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Centrifugal Pumps Design and Application 2nd ed - Val S. Lobanoff, Robert R. Ross (Butterworth-Heinemann, 1992)

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NPSH 89<br />

Figure 8-4. Pressure loss between suction nozzle <strong>and</strong> leading <strong>ed</strong>ge of impeller<br />

vane.<br />

constant <strong>and</strong> varying the capacity, or by holding the spe<strong>ed</strong> constant <strong>and</strong><br />

r<strong>ed</strong>ucing the suction pressure at various capacities. Either of these methods<br />

will produce a breakdown in the head characteristic as shown in Figure<br />

8-5, indicating a condition under which the performance of the pump<br />

may be impair<strong>ed</strong>.<br />

Accurately determining the inception of cavitation requires extreme<br />

control of the test <strong>and</strong> involves sophisticat<strong>ed</strong> instrumentation. The Hydraulic<br />

Institute has permitt<strong>ed</strong> a drop in head of 3 % to be accept<strong>ed</strong> as<br />

Figure 8-5. Loss in head during cavitation test.

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