I have recently set up a 60hp direct coupled pump mounted on a frame with 4 wheels which has the flexible suction pipe on the same axis as the pump/motor. The unit is on the rivers edge with a suction lift of 3ft, everything works fine but I feel it is not meeting its output [...]
what will be the nature of power consumed and pressure if deliv.valve is kept closed and pump was kept running for long time?
The pump is used in the water treatment industry for pumping clean treated water.
The centrifugal pump installed in my factory which sucks water from the tank below suddenly fails to deliver the solution .this happens when the pump is operational.Is it due to air ingress from the stuffing box?we have a conventional type asbestos gland packing .To rule out the usual possibilities i have checked the sucktion pipe [...]
A centrifugal pump is installed on an open large tank and is designed to pump water at rate of 10 L/s through diameter 10cm suction pipe. Calculate the maximum height the pump suction is to be installed if net suction head is 4.0m and vapor pressure of water is 2.34kPa at 20C, 1atm ambient pressure [...]
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