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Boiling Fluids - Recommended Suction Flow Velocity

The document provides recommendations for suction flow velocity when pumping boiling liquids to avoid cavitation issues. It recommends keeping suction fluid flow speeds below certain values depending on pipe bore size, ranging from 0.3 m/s for pipes under 50 mm to 0.45 m/s for pipes over 200 mm. Cavitation can occur if the pressure anywhere in the pump drops below the vapor pressure of the liquid, causing vaporization. Cavitation problems increase at higher liquid temperatures.

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Boiling Fluids - Recommended Suction Flow Velocity

The document provides recommendations for suction flow velocity when pumping boiling liquids to avoid cavitation issues. It recommends keeping suction fluid flow speeds below certain values depending on pipe bore size, ranging from 0.3 m/s for pipes under 50 mm to 0.45 m/s for pipes over 200 mm. Cavitation can occur if the pressure anywhere in the pump drops below the vapor pressure of the liquid, causing vaporization. Cavitation problems increase at higher liquid temperatures.

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Boiling Fluids - Recommended Suction Flow Velocity

Pipe bore inches mm 1 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 Boiling Liquids m/s ft/s 0.3 1 0.3 1 0.3 1 0.3 1 0.35 1.1 0.38 1.2 0.45 1.5 0.45 1.5

Capacity problem, cavitation and high power consumption in a pump, is often the result of the conditions on the su

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Boiling liquids - due to the cavitation problem - may be extremely difficult to pump. If the pressure at any point with

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Flow Velocity

the result of the conditions on the suction side. In general - a rule of thumb - is to keep the suction fluid flow speed below the following value

ump. If the pressure at any point within the pump falls below the vapor pressure of the liquid being pumped, vaporization or cavitation will occ

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flow speed below the following values:

ped, vaporization or cavitation will occur. For example, water at 100 o F (38 o C) boils or vaporizes if exposed to a vacuum of 28 in Hg . The pr

sed to a vacuum of 28 in Hg . The problem with cavitation increases with higher temperature.

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