Flowserve ESP3 - Manual (Page 14)

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3.4.5 Minimum suction pipe submergence
The minimum submergence is shown in Figure 3-6.
Figure 3-6
Minimum submergence (meters)
Flow (m
3
/hr.) Suct.
Size 6.8 11.4 20.5 45.5 79.5 136 273 341 500 568 727 1023 1250
1.5 0.30 0.55 1.07 2.65
2 0.30 0.58 1.40 2.74
3 0.30 0.79 1.52 2.38
4 0.30 0.55 1.07 2.13
6 0.43 .076 1.19 1.83
8 0.55 0.94 1.19 1.65
10 0.64 0.85 1.22 1.52
Minimum submergence (feet)
Flow (USgpm) Suct.
Size 30 50 90 200 350 600 1200 1500 2200 2500 3200 4500 5500
1.5 1.0 1.8 3.5 8.7
2 1.0 1.9 4.6 9.0
3 1.0 2.6 5.0 7.8
4 1.0 1.8 3.5 7.0
6 1.4 2.5 3.9 6.0
8 1.8 3.1 3.9 5.4
10 2.1 2.8 4.0 5.0