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Pumping Water - Horsepower Requirements

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Energy imparted to the water by a pump is called water horsepower - and can be calculated as
Pwhp = q h SG / (3960) (1)
where
Pwhp = water horsepower (hp)
q = flow (gal/min)
h = head (ft)
SG = 1, water Specific Gravity
= pump efficiency (decimal value)
Horsepower can also be calculated as:
Pwhp = q dp / (1715 ) (2)
where
Pwhp = water horsepower (hp)
dp = delivered pressure (psi)
convert between power units
The table below can be used to estimate the power requirement for pumping water.
Horsepower Required to lift water at 60oF (hp)

Volume Flow
(gpm)

Height (ft)
5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

50

0.01

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.03

0.04

0.04

0.05

0.06

10

0.011

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.06

0.08

0.09

0.10

0.13

15

0.02

0.04

0.06

0.08

0.10

0.11

0.13

0.15

0.19

20

0.03

0.05

0.08

0.10

0.13

0.15

0.18

0.20

0.25

25

0.03

0.06

0.10

0.13

0.16

0.19

0.22

0.25

0.32

30

0.04

0.08

0.11

0.15

0.19

0.23

0.27

0.30

0.38

35

0.04

0.09

0.13

0.18

0.22

0.27

0.31

0.35

0.44

40

0.05

0.10

0.15

0.20

0.25

0.30

0.35

0.40

0.51

45

0.06

0.11

0.17

0.23

0.28

0.34

0.40

0.46

0.57

50

0.06

0.13

0.19

0.25

0.32

0.38

0.44

0.50

0.63

60

0.08

0.15

0.23

0.30

0.38

0.46

0.53

0.61

0.76

70

0.09

0.18

0.27

0.35

0.44

0.53

0.62

0.71

0.88

80

0.10

0.20

0.30

0.40

0.50

0.61

0.71

0.81

1.0

90

0.11

0.23

0.34

0.46

0.57

0.68

0.80

0.91

1.1

100

0.13

0.25

0.38

0.50

0.63

0.76

0.88

1.00

1.3

Note! Individual pump curves should always be used for exact calculations.

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