Applied Fluid Mechanics (7th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780132558921
Author: Robert L. Mott, Joseph A. Untener
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13, Problem 13.64PP
A pump draws propane at 
F (sg
from a tank whose level is 
in above the pump inlet. The energy losses in the suction line total 
ft and the atmospheric pressure is 
psia. Determine the required pressure above the propane in the tank to ensure that the NPSH available is at least 
ft.
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