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Simplified Indirect Estimation of Pump Flow Discharge: An Example from Serbia

Milica Rašić Amon
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Milan Radić
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Zoran Stajić
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Dejan Brkić
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Pavel Praks
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Abstract

In the absence of a flowmeter or due to its inaccuracy, the flow rate at the discharge section of the pipeline following the observed pump can be roughly estimated if the pressure can be measured instead. To use the proposed procedure two main conditions should be achieved: (1) a manometer should be installed at the discharge pipeline between the pump and the flow regulation valve, and (2) the actual curve that relates pressure and flow for the observed pump unit should be known in advance. The described example is from Serbia, but it is of interest for any water pumping station with a submersible pump (installed in wells or tanks) where a limited number of adequate places for the measuring of flow are available (if any are available at all), but where the pressure at the discharge pipe of the observed pump can be measured. This simplified method can find applicability in installations in remote rural regions where limited resources are available. The results show that the calculated values of the flow obtained by the presented method deviate greatly in relation to the measured values provided by the portable ultrasonic flowmeter, up to 60% at one of the measuring points. However, in relation to the measured values provided by the permanently installed flowmeter the discrepancy is significantly lower (0.6–6.8%).

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hal-03170105 , version 1 (15-03-2021)

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Milica Rašić Amon, Milan Radić, Zoran Stajić, Dejan Brkić, Pavel Praks. Simplified Indirect Estimation of Pump Flow Discharge: An Example from Serbia. Water, 2021, 13 (6), pp.796. ⟨10.3390/w13060796⟩. ⟨hal-03170105⟩
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