Consider the following data relating to the performance of a centrifugal pump: - speed = 1200 rpm. flow rate = 30 //s, head = 20 m, and power = 5 kW. If the speed of the pump is increased to 1500 rpm, assuming the efficiency is unaltered, the new flow rate and head, respectively, will be

Consider the following data relating to the performance of a centrifugal pump: - speed = 1200 rpm. flow rate = 30 //s, head = 20 m, and power = 5 kW. If the speed of the pump is increased to 1500 rpm, assuming the efficiency is unaltered, the new flow rate and head, respectively, will be

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Consider the following data relating to the performance of a centrifugal pump:
speed = 1200 rpm. flow rate = 30 //s, head = 20 m, and power = 5 kW. If the
speed of the pump is increased to 1500 rpm, assuming the efficiency is
unaltered, the new flow rate and head, respectively, will be

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