Question: A centrifugal pump shown in Figure 3.1 below has a 100 mm diameter suction pipe and a 75 mm diameter delivery pipe. When discharging

A centrifugal pump shown in Figure 3.1 below has a 100 mm

A centrifugal pump shown in Figure 3.1 below has a 100 mm diameter suction pipe and a 75 mm diameter delivery pipe. When discharging 15 L/s of water, the inlet-mercury manometer with one limb exposed to the atmosphere recorded a vacuum deflection of 198 mm; the mercury level on the suction side was 100 mm below the pipe centre line. The delivery pressure guage, 200 mm above the pump inlet, recorded a pressure of 0.95 bar. The measured input power was 3.2 kW. Calculate the pump efficiency. Suction pipe P Delivery pipe 198 mm Mercury manometer 200 mm

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