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Practical Centrifugal Pumps
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Practical Centrifugal Pumps

by Paresh Girdhar, Octo Moniz
April 2011
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
264 pages
8h 24m
English
Newnes
Content preview from Practical Centrifugal Pumps
Pump testing and inspection 137
Pump Specification Requirements
API –610 (7th Ed.) Hydraulic Institute Standard, ANSI
and Industry Practice
Capacity at
rated head
– +10/ 0% +5/ 5%
Efficiency 0.5% 0% Formula
Rated Power +4%
NPSH-r 3%
head drop
+0 m
Retest When reduction in impeller diameter
demands more than 5% of original
diameter
When reduction in impeller diameter
demands more than 5% of original
diameter
Mechanical
seal
Leakage
test
Mutual agreement Not specified
7.3 Performance test procedure
The performance test of horizontal or vertical pumps needs different configurations of the
pump testing facility
Typic ...
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ISBN: 9780080480145