Page 81 - Centrifugal Pumps Design and Application

64 Centrifugal Pumps: Design and Application

Notation

P Radial force (Ibs)
H Impeller head (ft)
D 2 Impeller diameter (in.)
B 2 Total impeller width including shrouds at D 2 (in.)
K Experimental constant
sp gr Specific gravity

Reference

Stepanoff, A. J., Centrifugal and Axial Flow Pumps, 2nd edition, John
Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 1957, pp. 111-123.