HydroSuite PRO

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Live System Schematic

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ft/s

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Reynolds

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Friction f

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hf/100ft

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NPSHa ft

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Pump η%

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Head Budget

Run Head Loss to see budget.

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Quick Calcs

All use your Global State — no re-entry needed.

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Darcy-Weisbach Head Loss

Pipe Length

Elevation Δ (ft)

Fitting ΣK — auto-pushed from Fitting Accumulator

Show calculation steps

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Fitting Loss Accumulator

ΣK = 0.00 V = — ft/s h = — ft ΔP = — psi

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Pipe Velocity Checker + Economic Sizing

Application Type

All Sch 40 sizes — optimal highlighted ✦

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Water Hammer — Joukowsky Surge Analysis

Valve Closure Time (s)

Pipe Length (ft)

System Pressure (psi)

Pipe Material — Acoustic Wave Speed

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System Curve Builder & Pump Operating Point

System Geometry

Static Head (ft)

Suction Line (ft)

Discharge Line (ft)

Fitting Losses ΣK

ΣK = 0.00 | —

Pump Curve Points

BEP (optional)

BEP Q

BEP H

BEP η%

Report Header

Project

Customer

Engineer

Tag No.

Description

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Pump Performance & NPSH

Pump Performance

Flow (GPM)

TDH (ft)

Brake HP (BHP)

SG — from Global State

1.000 tap to edit ⚙

NPSH Available

NPSHa = (P_atm − P_vap) × 2.31/SG + H_s − h_fs

Atm Pressure (psia)

Vapor Pressure (psia) — from Global

0.339 tap to edit ⚙

Static Suction Head (ft)

Suction Friction (ft)

Cavitation Check

NPSHr from curve (ft)

Safety Margin (ft, ≥2)

Show steps

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Specific & Suction Specific Speed

Speed (RPM)

BEP Flow (GPM)

BEP Head (ft)

NPSHr (ft)

Stages

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Required BHP & Motor Sizing

BHP = Q × TDH × SG / (3960 × η)

Flow (GPM)

TDH (ft)

Pump Efficiency (%)

Service Factor

Supply Voltage

Power Factor

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Parallel & Series Pump Analysis

⟵ Parallel ⟶

⬆ Series ⬆

Number of Pumps

Single Pump Curve Points

Static Head (ft)

System K (h=KQ²)

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Control Valve C_v Calculator

Fluid Conditions

Flow Rate

Pressure Drop ΔP (psi)

Specific Gravity

1.000tap to edit ⚙

Fluid Type

Valve Sizing Mode

Mode

Sizing Criteria (optional)

Opening at design flow (%)

Rangeability

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Thermal Energy — Heat Load

Find Heat Load

Find Flow Rate

Flow Rate

T_in (°C)

T_out (°C)

Fluid Preset

Cp (J/kg·K)

Density (kg/m³)

Show steps

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Pipe Thermal Expansion

Pipe Length (ft)

ΔT (°F)

Material

Pipe OD (in) for loop sizing

E (psi) for stress

Show steps

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Viscosity vs Temperature

Arrhenius

Provide two (T, μ) points — auto-fits Arrhenius correlation.

T₁ (°C)

μ₁ (cP) at T₁

T₂ (°C) opt.

μ₂ (cP) at T₂

Predict at T (°C)

Show steps

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Heat Exchanger — LMTD / NTU

NEW

LMTD Method

NTU Method

Configuration

Hot In (°C)

Hot Out (°C)

Cold In (°C)

Cold Out (°C)

U (W/m²·K)

Heat Load (kW)

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Fluid Properties Database

Click → Apply to Global State

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Binary Mixture Estimator

Fluid A

SG_A

μ_A (cP)

Fluid B

SG_B

μ_B (cP)

Blend

Mass Fraction A (%)

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Interactive Moody Chart

Flow Rate

Pipe ID (in)

Roughness ε (mm)

Kin. Viscosity ν (cSt)

