Volume of Fluid Displaced for Pumps
Volume of Fluid Displaced for a Duplex Pump Formula |
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\( V_{fd} \;=\; \dfrac{ n_c \cdot SL \cdot [\; ( 2 \cdot p_d^2 ) - r_d^2 \;] \cdot \eta_v }{ 42 \cdot 294 }\) | ||
Symbol | English | Metric |
\( V_{fd} \) = Volume of Fluid Displaced | \(bbl\;/\;stroke\) | - |
\( n_c \) = Number of Cylinders | \(dimensionless\) | - |
\( SL \) = Stroke Length | \(in\) | - |
\( p_d \) = Piston Diameter | \(in\) | - |
\( r_d \) = Rod Diameter | \(in\) | - |
\( \eta_v \) (Greek symbol eta) = Volumetric Efficiency | \(dimensionless\) | - |
Volume of Fluid Displaced for a Single-acting Pump Formula |
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\( V_{fd} \;=\; \dfrac{ \pi \cdot p_d^2 \cdot SL \cdot n_c }{ 4 }\) | ||
Symbol | English | Metric |
\( V_{fd} \) = Volume of Fluid Displaced | \(bbl\) | - |
\( \pi \) = Pi | \(3.141 592 653 ...\) | - |
\( p_d \) = Piston Diameter | \(in\) | - |
\( SL \) = Stroke Length | \(in\) | - |
\( n_c \) = Number of Cylinders | \(dimensionless\) | - |
Volume of Fluid Displaced for a Triplex Pump Formula |
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\( V_{fd} \;=\; \dfrac{ SL \cdot p_d^2 \cdot \eta_v }{ 42 \cdot 98.03 }\) | ||
Symbol | English | Metric |
\( V_{fd} \) = Volume of Fluid Displaced | \(bbl\;/\;stroke\) | - |
\( SL \) = Stroke Length | \(in\) | - |
\( p_d \) = Piston Diameter | \(in\) | - |
\( \eta_v \) (Greek symbol eta) = Volumetric Efficiency | \(dimensionless\) | - |