You must install a centrifugal pump to transfer a volatile liquid from a remote tank to a

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You must install a centrifugal pump to transfer a volatile liquid from a remote tank to a point in the plant 1000 ft from the tank. To minimize the distance that the power line to the pump must be strung, it is desirable to locate the pump as close as possible to the plant. If the liquid has a vapor pressure of 30 psia, the pressure in the tank is 30 psia, the level in the tank is 40 ft above the pump inlet, and the required pump NPSH is 20 ft, what is the closest that the pump can be located to the plant without the possibility of cavitation? The line is 2-in, schedule-40, commercial steel, the flowrate is 75 gpm, and the fluid properties are ρ = 45 lb/ft3 and μ = 5 cP.

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Analysis Synthesis And Design Of Chemical Processes

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Authors: Richard Turton, Joseph Shaeiwitz, Debangsu Bhattacharyya, Wallace Whiting

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