ABSTRACT
There are many factors that the design engineer must take into account when designing a pump/pipe system. The chapter summarizes some of the common design practices. In thermal energy system analysis and design, the primary calculations involving fluid transport include the application of the conservation of mass, conservation of energy, and the determination of head losses in pipes, tubes, ducts, valves, and fittings. The flow of a fluid in a thermal energy system can be affected in one of two ways; gravity or forced by a pump. Fluid transport systems can be very simple or quite complex. Independent of the complexity of the design, the engineer strives to maintain a cost-optimized system. Pipes are generally designed for high-pressure service. The thickness of the pipe wall is designated by the schedule number. Tubing has thinner walls compared to an equivalent diameter pipe and are meant for low-pressure service.
