Rev. cjc 31.01.

2014
Limit suction height for water pumps [1]
Altura de aspiración límite para bombas de agua [1]

Q= 50 m3/h Hs_lim = (Pa - Pv) - ( NPSHr +v2/(2*g) + DP )

dn = 6 in
Sch = STD Hs_lim = Limit suction height mca
t= 10 °C Pa = Atmospheric pressure mca
H= 2600 msnm Pv = Vapor pressure mca
Rabs = 0.1 mm NPSHr = Net pressure suction head. Required. mca
L= 4 m v= Suction pipe velocity m/s
Ksing = 1.2 - DPloss = Suction pipe losses mca
NPSHr = 4 mca (1)
Height above sea level
H= 2850 m.s.n.m.

Q= 50 m3/h Kinematic viscosity f= f(Rrel, Re)

Q= 0.0139 m /s 3
t= 10 °C Rel = #VALUE!
dn = 6 in n= SaturatedWaterKinematicViscos Re = #VALUE! -
Sch = STD n= #VALUE! m²/s f= #VALUE! -
di = Pipe_Imp_CS_Dint_dn_sch Rabs = 0.1 mm
di = #VALUE! mm Rel = Rabs / d Frictional losses
di = #VALUE! m Rel = #VALUE! DPf = f*(L/d)*hv
A= #VALUE! m² Re = v*d/n f= #VALUE! -
v= Q/A v= #VALUE! m/s L= 4 m
v= #VALUE! m/s d= #VALUE! m d= #VALUE! m
hv = v²/(2*g) n= #VALUE! m²/s hv = #VALUE! m
hv = #VALUE! m Re = #VALUE! - DPf = #VALUE! m

Nota 1 Vendor data

Nota 2 Note 3

Pv = (610.78 * exp((t/(t+238.3)) * (17.2694))) / g / 1000

 t= 10 °C
Pv = 0.131 mca

http://www.conservationphysics.org/atmcalc/atmoclc2.pdf

g= 9.380665 m/s²

Mat24.net. Differential equations http://www.math24.net/barometric-f

H= 2850
Patmloc = 101325 * Exp(-0.00012
Patmloc = 71976
Patmloc = 7.67

Patm =101325⋅Exp(−0 .
 Hs <= Hs_lim

Hs_lim
Hs

Singular pressure losses Vapor pressure (2)

DPs= Ksing * hv t= 10 °C
Ksing : Total value of singularities Pv = 0.124 mca
Ksing = 1.2 -
hv = #VALUE! m Atmospheric pressure (3)
DPs= #VALUE! m Pa = 7.67 mca

Total losses
DPloss = DPf + DPs m NPSHr = 4 mca
DPf = #VALUE! m vin = #VALUE! m/s
DPs= #VALUE! m DPloss = #VALUE! m
DPloss = #VALUE! m Hs_lim = #VALUE! m
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msnm
101325 * Exp(-0.00012 * H)
Pa
mca

101325⋅Exp(−0 . 00012⋅H )

Microsoft Equation
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Sumergencia mínima [2]
Minimum submergency

Aplicación
Q= 80 m³/h Ref. [2] Hydraulic Institue
dn = 4 in S= D * (1 + 2.3 * ( v / (g * d)^0.5))
sch = STD v= #VALUE! m/s
d= #VALUE! m
di = Pipe_Imp_CS_Dint_dn_sch S= #VALUE! m
di = #VALUE!
di = #VALUE! m
A= #VALUE! m²

v= Q/A
Q= 0.022 m³/s
A= #VALUE! m²
v= #VALUE! m/s

hv = v^2/(2*g)
v= #VALUE! m/s
hv = #VALUE! m
v / (g * d)^0.5))
 [2] http://prueba2.aguapedia.org/master/ponencias/modulo6/ponencias_modulo06_master_05-07/disen

Minimum submergency

Altura limite de aspiracion-Sumergencia minima-Boca de aspiracion

o06_master_05-07/diseno_redes_y_estaciones_bombeo.pdf

Suction mouth

a de aspiracion
http://www.pumpfundamentals.com/help11.html

General

Calculating the minimum submersion to avoid vortex formation at the pump suction tank

