Fox and McDonald's Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
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Author: Philip J. Pritchard, John W. Mitchell
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Chapter 10, Problem 40P
Catalog data for a centrifugal water pump at design conditions are Q = 250 gpm and Δp = 18.6 psi at 1750 rpm. A laboratory flume requires 200 gpm at 32 ft of head. The only motor available develops 3 hp at 1750 rpm. Is this motor suitable for the laboratory flume? How might the pump/motor match be improved?
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