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GPM = Gallons per Minute Temperature Conv
Head = Height of Water (ft) t/c Reference
Efficiency of Pump = %/100 RTD Reference
PSI = Pounds per Inch Time Standards
Where 3-Phase Equations
Specific Gravity of Water = 1.0 LonWorks
1 CuFt per Sec. = 448 GPM Carbon Dioxide
1 PSI = A Head of 2.309 ft (water weight)
62.36 lbs per CuFt at 62°F

For Fans and Blowers HP = SEARCH INVENTORY

HP =

HP =

CFM = Cubic Feet per Minute

PSF = Pounds per Square Foot
Where PIW = Inches of Water Gauge
PSI = Pounds per Square Inch
Efficiency of Fan = %/100

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For Conveyors HP (verticle)

HP (horizontal)

F = Force (lbs)
V = Velocity (ft/min)

Coef. of Friction
Where
• Ball or Roller Slide = 0.02
• Dovetail Slide = 0.20
• Hydrostatic Ways = 0.01
• Rectangle Ways with Gib = 0.01 to 0.25

TORQUE FORMULAS

T= HP x 5252

T = Torque (LbFt)
Where HP = Horsepower
N = Speed (rpm)

T= FxR

T = Torque (LbFt)
Where F = Force (Lbs)
R = Radius (Ft)

Ta (accelerating) WK2 x Change in RPM

308 x t (Sec)

Ta = Torque (LbFt)
WK2 = Inertia at Motor Shaft (LbFt)2
t = Time to Accelerate (Sec)
Where
Note:
To change LbFt2 to InLbSec2, Divide by 2.68
To change InLbSec2 to LbFt2, Mult. by 2.68

AC MOTOR FORMULAS

Sync Speed = Freq x 120

Number of Poles

Sync Speed = Synchronous Speed (Rpm)

Where
Freq = Frequency (Hz)

% Slip = (Sync Speed - FL Speed) x 100

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Sync Speed

FL Speed = Full Load Speed (Rpm)

Where
Sync Speed = Synchronous Speed (Rpm)

Reflected WK2
WK2 of Load
=

(Reduction Ratio)2

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