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03 Pompa
03 Pompa
03 Pompa
Hsis = HS+ hL
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Turbomachinery Analysis
Machines for Doing Work on a Fluid
Hydraulic Power:
Pump Efficiency:
Pump efficiency
Surge
• Instability when the system
characteristic reacts with a positive
sloping pump characteristic
NPSH
REQUIRED
0 14.7 34.0
500 14.4 33.3
1000 14.2 32.8
1500 13.9 32.2
2000 13.7 31.6
2500 13.4 31.0
3000 13.2 30.5
3500 12.9 29.8
4000 12.7 29.4
5000 12.2 28.2
6000 11.8 27.3
7000 11.3 26.2
8000 10.9 25.2
9000 10.5 24.3
10,000 10.1 23.4
Flow Coefficient:
Head Coefficient:
Power Coefficient:
Torque Coefficient:
Specific Speed:
Specific Speed
(Customary Units):
Specific Speed
(Customary Units):
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Performance Characteristics
Dimensional Analysis and Specific Speed
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