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 PressureNew   FlowNew 
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 PressureOld   FlowOld 
Engineering Calculation
Date: Thursday April 06, 2017
Therefore:
Project Name: Chiller Plant Model 2
Project Number:  FlowNew 
PressureNew  PressureOld   
 Flow
Engineer: David  Old 
Where:
This spreadsheet calculates a system curve based on a known flow and head determined by a pump test or by a design metric. You can
PressureNew  The pressure you want to know in consistent units
add it as a tab in a digitized pump or fan curve spreadsheet and then use the results to plot the system curve on the pump curve, plot
lines that intersect at the design point or other points on the system curve and plot a "dot" at the design point and other points. PressureOld  The pressure you know in consistent units
Assumptions FlowNew  The flow you want to know in consistent units; by
1 Known flow = 1,100 gpm (design parameter) and inserting it here, you can solve for a new press
2 Head or static at known flow = 90.00 ft.w.c. (design parameter) curve
3 Fixed static or open system lift = 0.00 Note 1 FlowOld  The flow you know in consistent units
4 System Curve Exponent = 2.00 Note 2
5 Efficiency = 72.3% (From the curve) We can also re-arrange the terms and solve for flow:
6 Bhp = 34.6 Bhp (calculated)
7 Largest impeller = 7.0 inches  PressureNew 
8 Closest known impeller size =  point)
6.0 inches (enter the known impeller size closes to the design operating   FlowOld  FlowNew
 PressureOld 
9 Smallest impeller = 5.5 inches
10 DP set point = 80.0 ft.w.c. (at the remote load at discharge header)
Finally, if we have an open system, we need to take static lift into a
11 Published curve speed = 3,550 rpm (from the published curve)
Note 1 - For closed systems that control for a fixed pressure, enter it here in ft.w.c., otherwise use 0.
  Flow
2
Note 2 - The typical value for this is 2, but ASHRAE research indicates that generally, 1.85 - 1.89 may be more appropriate for systems were there are some portions with fullydeveloped
out New tur
 
PressureNew   PressureOld  PressureStatic   
 Flow 
 
  Pressu
 Old  
 
System Curve Points
Where:
Condition Flow Static
140% of known flow 1,540 176.40 PressureStatic  The static lift in an open system or the fixed cont
120% of known flow 1,320 129.60 closed system
Known 1,100 90.00
80% of known flow 880 57.60
60% of known flow 660 32.40
40% of known flow 440 14.40
30% of known flow 330 8.10
20% of known flow 220 3.60
18% of known flow 198 2.92
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 16% of known flow 176 2.30
14% of known flow 154 1.76
12% of known flow 132 1.30
10% of known flow 110 0.90
8% of known flow 88 0.58
6% of known flow 66 0.32
4% of known flow 26 0.05
2% of known flow 13 0.01
No Flow 0 0.00

Design Conditions
This table can be used to create lines that cross at the design
point on a pump curve chart.
Head Line 1,800 90.00 Set the flow values in the yellow cells to match the range of the X axis
0 90.00
Flow Line 1,100 200.00 Set the head values in the orange cells to match the range of the Y axis
1,100 0.00

Point on a Known Impeller Line

This table can be used to create lines that cross at a known point
on a pump curve chart.
Head Line 1,800 73.50 Set the head value in the orange cell to the head value where the design system curve crosses the known impeller size line
0 73.50
Flow Line 1,330 200.00 Set the flow value in the yellow cell to the flow value where the design system curve crosses the known impeller size line
1,330 0.00

You can also use these tables to create a "dot" at the design point
or known operating point by plotting the numbers in the blue cells
as a series, which gives you a line with only one point. When you
do that, you probably will not see the "dot" on your chart because
the markers for the line are turned off or are too small. But if
you select the series by using the "Current Selection" area of
"Format" tab associated with the "Chart Tools" you can format
the marker to be larger, and have fill and color characteristics,
just like you would if you wanted all of the markers on a line to
show up.

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   FlowNew 
2 
PressureNew    PressureOld  PressureStatic       Pressure
 Static
  Flow  
  Old  
Where:
PressureNew  The pressure you want to know in consistent units
PressureOld  The pressure you know in consiste nt units
PressureStatic  The static lift in an open system or the fixed control pressure in a
closed system
FlowNew  The pressure you want to know in consistent units
FlowOld  The pressure you want to know in consistent units
2
owNew 

lowOld 

you want to know in consistent units

you know in consistent units
want to know in consistent units; by selecting some arbitrary value
it here, you can solve for a new pressure and develop a system

know in consistent units

rms and solve for flow:

owNew

tem, we need to take static lift into account.

2
 Flow
e some portions with fullydeveloped
out New turbulent flow.
PressureStatic       Pressure
Static
 Flow  
 Old  


t in an open system or the fixed control pressure in a

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ve crosses the known impeller size line

crosses the known impeller size line

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