Given data

Density of water at 25 C 994.72

Viscosity of water at 25 C 0.9
Vapor pressure of water at 25 C 0.032
Liquid flowrate 100000
Diameter of pump suction line (Di) 152.4
Suction Pipe Length(Lp) 20
Elevation of tank(Le) 1
Minimum liquid level in tank(Lt) 0.3
Pump suction nozzle level 0.4

Calculations

A Vessel Pressure(P0)
Vapour pressure (Pv)
B Pipe friction head loss in suction

i Fluid velocity v = 4Q / πDi2

ii Reynolds number Re = Di v ρ/ μ

iii Friction factor

f = (0.0055*(1+(920/Di)+(1000000/Re))0.333) if Re>2100)
or
f = 64/Re if Re<2100))

iv Pressure drop(∆P/L) fρV^2/2D

v Total Friction Head loss (including 1.15*(∆P/L)*suction pipe length

15% safety factor)

Total Friction Head loss (including 15% safety

vi Head loss in suction pipe line
factor) /ρg in meters

C Head loss due to friction(hL) Discharge friction head - suction friction head
D Velocity head suction (fluid velocity)2/(9.81*2)

E Velocity head loss Discharge velocity head - suction velocity head

F Elevation difference (Δz) elevation of tank + minimum liquid level - pump

suction nozzle level

NPSH
 SI units
kg/m3 994.72 kg/m3
cP 0.0009 kg/ms
Bar 3200 N/m2
kg/hr 27.777778 kg/s 0.028
mm 0.1524 m
m 20 m Discharge pipe length 25
m 1 m
m 0.3 m
m 0.4 m

100000 N/m2
3200 N/m2
B' Pipe friction head loss in discharge

1.535743 i Fluid velocity v = 4Q / πDi2

258679 ii Reynolds number Re = Di v ρ/ μ

iii Friction factor

0.099882 f = (0.0055*(1+(920/Di)+(1000000/Re))0.333) if Re>2100)
or
f = 64/Re if Re<2100))

768.7928 iv Pressure drop(∆P/L) fρV^2/2D

17682.24 v Total Friction Head loss (including 1.15*(∆P/L)*suction p

15% safety factor)

Total Friction Head

loss (including 15%
1.812038 vi Head loss in discharge pipe line
safety factor) /ρg in
meters

0.45301
0.120209 D' Velocity head discharge (fluid velocity)2/(9.81*2)

0.9

10.36685
1.535743

258679

0.099882

768.7928

22102.79

2.265048
0.120209
 Given data

Density of water at 25 C 994.72

Viscosity of water at 25 C 0.9
Vapor pressure of water at 25 C 0.032
Liquid flowrate 378
Diameter of pump suction line (Di) 50.8
Suction Pipe Length(Lp) 22.8
Elevation of tank(Le) 7.6
Minimum liquid level in tank(Lt) 1.52
Pump suction nozzle level 0

Calculations

A Vessel Pressure(P0)
Vapour pressure (Pv)
B Pipe friction head loss in suction

i Fluid velocity v = 4Q / πDi2

ii Reynolds number Re = Di v ρ/ μ

iii Friction factor

f = (0.0055*(1+(920/Di)+(1000000/Re))0.333) if Re>2100)
or
f = 64/Re if Re<2100))

iv Pressure drop(∆P/L) fρV^2/2D

v Total Friction Head loss (including 1.15*(∆P/L)*suction pipe length

15% safety factor)

Total Friction Head loss (including 15% safety

vi Head loss in suction pipe line
factor) /ρg in meters
C Head loss due to friction(hL) Discharge friction head - suction friction head

D Velocity head suction (fluid velocity)2/(9.81*2)

E Velocity head loss Discharge velocity head - suction velocity head

elevation of tank + minimum liquid level - pump

F Elevation difference (Δz)
suction nozzle level

NPSH
 SI units
kg/m3 994.72 kg/m3
cP 0.0009 kg/ms
Bar 3200 N/m2
kg/hr 0.105 kg/s 0.00010584
mm 0.0508 m
m 22.8 m Discharge pipe length 22.9
m 7.6 m
m 1.52 m
m 0 m

100000 N/m2
3200 N/m2
B' Pipe friction head loss in discharge

0.052246 i Fluid velocity v = 4Q / πDi2

2933.424 ii Reynolds number Re = Di v ρ/ μ

iii Friction factor

0.144863 f = (0.0055*(1+(920/Di)+(1000000/Re))0.333) if Re>2100)
or
f = 64/Re if Re<2100))

3.871407 iv Pressure drop(∆P/L) fρV^2/2D

Total Friction Head loss

101.5083 v (including 15% safety 1.15*(∆P/L)*suction p
factor)

Total Friction Head

loss (including 15%
0.010402 vi Head loss in discharge pipe
safety factor) /ρg in
meters
4.562E-05

0.000139 D' Velocity head discharge (fluid velocity)2/(9.81*2)

9.12

19.03981
0.052246

2933.424

0.144863

3.871407

101.9535

0.010448
0.000139