Pump performance
Ability of pump to deliver material is based
on pressure (psi/bar) and quantity (cfm/lpm)
of air supplied to motor and amount of fluid
discharge backpressure to be overcome
within system.
Pump performance contains curves
based on three different air pressures.
Curves relate delivery in gallons (liters) per
minute (X axis) to air consumption in cubic
feet (liters) per minute (right Y axis) and to
material discharge pressure in psi (bar)
(left Y axis).
Pump performance
Delivery versus discharge pressure and air consumption.
psi
Bars
120
1750
110
1500
100
90
1250
80
70
1000
60
50
40
30
20
250
10
Legend:
Air pressure ∆
Air consumption - - -
Material discharge pressure ______
SAE 10 oil at 75 ˚F (24 ˚C)
150 psi (10.3 bars) ∆
100 psi (6.9 bars) ∆
750
50 psi (3.4 bars) ∆
500
0
2
4
0
10
15
5
150 psi (10.3 bars) ∆
100 psi (6.9 bars) ∆
50 psi (3.4 bars) ∆
6
8
10
40
20
25
30
35
Delivery
7
lpm
cfm
210
5500
180
5000
4500
150
4000
3500
120
3000
90
2500
2000
60
1500
1000
30
500
0
14
Gallons/minute
12
1 gallon (7 lbs)
45
50
Liters/minute
1 l (0.84 kg)
Fig. 2