This document will cover two topics, one a general discussion of this subject and how the equations were developped. The oth

The pump suction intake must be submerged sufficiently to avoid the formation of vortexes on the liquid surface of the suction t

The formation of vortexes between the pump suction intake and the suction tank fluid surface causes air to enter the pump suc

There are many possible intake design geometries, a few are shown in the next Figure; they all have in common a minimum re
Here is a picture of a submersion problem, the pump is an axial flow pump whose intake is insufficiently submerged causing a v
The Hydraulic Institute publishes a guide on Pump Intake Design that provides detail recommendations.

The Goulds pump company has an excellent technical section in their catalogue, you can view the table of contents here, it pro

I have made a video showing vortex formation in a miniature pump system

, give it a look.

Specific comments

Applets are programs based on the java language that are designed to run on your computer using the Java Run Time environ

The minimum submersion of a pump inlet is based on tests that were done by the Hydraulic Institute www. pumps.org and this

This applet is designed to help you find the minimum submersion required to avoid the formation of a vortex in the pump suctio

S [in] = d [in] + 0.574 * q `[gpm] * D [in]^-1.5

D= 1 in
q= 5 gpm
S [in] = 3.87 in
The velocity v is given by:
d= 25.4 mm
S [mm] = d [mm] + 0.574 * q `[gpm] *(D*25.4 mm])^-1.6
S [mm] = d [mm] +2.17282534 * q [l/min] *(D*25.4 mm])^-1.6
S [mm] = 25.419

The velocity is limited to between 2 and 8 ft/s. The recommended velocity rate is 5.5 ft/s. The flow rates are limited to between

By clicking on the - Other Configurations - button, you can see various suction configurations where this submergence criteria w
ere developped. The other some specific comments on how the applet functions.

d surface of the suction tank. These vortexes can take many shapes and forms

air to enter the pump suction. This mixture of air and water in the pump reduces the pump capacity. The formation of such vortexes must the

n common a minimum requirement for submergence to avoid the formation of vortexes.

y submerged causing a vortex to form and air to be entrained into the pump suction.
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e Java Run Time environment.

ww. pumps.org and this help page gives a brief description of the method devised to calculate it. You can find more information in The Hyd

vortex in the pump suction tank and therfore air entrainment in the pump. Tests by the Hydraulic Institute have shown that the relationship b

1 l/min = gpm
1 gpm = 3.7854 l/min
0.574
2.17282534

25.4 mm])^-1.6
*(D*25.4 mm])^-1.6

s are limited to between 25 USgpm and 300000 USgpm.

is submergence criteria will also apply.

of such vortexes must therefore be avoided. There is a relationship between the intake velocity at the suction intake, and the submergence
e information in The Hydraulic Institute's Pump Intake Design ANSI/HI 9.8-1998 standard.

wn that the relationship between the minimum submergence S , the diameter D and the flow rate q are:
e, and the submergence (S) of the intake.
Barometric formula
http://www.math24.net/barometric-formula.html

Water vapor pressure

Pv = Pv =0,0000001*t^4 - 0,0000039*t^3 + 0,0004*t^2 + 0,0019*t + 0,0678

 [1] Selección fina de bombas
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Luis E. Oérez Farrás
http://www.fi.uba.ar/archivos/institutos_seleccion_bombas

[2] Hydraulic Institut

Centrifugal/Vertical Pump Intake Design (ANSI/HI 9.8)

[3] Sumergencia mínima

http://prueba2.aguapedia.org/master/ponencias/modulo6/ponencias_modulo06_master_05-07/diseno_re

[4] Hidrostal
http://www.hidrostal-peru.com/images_turbinas/tipo_vn.pdf

[5]

http://www.scribd.com/doc/63456172/66/Sumergencia-minima

[11] Heat ans mass transfer

Anthony F. Mills
Irwin, 1995

[12] Heat transfer

J. P. Holman
McGraw-Hill, 1989

[14] http://www.pumpfundamentals.com/help11.html
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