Kerosene is pumped by a centrifugal pump. When the flow rate is (350 mathrm{gpm}), the pump requires

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Kerosene is pumped by a centrifugal pump. When the flow rate is \(350 \mathrm{gpm}\), the pump requires \(18 \mathrm{hp}\) input and its efficiency is 82 percent. Calculate the pressure rise produced by the pump. Express this result as

(a) feet of water

(b) feet of kerosene.

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Fox And McDonald's Introduction To Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781118912652

9th Edition

Authors: Philip J. Pritchard, John W. Mitchell

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