Question: A pump has a critical cavitation constant = 0.15. This pump has to be installed in a well with a pipe of 10 m

A pump has a critical cavitation constant = 0.15. This pump has to be installed in a well with a pipe of 10 m

A pump has a critical cavitation constant = 0.15. This pump has to be installed in a well with a pipe of 10 m length and 200 mm diameter. There are an elbow (k,-1) and a valve (k, = 4.5) in the system. The flow is 0.05 m /s and the total dynamic head H... = 30 m. The atmospheric pressure is 9.7 m water abs and vapor pressure = 2.0 m water abs. Calculate the maximum suction height for the pump to run without cavitation. [f= 0.02]

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