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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 101<br />

Figure 8-19. Estimating K 2 .<br />

Example<br />

Ignoring internal leakage back to the impeller, calculate NPSHR<br />

cavitation free for the pump now describ<strong>ed</strong>.<br />

• Capacity—1,800 GPM<br />

• Product—Water<br />

• Temperature—70° F<br />

• Spe<strong>ed</strong>—8,100 RPM<br />

• Impeller eye area—17.2 sq in.<br />

• Eye diameter—5 in.<br />

• Inlet blade angle—15°<br />

• Suction area at A-B—24 sq in.

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