Volume of Fluid Displaced for Pumps
Volume of Fluid Displaced for a Duplex Pump Formula |
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\( V_{fd} \;=\; n_c \; SL \; [\; ( 2 \; p_d^2 ) - r_d^2 \;] \; \eta_v \;/\; 42 \;\; 294 \) | ||
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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\( V_{fd} \;=\; \pi \; p_d^2 \; SL \; n_c \;/\; 4 \) | ||
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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\( V_{fd} \;=\; SL \; p_d^2 \; \eta_v \;/\; 42 \;\; 98.03 \) | ||
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 | \(dimensionless\) | - |