Lecture Objectives:

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Lecture Objectives

• Learn about
• Pumps and
• System Curves

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Hydronic Terms

• Head loss
• Open-loop vs. closed loop

• Open System
• Closed System

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Pump
Cooling coil in AHU
Chiller
Pump
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Is this open or closed system ?
Cooling towers
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Relationship between velocity in a pipe and
pressure drop
?p v2 ?p Constant v2
Required power (P) for the pump
P V ?p P power W,
V volume flow rate m3/s,
v velocity m/s
?p pressure drop Pa
?p v2 (?p V2 when same pipe
is used) P V V2 when same pipe is used P
V3 P2/P1 (V2/V1)3 For the same
pipe When different pipe is used for the same
flow rate For the same flow rate V Reduction of
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smaller pipe
larger pipe
?p Pa or ft water
P2/P1 (D1/D2)4 - for the same flow rate or
50 smaller diameter of the pipe for the same
flow rate wee have 4 times larger velocity 16
times larger pressure drop and 16 times lager
power for the pump
v m/s or fpm
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Head Loss
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Fittings
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Pumps

• Raise pressure and produce flow
• Main type
• Centrifugal

Example of Turbine pump
Base mounted
Inline
Reading (textbook) Page 3-36 - 3-45
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Pump curves

• NPSHR Net Positive Suction Head Required

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Changing Pump Speed
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Net Positive Suction Head(cavitation)
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Curve for Multiple Pumps
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System Curves
?p
?p
AB
AB
B
A
B
A
V
A
B
V
A
B
Parallel
Serial
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Find a system curve for this plumbing
configuration
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Primary/Secondary and Tertiary Pumping
(schematics AB below)
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System balancing
AHU1
AHU2
HC1
HC2
100 ft
1000 ft
10 gpm
2 gpm
10 ft
pump
BOILER
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Valves

• Section 5-14 and 6-15 in the textbook
• Types
• Butterfly Valves
• Ball Valves
• Globe Valves
• Three way valves

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Valve Sizing and Flow Coefficient
Cv value
in liter/hour or.
in Pa
Control Valve Selection For Hydronic Systems
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Control Valve Selection For Hydronic Systems
Before DC we tried to do this
Valve authority