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Why is it an advantage to mount your pump to a fixed base?

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What does friction loss refer to?

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Which of the following is NOT a way to reduce friction losses?

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Does it create a noise inside the pump when vapourised water molecules implode?

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What happens if you double both the pump’s flow and the head?

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Which measuring unit is flow typically measured in?

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1: Why is it an advantage to mount your pump to a fixed base?
A steady pump operates more efficiently
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1: Why is it an advantage to mount your pump to a fixed base?
It makes it easier to measure the pump data
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1: Why is it an advantage to mount your pump to a fixed base?
It helps to keep it steady in bad weather
2: What does friction loss refer to?
A rapid decrease of flow and increase of pressure
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2: What does friction loss refer to?
The formation of air bubbles in the moving liquid
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2: What does friction loss refer to?
Contact between the moving liquid and its enclosure
3: Which of the following is NOT a way to reduce friction losses?
Reduce the flow
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3: Which of the following is NOT a way to reduce friction losses?
Lower the pump inlet
3: Which of the following is NOT a way to reduce friction losses?
Increase the pipe size
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4: Does it create a noise inside the pump when vapourised water molecules implode?
No
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4: Does it create a noise inside the pump when vapourised water molecules implode?
Yes
5: What happens if you double both the pump’s flow and the head?
The energy usage remains the same
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5: What happens if you double both the pump’s flow and the head?
The energy usage is doubled
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5: What happens if you double both the pump’s flow and the head?
The energy usage is quadrupled
6: Which measuring unit is flow typically measured in?
m2
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6: Which measuring unit is flow typically measured in?
l/min
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6: Which measuring unit is flow typically measured in?
m3/h