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Tools to analyze plumbing for solar systems, including pipes and pumps.
Note that some of the companies listed under
"Solar Suppliers" provide extensive technical data
on pumps. |
| Piping and Plumbing Analysis and Properties | |
| Endot Industries | Specifications, material properties, application data, pressure loss tables, ... for various flavors of Polyethylene pipe. |
| Pipe Loss Calculator | Calculates pressure losses, velocity, ... for water or water/glycol flow in pipes. |
| Copper.Org | Search for "The Copper Tube Handbook" -- 7mb of more than you will ever need to know about copper tubing/pipe size, geometry, ratings, ... |
| Boedeker Plastics Plastics properties and selection guides |
Material properties and selection information for a wide variety of plastics. |
| Pumps and Turbines Arthur Williams |
Nice combination of understandable physics and
sensible economics. 2003 ITDG Publishing |
| Copper Pipe Pressure Drop http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com
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Handy pressure drop table for
copper pipe. Note: 1 psi = 2.3 ft of head Other pressure drop tools on this site: |
| Pipe flow and Duct Flow Calculators Mike Rocchetti http://www.connel.com/freeware/index.shtml
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Calculators for pressure loss in pipes and ducts, steam tables, and a Psychrometric Calculator |
| Pipe flow and Duct Flow Calculators Mike Rocchetti http://www.connel.com/freeware/index.shtml
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Calculators for pressure loss in pipes and ducts, steam tables, and a Psychrometric Calculator |
| Pumps and Solar Pumping | |
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Grundfos HVAC Technical Guide HVAC Technical guide (6 MB pdf)
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 The
HVAC Technical guide provides a lot of good design information on
selecting the right pump for your requirements. Explains pump
curves, flow relationships, static head requirements, ... |
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A Graphic Guide to Solar Water Pumping Windy Dankoff
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Power Magazine article, issue 46Very good article on designing and selecting the components for a solar electric water pumping system. Covers a wide variety of pumping head requirements, flow requirements, and system types. |
| Dankoff Pumps Solar Pumps for Space
Heating Guide
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Information on pumps used for space heating fluid circulators. |
| Solar Pump Selection Guide | PV powered pump sizing information. |
| Vanguard Piping Systems http://www.vanguardpipe.com/paltechdata.htm http://www.vanguardpipe.com/litlib.html
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Lots of data on PEX tubing,
including some test results.
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| Pump Curves for Some Common Pumps
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Pump curves for some common Taco and Grundfos pumps ... |