Choose the Best Pump for Your System
Selecting the right sanitary pump is essential for maintaining efficient product flow, system reliability, and hygienic operation. Steel & O'Brien's pump data sheet is designed to help gather the critical application details needed to properly size and configure a pump for your process. By providing accurate operating conditions, product characteristics, and system requirements, Steel & O'Brien can recommend the optimal pumping solution for your application.
When properly sizing a pump, we need to know:
Liquid Data | |
| ⇒ Product | ⇒ Specific Gravity |
Operating Conditions | |||||
| ⇒ | Capacity (GPM) | ⇒ | Discharge Pressure (PSI) | ⇒ | Head Pressure (TDH) |
| ⇒ | Inlet Pressure (PSI) (Where NPSHₐ ≥ NPSHᵣ) | ⇒ | Viscosity (cP) – Ambient Temperature, Process Temperature | ⇒ | Solid Size & Content |
Horizontal and vertical runs are important factors when determining head. Friction loss is critical to determining head pressure. To properly size a pump, the size and type of all fittings, valves and equipment must be taken into consideration.
Suction Line | Discharge Line | |
| ⇒ Tubing Size | ⇒ Tubing Size | |
| ⇒ Vertical Drop | ⇒ Vertical Rise | |
| ⇒ Total Elbows | ⇒ Horizontal Run | |
| ⇒ Total Tees | ⇒ Total Elbows | |
| ⇒ Total Valves | ⇒ Total Tees |
Discharge Valve(s) and/or Equipment |
| ⇒ Ball |
| ⇒ Butterfly |
| ⇒ Disk Check |
| ⇒ Other |
Steel & O'Brien application engineers are available to assist you with diagnostic sizing. There are many pump applications; determining which pump is appropriate for your needs is critical. To ensure many years of successful processing, contact Steel & O'Brien to help size your pump today.