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Hot Water Circulation Pump Sizing Guide

The document provides calculations to determine the required capacity and head of a hot water circulation pump (CP-1) for a 300 meter insulated pipe loop. It calculates a heat loss of 9000 Watts and a required pump flow of 0.217 liters per second. Adding a 10% safety factor increases the required flow to 0.3 liters per second. It then calculates a total friction head loss of 60 kilopascals and selects a pump with a capacity of 0.3 liters per second at a head of 60 kilopascals (6 meters).

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Hot Water Circulation Pump Sizing Guide

The document provides calculations to determine the required capacity and head of a hot water circulation pump (CP-1) for a 300 meter insulated pipe loop. It calculates a heat loss of 9000 Watts and a required pump flow of 0.217 liters per second. Adding a 10% safety factor increases the required flow to 0.3 liters per second. It then calculates a total friction head loss of 60 kilopascals and selects a pump with a capacity of 0.3 liters per second at a head of 60 kilopascals (6 meters).

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  • Hot Water Circulation Pump Capacity Calculation
  • Head Loss Calculation

Hot water circulation pump capacity calculation

Hot water Circulation pump-1 (CP-1)

Design is based on ASHRAE Application hand book chapter 49. Table -1


Approximate heat loss from piping at 140 Deg F inlet, 70 Deg F Ambient.

For rough estimation consider 30 W/ M for Insulated pipes and 60 W/ M for non
insulated pipes

Pump capacity in L/s = q (Heat loss in W) / (P X Cp X Tdiff)

P- Density of water - 0.99 Kg/ L

Cp- Specific heat of water - 4180 J/ Kg.K

Tdiff - Temperature drop - K

Pump capacity for 10 Deg K temp diff = Q / 41400 L/s

Hot water circulation pump CP-1

Length of pipe = 300 Meters Loop

Heat loss= 30 W/LM

i.e. total watts = 9000 Watts

Pump Capacity = Q / 41400

Flow due to heat loss in L/S = 0.217 LPS

Flow with 10% SF = 0.24 LPS

Say ………… 0.3 LPS


Head loss calculation

Length of pipe = 100 LM

Equivalent Length of pipe = 150 LM

Friction loss @ 300 Pa/meter = 45 KPa

Required residual pressure = 50 KPa

Total firction loss = 50 KPa

Total firction losswith 10% SF = 60 KPa

Required pump head = 60 KPa

Selected pump capacity = 0.3 LPS @ 60 Kpa. (6 m)

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