Episode 42: Considerations for Sizing a Pump




Pumps & Systems Podcast show

Summary: Nick Vastine, business applications engineer for Applied Flow Technology, joins the podcast to discuss considerations for sizing a pump. This applies to centrifugal (rotodynamic) pumps. Some questions include: What are the main goals when selecting a pump and piping system? What impact can oversizing or undersizing a pump have on a system? What is BEP, how important is it, what happens when pump operating point gets away from the BEP, etc What are the steps to take when properly sizing a pump? Email podcast host Drew Champlin at dchamplin@cahabamedia.com.