Question 10.7: As a part of an option study, you must make a preliminary se...

Engineering Economics and Economic Design for Process Engineers

As a part of an option study, you must make a preliminary selection of a pump that will pump 300 gpm of a clean fluid that has a viscosity of 70 cp.
The available NPSH will be well over 5 ft, and the pump will have to develop about 300 ft of head. From a technical standpoint, all the types of pump are feasible. Which should you select?

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