Reduce pumping costs through optimum pipe sizing

摘要

Every industrial facility has a piping network that carries water or other fluids. According to the US Department of Energy (DOE), pumping systems represent 16% of a typical facility's electricity costs. The power consumed to overcome the static head in a pumping system varies linearly with flow, and very little can be done to reduce the static component of the system requirement. However, there are several energy- and money-saving opportunities to reduce the power required to overcome the friction component.