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Pump Design Equations Formulas Calculator Water Horsepower Page 2 of 2
Where
WHP = water horsepower
Q = flow rate or discharge
H = total head
n = pump efficiency
BHP = brake horsepower
NPSH = net positive suction head
V = velocity of fluid or liquid
p = impeller inlet pressure
pv = vapor pressure of fluid or liquid
SW = specific weight of fluid or liquid
g = acceleration of gravity
References - Books:
1) P. Aarne Vesilind, J. Jeffrey Peirce and Ruth F. Weiner. 1994. Environmental Engineering. Butterworth
Heinemann. 3rd ed.
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