Variables: V=Volume per pump stroke in cubic inches
K=Type of pump (K factor)
P=Mean operating pressure
D=Allowable pressure fluctuations as a percentage.
Plus and Minus from Mean
n=Polytropic exponent of gas expansion. Nitrogen=0.714
Air=1.0
V) Volume Per Stroke Calculations:
1. Gallons Per Minute/Strokes Per Minute = Gallons Per Stroke
Gallons Per Stroke x 231 Cubic Inches Per Gallon = Cubic Inch Per Stroke
OR
2. .7854 X (Inch Bore Diameter); x Inch Stroke Length = Cubic Inch Per Stroke
K) Type of Pump: Simplex: Single Acting = .60 Double Acting = .25
(K Factor) Duplex: Single Acting = .25 Double Acting = .15
Triplex: Single Acting = .13 Double Acting = .06
Quadruplex: Single Acting = .10 Double Acting = .06
Quintuplex: Single Acting = .06 Double Acting = .02
P) Operating Pressure (Mean): P
Desired Pressure Fluctuations: Minimum Pressure Pmin = P-(PxD)
Maxmum Pressure Pmax = P+(PxD)
n
V x K ( P / Pmin )
FORMULA = -------------------------- = Cubic Inch Capacity Required
n
1 - ( P / Pmax )