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  1. Funkytown

    Recip Pump Heat Rejection

    Ok, so I have a 2250 HP triplex reciprocating pump. When testing it, I was inputing 1072 brake HP. I'm trying to size a cooler for this thing. Over 30 minutes of constant speed running, the power end lube temperature rose from 92 deg F to 106 deg F. I am trying to determine how much...
  2. Funkytown

    Heat Rejection of Pump

    Thanks for all of your help! I think I have found the answer!
  3. Funkytown

    Heat Rejection of Pump

    Thanks, StoneCold. Yes, I'm trying to size a cooler. We advertise a 90% mechanical efficiency on the pump, so I could just say that 10% of the pump's brake hp was going to the oil, but that makes for an enormous cooler. When you say "*total amount of oil*", do you mean the mass of oil that...
  4. Funkytown

    Heat Rejection of Pump

    Hello! I have a 2000 horsepower reciprocating pump, and I'm trying to determine how much horsepower is being dumped into the lube oil. I know the volume of the tank, the flow rate, the oil properties, and the beginning and ending temperatures over a 30 minute period of time. Where do I go...

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