Question 10.6: You are doing a feasibility study for a process upgrade and ...
You are doing a feasibility study for a process upgrade and are making a preliminary selection of a pump that will pump 130 gpm of a clean fluid, having a viscosity of 5 cp. The available NPSH will be more than 20 ft and the pump will have to develop a discharge head of 1050 ft (435 psig). You have determined a multistage centrifugal or either type of positive displacement pump are technically feasible. Which should you select?
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