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Viscosity Correction Chart

This document provides correction factors for calculating the brake horsepower, capacity, head, and efficiency of a pump when pumping viscous liquids compared to water. It includes a viscosity correction chart and an example calculation for pumping a 50% sodium hydroxide solution that has a specific gravity of 1.53 and a viscosity of 78 centistokes or 120 centipoise. The example shows how to use the correction factors to determine the viscous brake horsepower when pumping at a given flow rate and head.

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Viscosity Correction Chart

This document provides correction factors for calculating the brake horsepower, capacity, head, and efficiency of a pump when pumping viscous liquids compared to water. It includes a viscosity correction chart and an example calculation for pumping a 50% sodium hydroxide solution that has a specific gravity of 1.53 and a viscosity of 78 centistokes or 120 centipoise. The example shows how to use the correction factors to determine the viscous brake horsepower when pumping at a given flow rate and head.

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PUMP DATA

CORRECTION FACTORS
HEAD IN FEET

CAPACITY GALLONS PER MINUTE (at bep) Fig. 1


VISCOSITY CORRECTION CHART
Example - Viscosity WHERE
Determine BHPvis when pumping 66 usgpm at 80 ft. of 50% BHPvis = Viscous brake horsepower
NaOH with a pump at 48% Eff. with water. S.G. = Specific Gravity
*S.G. = 1.53 *Given from other tables 3960 = Constant
*Visc = 78cSt = 120 CP/1.53 Qw = Capacity pumping water (USGPM)
Qw = 66 usgpm Cq = Capacity correction factor (Fig 1)
H.W. = 80 ft. Qvis = Viscous Capacity (USGPM) = Cq X Qw
E.W. = 48% = .48 Hw = Head pumping water (ft.)
Cq = .84 ) CH = Head correction factor (Fig 1)
Ch = 1.00 ) From above chart Hvis = Viscous head (ft) = Ch X Hw
Ce = .58 Ew = Efficiency pumping Water
Qw x Cq = 66 x .84 = 55.44 Ce = Efficiency correction factor (Fig 1)
Hw x Ch = 80 x 1.00 = 80.0 Evis = Viscous Efficiency = Ce X Ew
Ew x Ce = .48 x .58 = .2784 BHPvis = (cq X Qs) X (Hw X Ch) X S.G.
BHPvis = 55.44 x 80.0 x 1.53
3960 x .2784
= 6.16 H.P.
3960 x (Ce X Evis)
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