Fluid Mechanics
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ISBN: 9780073398273
Author: Frank M. White
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11, Problem 11.30P
A pump, geometrically similar to the 12.95-in model in Fig. Pl 1.24, has a diameter of 24 in and is to develop 30 hp at BEP when pumping gasoline (not water). Determine (a) the appropriate speed, in r/min; (b) the BEP head, in ft; and (c) the BEP flow rate, in gal/min.
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