How to Use Pump Curves, System Curves, and Affinity Laws to Optimize Performance affinity laws bep pump curves pump performance system curves Nov 26, 2025

Every pump delivers what its hydraulics and the connected piping allow, not what the nameplate promises. Real savings and reliability come from placing the operating point where the pump and the syste...

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Pumps in Parallel vs Series: How to Select, Size & Control parallel vs series operation pump curves pump selection guide system curve vs pump curve vfd for pumps Oct 26, 2025

New engineers face the same early design decision again and again: should the station be arranged with pumps in parallel vs series? The choice sets the performance envelope, shapes the system curve in...

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Understanding Pump Curves: A Guide for Engineers bep (best efficiency point) centrifugal pumps npsh explained pump curves system curve vs pump curve Oct 11, 2025

Pump performance curves look intimidating at first glance, yet they are among the most practical tools for sizing, troubleshooting, and operating pumps; understanding them is easier when pump curves...

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