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Pump Power Calculator

Calculate pump hydraulic and shaft power
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

Ph(kW) = q ρ g h / (3.6 106)

= q p / (3.6 106) (1)

where

Ph(kW) = hydraulic power (kW)

q = flow (m3/h)

ρ = density of fluid (kg/m3)

g = acceleration of gravity (9.81 m/s2)

h = differential head (m)

p = differeential pressure (N/m2, Pa)

The hydraulic Horse Power can be calculated as:

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Ph(hp) = Ph(kW) / 0.746 (2)

where

Ph(hp) = hydraulic horsepower (hp)

Or - alternatively

Ph(hp) = qgpm hft / (3960 η) (2b)

where

qgpm = flow (gpm)

hft = differential head (ft)

η = pump efficiency

Example - Power pumping Water

1 m3/h of water is pumped a head of 10 m. The theoretical pump power can be calculated as

Ph(kW) = (1 m3/h) (1000 kg/m3) (9.81 m/s2) (10 m) / (3.6 106)

= 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

Ps(kW) = Ph(kW) / η (3)

where

Ps(kW) = shaft power (kW)

η = pump efficiency

Online Pump Calculator - SI-units

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

135 q - flow (m3/h)

1000 ρ - density of fluid (kg/m3)

9.81 g - gravity (m/s2)

33 h - differential head (m)

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0.6 η - pump efficiency

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Online Pump Calculator - Imperial units

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

600 q - flow capacity (gpm)

62.4 γ - specific weight of fluid (lb/ft3)

32.174 g - gravity (ft/s2)

110 h - differential head (ft)

0.6 η - pump efficiency

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Check the relation between Density, Specific Weight and Specific Gravity

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