Originally Posted by
Vapor
The approximation I use is as follows:
When going from single pump to dual pump (identical pumps), you can expect roughly (X * sqrt(2)) for flowrate, where X is your flowrate with single pump. Works out to a ~40% increase in flowrate.
You can apply this when going from dual to triple as well as single to triple, either (X * sqrt(1.5)) or (X * sqrt(3)), depending on what your starting point is. From a single pump, that works out to a ~73% increase in flowrate; from a dual, that works out to be a ~22% increase in flowrate. What those flowrates mean for you thermally varies on your setup....usually the gains past dual DDC are almost non-existent, heck, going to dual DDC can hurt if you don't have enough radiator or if you block is blind to flowrates (some have a pretty flat response curve).