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What is an understanding of the load profile of your application essential for?

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What happens to the flow when the NPSH value increases?

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Why will pumps with a constant duty point soon be a thing of the past?

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In their simplest forms, what do pump curves measure?

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What do you have when there’s a cross point between the system’s characteristics and the pump’s performance?

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What do pump curves help you do?

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1: What is an understanding of the load profile of your application essential for?
Pump selection
1: What is an understanding of the load profile of your application essential for?
Your power bill
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1: What is an understanding of the load profile of your application essential for?
Water composition
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2: What happens to the flow when the NPSH value increases?
It decreases
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2: What happens to the flow when the NPSH value increases?
It remains the same
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2: What happens to the flow when the NPSH value increases?
It increases as well
3: Why will pumps with a constant duty point soon be a thing of the past?
Because duty pumps no longer operate alone
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3: Why will pumps with a constant duty point soon be a thing of the past?
Because better and smarter control valves are available
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3: Why will pumps with a constant duty point soon be a thing of the past?
Beause of the use of variable speed pumps for applications with variable demand
4: In their simplest forms, what do pump curves measure?
Pressure and flow
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4: In their simplest forms, what do pump curves measure?
Flow and head
4: In their simplest forms, what do pump curves measure?
Flow and pressure
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5: What do you have when there’s a cross point between the system’s characteristics and the pump’s performance?
The specific duty point
5: What do you have when there’s a cross point between the system’s characteristics and the pump’s performance?
The desired flow rate
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5: What do you have when there’s a cross point between the system’s characteristics and the pump’s performance?
The total head
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6: What do pump curves help you do?
They help you identify and select the right pump for your needs
6: What do pump curves help you do?
They give you the pump’s technical specifications
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