PUMP

EFF % BHP
RECOMMENDED CAPACITY RANGE
STATIC
HEAD

HORSE POWER

0 FLOW (BPD) Q max

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• Vertical axis shown pump discharge

head in Feet

• Horizontal axis, shown prod rate

measure in BPD, GPM etc.

• Discharge head measured in the same FT, with different fluid SG are
resulted different pressure.

• Measuring head in feet is important rather than measuring head in psi.

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HORSE POWER CURVE

• Pump efficiency can be determined by the the equation :
HHP (Hydraulic Horse Power) / BHP (Brake Horse Power)
• HHP is output Horse Power that can be defined from the head
developed on the pump curve at any point of BPD.
HHP = Rate (BPD) x Head (ft) x SG fluid
136000 (Constant)

Example : HHP = 2100 x 2275 x 1.00 BHP = 60 HP

136000 BHP plotted on the pump curve

= 35 HP

Pump efficiency = HHP / BHP 35 / 60 x 100 % = 58.3 %

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Curve Software

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