IFAS Extension
Release Date: 10/29/2025
Water Resources
Abstract
This publication explains the basic methodology used to size pumps for aquaculture systems; however, these concepts can be applied to a variety of pumping systems. Written by Jordan Neff, J. A. Watson, and W. A. Porter, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, September 2022.
About this Publication
This document is AE579, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. Original publication date September 2022. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Neff, J., Watson, J. A., & Porter, W. A. (2022). An Introduction to Sizing Centrifugal Pumps in Aquaculture. EDIS, 2022(6). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ae579-2022
Authors
Jordan Neff
former graduate student, UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Jonathan Watson
Specialist
University of Florida
associate professor, agricultural economics and postharvest, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Wendell Porter
senior lecturer emeritus, agricultural operations management, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
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