Question: Problem No . 3 | If a new pump has an 8 in diameter impeller size and operates at 1 1 0 0 rpm ,

Problem No.3| If a new pump has an 8 in diameter impeller size and operates at 1100 rpm , is
geometrically similar to an already manufactured and tested pump (see the given curves below), which
has a 12 in diameter and operates at 1000 rpm ; and at the peak efficiency (i.e., maximum )
Estimate the discharge rate of the new pump
Estimate the shaft power of the new pump
Estimate the ideal rise head of the new pump
Illustration: (1) geometrically similar means the old and new pump have the same flow coefficient (i.e.,
CQ or ),(2)(hint), you should use the similar rules and definitions of the dimensionless coefficients
simultaneously, (3) here, CQ is ,CH is , and is , and (4) carefully, read data from the curves from
the figure to the right.
and efficiency curves.
Problem No . 3 | If a new pump has an 8 in

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