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Pumps - Power Calculator

Calculate pump hydraulic and shaft power
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Hydraulic Pump Power

The ideal hydraulic power to drive a pump depends on
the mass flow rate the
liquid density
the differential height

- either it is the static lift from one height to an other or the total head loss component of the system - and can be
calculated like
P

h(kW)

= q g h / (3.6 10 )

(1)

where
P

h(kW)

= hydraulic power (kW)

3

q = flow capacity (m /h)

3

= density of fluid (kg/m )

2

g = gravity (9.81 m/s )

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h = differential head (m)

The hydraulic Horse Power can be calculated as:
P

h(hp)

=P

h(kW)

/ 0.746

(2)

where
P

h(hp)

= hydraulic horsepower (hp)

Example - Power pumping Water

3

1 m /h of water is pumped a head of 10 m. The theoretical pump power can be calculated as

3

h(kW)

= (1 m /h) (1000 kg/m ) (9.81 m/s ) (10 m) / (3.6 10 )

= 0.027 kW

Shaft Pump Power

The shaft power - the power required transferred from the motor to the shaft of the pump - depends on the
efficiency of the pump and can be calculated as
P

s(kW)

=P

(2)

h(kW)

where
P

s(kW)

= shaft power (kW)

= pump efficiency

Online Pump Calculator - SI-units

The calculator below can used to calculate the hydraulic and shaft power of a pump:
3

q - flow capacity (m /h)

3

- density of fluid (kg/m )

2

g - gravity (m/s )
h - differential head (m)
- pump efficiency

Online Pump Calculator - Imperial units

The calculator below can used to calculate the hydraulic and shaft power of a pump using Imperial units:
q - flow capacity (gpm)
3

- specific weight of fluid (lb/ft )

2

g - gravity (ft/s )

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h - differential head (ft)

- pump efficiency

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