A couple suggestions from a pump OEM.
Could you install temperature gauges in your seal piping and have the operators record those readings instead?
Also, the IR handhelds vary widely in terms of spot sizes, more expensive hand helds generally have a a tighter spot size. For critical...
LittleInch's response is good. Power monitoring works reasonably well to determine flow splits. I would add to that yes, you can measure individual flow from each pump from the return header while its operating on its own, however that is not the flow rate it will produce when it is operated in...
I agree with the previous posters, accuracy and often times proper calibration of instrumentation are key to obtaining good data. Generally field measurements are only used as en estimate to "check" the pump's performance against curve. If you are trying to validate a published performance curve...
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