1. Liquid Parameters.
___(a) density of the liquid:_____________________________________________________________grams/cc
___(b) compressibility pf the liquid and any absorbed gas:____________________________________litres/bar
___(c) effective vapor pressure at pump inlet temperature:____________________________________°C
2 Pipe Parameters
(i) Suction Side
___(a) expected theoretical steady state suction pressure:___________________________________BarA
___(b) length of pipe from supply to suction acceleration head loss preventer inlet:________________meters
___(c) inside diameter of pipe from supply to preventer inlet:__________________________________mm
___(d) length of pipe from preventer to pump suction inlet:____________________________________meters
___(e) inside diameter of pipe from preventer to pump suction inlet:____________________________mm
(ii) Discharge Side
___(a) discharge pressure against which the pump must deliver:______________________________BarA
___(b) length of pipe from pump discharge check valve to discharge acceleration head preventer inlet:__meters
___(c) inside diameter of pipe from pump discharge to preventer inlet:__________________________mm
___(d) length of pipe from preventer discharge to final resistance: _____________________________meters
___(e) inside diameter of pipe from preventer discharge to final resistance:______________________mm
Pump Parameters
(i) Pumping Mechanism
___(a) connecting rod length:__________________________________________________________meters
___(b) crank shaft radius - i.e. half the piston stroke:_______________________________________meters
___(c) piston diameter:_______________________________________________________________meters
___(d) effective dead volume of pump chamber:____________________________________________litres
___(e) number of strokes of one displacer per minute:______________________________________
(ii) Suction Check Valves
___(a) valve seat diameter:______________________________________ID_____OD_____________mm
___(b) valve stroke:___________________________________________________________________mm
___(c) valve mass, plus half the weight of one valve spring:___________________________________Kg
___(d) starting resistance to compression of spring:________________________________________Kg
___(e) string rate:____________________________________________________________________Kg/mm
(iii) Discharge Check Valves
___(a) valve seat diameter:______________________________________ID_____OD_____________mm
___(b) valve stroke:___________________________________________________________________mm
___(c) valve mass, plus half the weight of one valve spring:___________________________________Kg
___(d) starting resistance to compression of spring:_________________________________________Kg
___(e) spring rate:____________________________________________________________________Kg/mm

*Include pressure wave speed (acoustic velocity):_________________________________________m/s