Fluide Design Inc. - Tutorial - Centrifugal pump systems

This on-line tutorial is intended for everyone with an interest in centrifugal pumps. There is no math, just good, clear explanations of how it works. The tutorial contains the equivalent of about 50 typed 8 1/2"x11" pages with lots of images. The style is loose and stresses principles and understanding rather than details of calculations. For those who need to do those calculations, there are links to many pages that can be downloaded for this purpose as well. You will be given the opportunity of providing feedback or comments throughout the tutorial. Enjoy! There is more information available in the pdf version of this tutorial. Listen to the author's introductory comments on this audio recording .

This tutorial answers the following questions:

- What are the important characteristics of a pump system.

- What is head and how is it used in a pump system to make calculations easier.

- What is static head and friction head and how do they affect the flow rate in a pump system.

- How does a centrifugal pump produce pressure.

- Why is total head and flow the two most important characteristics of a centrifugal pump?

- What is meant by the pump rating? And what is the optimal operating point of a centrifugal pump?

- How to do details calculations that will allow you to size and select a centrifugal pump.

- How to verify that your centrifugal pump is providing the rated pressure or head.

- What is density and specific gravity and how do they relate to pressure and head?

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