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Centrifugal, (Sen-trif-u-gal)
Tending to fly from a center
Thrown from a center
Centrifugal pump impeller does just that
Water drawn into impeller eye, accelerated
down the blades and thrown against pump
casing that directs flow out of discharge
Impeller Rotation
Liquid into
impeller eye from
pump suction
2.31 ft
1 psig
WATER COLUMN
GASOLINE
0.8 sp gr
BRINE
1.2 sp gr
231 ft
100 psig
80 psig
120 psig
1 inch square
column of air, the
height of the
earths atmosphere
(From Sea Level)
weights 14.7 lbs
0 psig
Air Column
14.7 psia
D1 = Q1 =
D2 Q2
H1
H2
BHP1 = D13
BHP2
D23
S1 = Q1 =
S2 = Q2
H1
H2
BHP1 = S13
BHP2 S23
3-Way
Isolating
Control Valve Valve
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