Re = —
ε/D = —
f = —
Regime = —

Darcy f · Swamee-Jain · 6 roughness curves · Red marker = Global State

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Unit Converter

Pipe Schedule Reference

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Affinity Laws

VFD

Forward: RPM→Perf

Reverse: Find RPM

RPM₁ (Original)

RPM₂ (New)

Q₁ (GPM)

H₁ (ft) optional

⚡ 10% speed reduction = 27.1% power savings (cube law)

Show steps

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Affinity Laws — Quick Reference

RPM₁

RPM₂

Q₁ (GPM)

H₁ (ft)

Affinity Laws
Q₂ = Q₁ × (N₂/N₁)
H₂ = H₁ × (N₂/N₁)²
P₂ = P₁ × (N₂/N₁)³ × SG

VFD Power Savings
80% speed → 51.2% power
70% speed → 34.3% power
60% speed → 21.6% power

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Motor Torque & Current

Motor Power

Speed (RPM)

Efficiency (%)

Power Factor

Supply Voltage

Show steps

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NEMA Motor Frame Reference

HP	NEMA Frame	HP	NEMA Frame
1	143T	50	326T
1.5	145T	60	364T
2	145T	75	365T
3	145T	100	405T
5	182T	125	444T
7.5	184T	150	445T
10	213T	200	447T
15	215T	250	449T
20	256T	300+	5000-series
25	284T	Per NEMA MG-1
30	286T
40	324T

480V 3φ FLA ≈ HP × 1.25 A | 4160V 3φ FLA ≈ HP × 0.144 A

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Fitting K-Value Reference

Fitting	K (Darcy)	Notes
Gate valve, fully open	0.10	1/4 open ≈ 24
Ball valve, fully open	0.05	1/2 open ≈ 5.5
Globe valve, open	5.00	High resistance
Butterfly valve, open	0.80
Check valve, swing	2.50	Full bore
90° elbow, std radius	0.30	R/D = 1
90° elbow, long radius	0.15	R/D = 1.5
45° elbow	0.20
Tee, flow-through run	0.10
Tee, flow-through branch	1.00
Sharp entrance	0.50	Tank to pipe
Rounded entrance	0.04	r/D ≥ 0.15
Re-entrant entrance	0.80	Projecting pipe
Pipe exit (all)	1.00	To tank/atm
Foot valve + strainer	5.50	Open type
Gradual reducer	0.10	θ < 15°
Sudden expansion	1.00	Borda-Carnot

h_m = K × V² / (2g) | Values per Crane TP-410 / Idelchik

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Pump System Sizing Wizard

Step-by-Step

Complete system design from fluid to motor. Pre-filled from Global State. Results link to System Curve Builder.

Fluid & Operating Conditions

Design Flow (GPM)

300tap ⚙

Specific Gravity

1.000tap ⚙

Viscosity (cP)

1.002tap ⚙

Vapor Pressure (psia)

0.339tap ⚙

Temperature (°F)

Atm Pressure (psia)

Pipe System Geometry

Total Static Head (ft)

Suction Line (ft)

Discharge Line (ft)

Suction Source Head (ft)

Pipe Material

Pipe Sizing Recommendation

Fill Steps 1 & 2 above…

System TDH & NPSHa

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Pump Selection Criteria

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Motor & VFD Recommendation

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Live System Schematic

Head Budget

Quick Calcs

Darcy-Weisbach Head Loss

Fitting Loss Accumulator

Pipe Velocity Checker + Economic Sizing

Water Hammer — Joukowsky Surge Analysis

System Curve Builder & Pump Operating Point

Pump Performance & NPSH

Specific & Suction Specific Speed

Required BHP & Motor Sizing

Parallel & Series Pump Analysis

Control Valve Cv Calculator

Thermal Energy — Heat Load

Pipe Thermal Expansion

Viscosity vs Temperature

Heat Exchanger — LMTD / NTU

Fluid Properties Database

Binary Mixture Estimator

Interactive Moody Chart

Unit Converter

Pipe Schedule Reference

Affinity Laws

Affinity Laws — Quick Reference

Motor Torque & Current

NEMA Motor Frame Reference

Fitting K-Value Reference

Pump System Sizing Wizard

Control Valve C_v Calculator