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NPSHa

The document discusses NPSH (Net Positive Suction Head) calculations for different suction conditions including pressurized suction, suction open to atmosphere, suction under vacuum, and negative suction open to atmosphere. It provides input parameters such as pressure, vapor pressure, pipe losses, specific gravity, and gradient and calculates the NPSH available based on absolute head, suction/vapor pressure head, pipe losses head, and gradient head.

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NPSHa

The document discusses NPSH (Net Positive Suction Head) calculations for different suction conditions including pressurized suction, suction open to atmosphere, suction under vacuum, and negative suction open to atmosphere. It provides input parameters such as pressure, vapor pressure, pipe losses, specific gravity, and gradient and calculates the NPSH available based on absolute head, suction/vapor pressure head, pipe losses head, and gradient head.

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NPSH - Available Calculations - Pressurised Suction

Input
Absolute Pressure
Liquid Vapour Pressure
Pipe Losses
Liquid Specific Gravity
Suction Pressure
Gradient

Output
Head - Absolute
Head - Suction Pressure
Head - Vapour Pressure
Head - Pipe Losses
Head - Gradient

NPSH-Available
Program Paresh Girdhar
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1.033 kg/cm2
0.45 kg/cm2
1.5 m
0.8
0.5 kg/cm2
0.2 m

12.9 m
6.3 m
-5.6 m
-1.5 m
0.2 m

12.2 m
NPSH - Available Calculations - Suction Open to Atmosphere

Input
Absolute Pressure 1.033
Liquid Vapour Pressure 0.45
Pipe Losses 1.5
Liquid Specific Gravity 0.8
Gradient 4

Output
Head - Absolute 12.9
Head - Vapour Pressure -5.6
Head - Pipe Losses -1.5
Head - Gradient 4.0

NPSH-Available 9.8

Program Paresh Girdhar


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osphere

kg/cm2
kg/cm2
m

m
m
m
m

m
NPSH - Available Calculations - Suction Under Vacuum

Input
Absolute Pressure 1.033
Vacuum 600
Liquid Vapour Pressure 0.45
Pipe losses 1.5
Liquid Specific Gravity 0.8
Gradient 10.2

Output
Head - Absolute 12.9
Head - Suction Pressure -10.2
Head - Vapour Pressure -5.6
Head - Pipe Losses -1.5
Head - Gradient 10.2

NPSH-Available 5.8
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r Vacuum

kg/cm2
mm-Hg 0.22 kg/cm2-a 0.816
kg/cm2 0.217
m

m
m
m
m
m

m
NPSH - Available Calculations - Negative Suction open to Atmosphere

Input
Absolute Pressure 1.033
Liquid Vapour Pressure 0.45
Pipe losses 1.5
Liquid Specific Gravity 0.8
Gradient 3

Output
Head - Absolute 12.9
Head - Vapour Pressure -5.6
Head - Pipe Losses -1.5
Head - Gradient -3.0

NPSH-Available 2.8

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Atmosphere

kg/cm2
kg/cm2
m

m
m
m
m

m
Pascal bar kg/cm2 atm Torr=mmHg
1 Pa (N/m ) =
2
1 10^-5 0.10210^-4 0.98710^-5 0.0075
1 bar = 10^5 1 1.02 0.987 750
1 kg/cm2 = 98066.5 0.981 1 0.968 736.6
1 atm = 101325 1.103 1.033 1 760
1 Torr = 133.322 0.00133 0.00136 0.001316 1

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