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Typical Slurry Pump Calculation
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1.       First the user must enter design criteria or physical properties on the “Input Criteria” tap. Only values highlighted in blue need to be entered (NB: cells in blue font colour only).
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2.       The user must also enter the number of fittings in both the suction and the discharge side. If the fitting unique to your installation is not listed, just assign any fitting closest to yours in terms of head loss.
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3.       Then in the “CALCS” tab, the user must also enter design criteria only on the cell highlighted in blue.
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4.       In the “CALCS” tab, the user will need to determine and enter various factors (pipe friction factor, settling velocity factor, and slurry pump efficiency), in the cell shaded with dark blue fill by using the charts provided in various tabs.
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