During the test of a centrifugal pump, a Bourdon pressure gage just outside the casing of the
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During the test of a centrifugal pump, a Bourdon pressure gage just outside the casing of the 12-in.-diameter suction pipe reads -6 psig (i.e., vacuum). On the 10-in.-diameter discharge pipe, another gage reads 40 psig. The discharge pipe is 5 ft above the suction pipe. The discharge of water through the pump is measured to be 4 ft3/s . Compute the horsepower input of the test pump.
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Fundamentals Of Momentum Heat And Mass Transfer
ISBN: 9781118947463
6th Edition
Authors: James Welty, Gregory L. Rorrer, David G. Foster
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