18. A centrifugal pump has, to work against a head of 25 metres at a speed of 850 rpm.. The flow component of the velocity at outlet is 2 5 metres/second.The outlet vane angle is 40°. If the discharge of the pump is 0-25 cumec find (i) The diameter of the impeller and (ii) The width of the impeller at outlet. Neglect losses.

18. A centrifugal pump has, to work against a head of 25 metres at a speed of 850 rpm.. The flow component of the velocity at outlet is 2 5 metres/second.The outlet vane angle is 40°. If the discharge of the pump is 0-25 cumec find (i) The diameter of the impeller and (ii) The width of the impeller at outlet. Neglect losses.

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