# Available NPSH screening # Scope: Open suction reservoir NPSH available; absolute pressures and supplied suction losses. # Status: illustrative worked example; engineering review pending. # Inputs are example values. Checks are editable example requirements, not standards. atmosphere = 101.3 kPa vapor = 2.3 kPa staticHeight = 1 m lossHead = 0.5 m density = 1000 kg/m^3 gravity = 9.81 m/s^2 required = 3 m available := (atmosphere-vapor)/(density*gravity)+staticHeight-lossHead [m] margin := available-required [m] check NPSH margin target: margin >= 1 m scenario alternative: atmosphere = 81.04 kPa