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Pump Power & Analysis Suite

Shaft & drive power, mechanical-seal PV limit, specific speed and suction specific speed for centrifugal pumps.

Fluid · Pump Hydraulics
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Input Parameters

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Results

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Enter your parameters and press Calculate

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Reference Codes & Standards

  • API 610 12th Ed. / ISO 13709:2009

    Centrifugal Pumps for Petroleum, Petrochemical & Natural Gas

    Rated-power margin factors for driver sizing.

  • ANSI/HI 9.6.1 & 14.6

    Rotodynamic Pumps — NPSH margin & performance acceptance

    Suction specific speed and NPSH terminology.

  • FSA Seal PV Guidance

    Fluid Sealing Association — Pressure-Velocity limits

    PV product used to screen mechanical-seal face duty.

Further Reading

  • Torishima Pump Handbook (1990), Torishima Pump Mfg. Co., Osaka.
  • Alfa Laval Pump Handbook — hydraulic and shaft power fundamentals.
  • Hydraulic Institute Standards, 14th Edition — suction specific speed.
  • Gould Pumps TECH — specific speed and impeller classification.
  • Dura Seal Manual, 9th Edition — mechanical-seal PV limits.

Engineering Tips

Fill in the parameters, then press Calculate to compute the active tab.

  • Shaft power: leave α blank to auto-apply the API 610 bracket.
  • Seal PV: a lower PV means longer seal-face life.
  • Ns: low → radial impeller, high → axial.
  • S/Sa: keep S ≥ Sa to stay clear of cavitation.