PUMP EFFICIENCY CALCULATOR & OPTIMAL EFFICIENCY PREDICTOR
① Existing Pump Specifications — from pump nameplate or datasheet
Pump type Select pump type from dropdown
Number of stages
Pump speed rpm
SI Units US Units (Enter SI or US — the other fills automatically)
Specified head metres feet
Specified flow m³/h GPM (US)
Pump shaft power kW (optional)
Motor rated power kW hp
Motor speed rpm
Specified motor voltage Volts
Motor full load current Amperes (optional)
Motor efficiency category Select IE class from dropdown
② Fluid Data
Fluid
Fluid specific gravity
Fluid kinematic viscosity cSt (optional)
③ Measured Values
Pump data SI Units US Units (Enter SI or US — the other fills automatically)
Pump speed rpm rpm (use nameplate if not measured)
Suction pressure kg/cm²(g) psi(g)
Discharge pressure kg/cm²(g) psi(g)
Calculated head
= (Pd−Ps) × 10 / SG
metres feet auto-calculated from pressures & SG
Flow m³/h GPM
Specific speed Ns US units = RPM × √Qgpm / (Hft/stages)0.75
Motor data
Motor operating speed rpm — assume nameplate motor speed if directly coupled
Motor current Amperes (optional — used to estimate motor input power)
Motor input power kW   OR kW — estimated from motor current above
Motor operating efficiency % — from IEC 60034-30-1:2014, based on IE class & load
Motor power factor estimated from IE class and load
④ Summary of Important Parameters and Results
Pump operating speed rpm
Number of stages
Operating head m ft
Operating flow m³/h GPM
Specific speed Ns US units
Motor input power Pm-in kW
Motor operating efficiency ηm % from IEC 60034-30-1:2014
Pump shaft power kW hp
Calculated Pump Efficiency % = SG × Q × 9.81 × H / (3600 × shaft_kW) × 100
⑤ PSAT Optimal Efficiency — Existing Duty Point (ANSI/HI 1.3) YES
HI base efficiency (at measured flow) %
Specific speed penalty %
OPTIMAL PUMP EFFICIENCY ACHIEVABLE % HI max curve − Ns penalty
Gap vs PSAT optimal pp
Expected motor input power at optimal kW
Electrical power saving potential kW kWh/yr at 8,000 operating hours/year
⑥ New pump selection — same speed & stages, adjusted duty point (optional) YES
Operating speed rpm
Number of pump stages
Desired new flow (with margin) m³/h GPM
Desired new head (with margin) m feet
OPTIMAL EFFICIENCY — new duty point %
Optimal pump shaft power kW
⑦ New pump selection — different speed, stages, head & flow (optional — full re-selection) YES
SI UnitsUS Units
Desired new operating speed rpm
Desired new number of stages
Desired new flow (with margin) m³/h GPM
Desired new head (with margin) m feet
OPTIMAL EFFICIENCY — new pump %
Expected shaft power kW hp
Expected motor efficiency %
Expected motor input power kW
📊 Audit Results
Existing Pump Efficiency
%
PSAT Optimal Achievable
% adj.
Gap vs PSAT Optimal
percentage points
Efficiency vs PSAT Benchmark
Existing η
PSAT optimal
Base (pre-penalty)
Flow Q
Head H
Suction Ps
Discharge Pd
Motor input Pm-in
Motor eff. ηm
Shaft power
Specific speed Ns
PSAT base eff.
Applied penalty
Energy waste
Annual waste (8,000 h)
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