Parallel Pumping with Optimized Impeller Pumps Part 1: Essential Fundamentals

Parallel Pumping with Optimized Impeller Pumps Part 1: Essential Fundamentals

Our last series taught us that pumps with untrimmed impellers and variable frequency drives (i.e., optimized impeller pumps) can often exceed design head and flows without penalty. Now, we're really going to blow your mind. Did you know…

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Hydronic Balancing Part 4: How to Develop a System Curve

What is a system curve and how is it used to develop a balanced hydronic system?  

The “system curve” is a graphical representation of the head losses and gains of a particular piping system that result from changes in flow.  And it’s all based on this law:

As you double the flow through the piping the pressure drop increases by the square.  In other words, the pressure drop increases by four times what it was.

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