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A popular pump proxy model is given by quadratic equation:
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q = \frac{q_{\rm max}}{2 \cdot k_f} \cdot \left[ -(1- k_f) + \sqrt{ (1 + k_f)^2 - 4 \cdot k_f \cdot (p- p_{\rm in})/p_{\rm max}) \ } \right] |
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\eta(q) = 4 \, \eta_{\rm max} \cdot q/q_{\rm max} \cdot ( 1 - q/q_{\rm max}) |
where
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| maximum flowrate that pump can produce |
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| curvature of the pump characteristics (dimensionless) |
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| pump efficiency |
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| maximum pump efficiency |
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| electrical consumption per unit time |
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See also
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Natural Science / Engineering / Device / Pump
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