Does An Irrigation Centrifugal Pump Need To Be Mounted On The Level?

Posted by admin on January 26, 2010 under Fluid Mechanics | 2 Comments to Read

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 as per the pump curves, is it because the angle of the pump/motor axis to the water is at 21deg to horizontal, does it need to be level.