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Centrifugal Pumps Design and Application 2nd ed - Val S. Lobanoff, Robert R. Ross (Butterworth-Heinemann, 1992)

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168 <strong>Centrifugal</strong> <strong>Pumps</strong>: <strong>Design</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Application</strong><br />

Figure 10-35. CO 2 pipeline pump (courtesy BW/IP internal, Inc. Pump Division,<br />

manufacturer of Byron Jackson/Unit<strong>ed</strong> 1 " <strong>Pumps</strong>).<br />

Horsepower Considerations<br />

As liquid CO 2 is compressible, special consideration during the pump<br />

selection process must be given to horsepower requirements. Gas horsepower<br />

(GHP) <strong>and</strong> brake horsepower (BHP) should be calculat<strong>ed</strong>, <strong>and</strong> it is<br />

recommend<strong>ed</strong> that pump shaft <strong>and</strong> driver be siz<strong>ed</strong> to accommodate the<br />

larger of the two. Depending on the thermodynamic properties, GHP can<br />

be greater or less than BHP. To calculate GHP, it is necessary to pr<strong>ed</strong>ict<br />

the behavior of the liquid across the pump. This can be done either from<br />

interpolation of thermodynamic tables (assuming pure CO 2 ) or by computer<br />

calculations using the new equation of state for the actual composition<br />

(see Starling 1973). This method has been widely appli<strong>ed</strong> to pr<strong>ed</strong>ict<br />

the behavior of any mixture of hydrocarbons. While it is recommend<strong>ed</strong><br />

that final pump design be bas<strong>ed</strong> on computer calculations, preliminary

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