Pumping
What this tool does
Strokes and minutes to move a known volume at a stated pump output and speed. This page says what the tool is for, in plain language. The working formula stays on the signed-in tool.
When to use it
Open Pump Strokes & Displacement Time when this is the job: Strokes and minutes to move a known volume at a stated pump output and speed. That is usually a mix, a weight-up, or a pump-output check from the pit and the pump.
Step-by-step
- Open Pump Strokes & Displacement Time from the tool list.
- Fill Unit system, Pump input, Volume to Displace, Pump Output Factor from the instrument, the drawing, or the job record. Use the unit shown beside each field.
- Fill the remaining fields the same way. Skip a field only when the screen marks it optional.
- Run Calculate when that control is on the page, then read every result row and any warning.
- Check the result against the site procedure and the manufacturer data before you change a range, a wire, a setpoint, or a weight.
- This help page is public. Opening the tool still requires a Pro session.
Inputs
- Unit system
- Imperial or metric. Pick one and enter every other field in that system.
- Pump input
- Choose the Pump input that matches the instrument, the drawing, or the job. Choices include Output factor, Liner geometry.
- Volume to Displace
- Volume to Displace is the value you read from the instrument, the drawing, or the job record. Enter it in bbl.
- Pump Output Factor
- Pump Output Factor is the value you read from the instrument, the drawing, or the job record. Enter it in bbl/stk.
- Pump Speed
- Pump Speed is the value you read from the instrument, the drawing, or the job record. Enter it in SPM.
- Liner diameter
- Liner diameter is the value you read from the instrument, the drawing, or the job record. Enter it in in.
- Stroke length
- Stroke length is the value you read from the instrument, the drawing, or the job record. Enter it in in.
- Cylinders
- Cylinders is the value you read from the instrument, the drawing, or the job record.
- Volumetric efficiency
- Volumetric efficiency is the value you read from the instrument, the drawing, or the job record.
Results
- Result
- The reported value for Pump Strokes & Displacement Time. Use the unit printed on that row.
- Warnings
- A warning means an entry is incomplete or outside what this tool will stand behind. Recheck the inputs and the site procedure.
Common mistakes
- Using a pump factor from a different liner or a different efficiency than the pump on the job.
- Mixing the volume already in the pit with the volume you still need to move.
- Do not treat a result from Pump Strokes & Displacement Time as a substitute for the site procedure or the manufacturer data.
Standards references
These are the standards and public references named on this tool. Clause numbers appear only when the catalog already cites them.
- Stroke count: strokes = displaced volume / pump output per stroke
- Single-acting reciprocating displacement: N × (π/4) × D² × L × volumetric efficiency, converted with 231 in³/gal and 42 gal/bbl
Offline and access
This engine can run offline after the server has cached it for the signed-in account.
A free session can read this help page. The tool card shows the name and the short summary. Opening the tool requires Pro.