In this video I do the unboxing of a peripheral pump and the interpretation of the plate data, power (both in horsepower and in kilowatts), voltage, frequency, protection index, revolutions, maximum ambient temperature and above all, the reading and interpretation of the flow and pressure limits, the hydraulic performance curve is also reviewed, we check if this pump is useful for a hydropneumatic system, according to the calibration of the pressure switch or automatic pressure; and a practical exercise is also carried out for the calculation of the total dynamic head (CDT) or Total Dynamic head (TDH), the components that make it up: the static height, the friction losses and the final pressure, I do this exercise with a calculation on an irrigation sprinkler that emits the flow in gallons per minute and psi for which the conversion factors of units of the metric system and the imperial system are shown, GPM, lpm, m3/h, PSI, BAR, mca, Ft.
In short, after watching this video you will know the hydraulic fundamentals for a correct interpretation of the data provided by a water pump, be it centrifugal or peripheral.