SRAC Publication No. 372 December 1994（372年12月372号SRAC出版）.pdfVIP

SRAC Publication No. 372 December 1994 Selecting the Proper Pump J. David Bankston, Jr., and Fred Eugene Baker* Before you can select a pump that against increases. This is sketched A cost analysis of pumping will will fit your needs, you must as curve B. The operating point of consider initial cost of capital know four things: 1) the total the system occurs when the two investment, annual fixed cost and head or pressure against which it curves cross. operating cost. All three costs are must operate, 2) the desired flow In order to obtain a pumping sys- somewhat dependent on each rate, 3) the suction lift, and tem that will meet your require- other. The type of pumping 4) characteristics of the fluid. ments, and meet them in an effi- equipment, size of pipelines, size Aquaculture operations imply cient manner, you must match the of pumps and type of water sup- that you will be pumping water, pump to the piping system and ply affect not only the initial cost but you also need to know such required flow rate. Manufacturers but also the fixed cost as well as things as the temperature range, should be able to supply a pump the operating cost. For example, the corrosiveness (is it salty curve which shows the perfor- piping systems using large pipes water?), and how much and what mance of the pump and the allow- may cost more but could allow kind o