase with higher flow, and that pumps are most efficient at a single best efficiency point. It also outlines the key parameters marked on performance curves for a supplied centrifugal pump, such as duty point values and minimum flow rates.

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Centrifugal Pump Performance Curves

The document discusses the key performance characteristics of a centrifugal pump, including how head, power, efficiency, and NPSHr vary with flow. Specifically, it notes that head decreases while power and NPSHr increase with higher flow, and that pumps are most efficient at a single best efficiency point. It also outlines the key parameters marked on performance curves for a supplied centrifugal pump, such as duty point values and minimum flow rates.

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Performance Curves of a Centrifugal Pump

Various performance characteristics


of a centrifugal pump are -
Head
 Flow Vs Head
Head developed by the pump
reduces with increasing flow.
 Flow Vs Power
Power Power consumed by the pump
BEP increases with increasing flow.
 Flow Vs Efficiency
Any Centrifugal pump is
theoretically designed only for
a single flow - at its best
Efficiency
efficiency point (BEP).
 Flow Vs NPSHr
NPSHr of the pump
NPSHr increases with increasing flow.
It is undefined at very low flows.
Flow
Centrifugal Pumps Customer Service Rev. 3
Performance Curves of supplied pump
Shut off Duty point
Head

Head

Various parameters marked on


Power
the performance characteristics
of the supplied pump are -
 Flow, Power, Efficiency
& NPSHr at Duty Parameter
 Shut off Head
Efficiency  Q minimum thermal
 Q minimum continuous

NPSHr

Q min Q min
Flow
Please Go Back
thermal cont.

Centrifugal Pumps Customer Service Rev. 3

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