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Worked Example: H= 380 ft, Q= 1750<br />

gpm, NPSHa= 8 ft, hydrocarbon<br />

rpm 1160 1780 1780 / dbl<br />

Ns (=RPM x gpm^0.5 / ft^3/4) 564 865 612<br />

Nss (=RPM x gpm^0.5/NPSH^3/4) < 10,168 15,602 < 11,032<br />

efficiency, from curve 0.70 0.70<br />

Head Coeff, from curve 1.0 1.02<br />

Tip Spd, fps, = (H x 2g /HC)^0.5 156.4 155.0<br />

Dia, in, = u x 12 / PI / (RPM/60) 30.9 20<br />

HP = H x Q x SG / (3960 x n) 240 217<br />

Min Nozzle (suc 20 fps, dis 40 fps) 6 x 6 6 x 6<br />

Min Flow (non-HC, continuous op) 39% 49%<br />

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