high Pressure pumping

[vodeni]

Got a challenge. Need to lift approximately 700 gpm of water approximately 1,300 feet. Looking at different options, intermediate booster pumps, etc.., but I am curios if anyone has experience in lifting water at such a high pressure. Any tips on pumps, piping, etc.

 

[BigInch]

Well I told you I don't know what HDB ratings were all about. Anyway I thought there was a Driscopipe that could do 1000 or more. They were trying to get me to use it on an oilfield flowline once. Maybe it was lower pressure than I remember now. Sorry if its a red herring.

Now. 45000 feet .... horizontal ... I presume.

You can still do it with one pump if the diameter is right, the pipe material is strong enough and the pump has the pressure capacity. 1460 psig is no problem for steel pipe, or one pump. Just needs more power. You're nowhere near any limits I know of.

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[BigInch]

Unless you got a small budget.

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[micalbrch]

Just a guess but I think a 6" steel pipe is the cheapest option as it is standard and there are plenty of possible suppliers. So, you need 700 GPM against approx. 1450 psi clean water? Pretty big pump. Around 700 HP with a PD pump. I do not know whether one (multistage) centrifugal still can do that.

 

[BigInch]

I'm beginning to feel like Tom Sawyer fence painter. When are you going to believe me? That's only 24,000 BBL/day. Nowhere near any flow or pressure or power limits. In fact you're right in the middle of this chart. Limits are far away.

http://www.flowserve.com/files/Files/Images/Products/Pumps/ps-30-3_chart.gif

http://www.flowserve.com/Products/P...Bearing,-Axially-Split,-Multistage-Pump,en_US

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[BigInch]

Sorry, nowhere near the middle. Kinda down and to the left.

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[micalbrch]

BigInch, I beleive you if you tell me that it's possible (and you did). I just wanted to bring up the other option as head increased quite a lot in the meantime. Tom Sawyer's fence painter was pretty smart, wasn't he?

 

[BigInch]

Thanks, I'll take it you mean that as a compliment, but unfortunately he wasn't exactly what one would call smart, as Tom managed to get him painting that fence for free, while, as I recall, he went off fishing

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[rconner]

fyi see

http://eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=244229

(with regard to higher pressure DI etc. piping part of OP)