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What is a main disadvantage of a centrifugal pump?

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How much of the world’s total volume of water is fresh water?

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What makes mixed flow impellers different from axial flow impellers?

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1: What is a main disadvantage of a centrifugal pump?
They require a lot of maintenance
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1: What is a main disadvantage of a centrifugal pump?
They contain a lot of moving parts
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1: What is a main disadvantage of a centrifugal pump?
They cannot create suction by themselves
2: How much of the world’s total volume of water is fresh water?
72%
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2: How much of the world’s total volume of water is fresh water?
About 50%
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2: How much of the world’s total volume of water is fresh water?
3.5%
3: What makes mixed flow impellers different from axial flow impellers?
Mixed flow impellers deliver higher rotation speeds
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3: What makes mixed flow impellers different from axial flow impellers?
They subject the fluid to a degree of radial flow
3: What makes mixed flow impellers different from axial flow impellers?
They’re not nearly as good as a fully axial flow impeller
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