MIL-HDBK-1005/7A
Section 5:
PUMPS
5.1
Pumping Installation Planning
5.1.1
Information Required . See Table 8 for the detailed
data needed for design of pumping installations.
Table 8
Information Required for Pumping Installation Planning
CATEGORY
DETAILED DATA AND INFORMATION
Purpose of service
Transmission of water from water
source.
Pumping in the distribution
system.
Pumping to elevated storage tank.
Pumping for fire protection.
Booster pumping.
Pumping service at treatment
plant.
Other miscellaneous pumping
services.
Piping layout
Lengths, sizes, fittings.
Demand requirements
Maximum demand: Mgd or gpm.
Average demand: Mgd or gpm.
Minimum demand: Mgd or gpm.
Variation in demand.
Effect of storage on demand rates.
Static lift requirements
Static suction head or lift
Liquid characteristics
Static discharge heads
Specific gravity
Temperature
Vapor pressure
Viscosity
pH
Chemical characteristics
Solids content
Power available
Type
Characteristics
5.1.2
System Head Curve . Refer to Pumping Manual, Chapter
2, "Pump Performance and Characteristics," T.C. Dickenson, 9th
Edition, for determining system head curve.
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