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How do we calculate head requirement from the pump?

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What determines the minimum flow of a pump?

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What are the two factors that should be ensured when the total head for a ground water pump is calculated?

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What is the limit of sand in well water as recommended by US EPA and National Water Works Association?

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How many hours will a correctly sized pump run a day to meet the demand?

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Which of the following parameters is determined by the amount of water to be applied during the peak period?

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1: How do we calculate head requirement from the pump?
Suction lift + static water level + drawdown in the well + pressure head of the application device + friction loss in the pipes
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1: How do we calculate head requirement from the pump?
Elevation lift + static water level + drawdown in the well + pressure head of the application device + friction loss in the pipes
1: How do we calculate head requirement from the pump?
Elevation lift + static water level + drawdown in the well + pressure head of the application device - friction loss in the pipes
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2: What determines the minimum flow of a pump?
The amount of water that needs to be applied to the crops during peak periods.
2: What determines the minimum flow of a pump?
The type of soil in the field.
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2: What determines the minimum flow of a pump?
The cost of power for the pump.
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3: What are the two factors that should be ensured when the total head for a ground water pump is calculated?
There is no elevation lift and the drawdown has to be added to the suction lift.
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3: What are the two factors that should be ensured when the total head for a ground water pump is calculated?
There is no suction lift. Instead there is static water table and the drawdown has to be added to the elevation lift.
3: What are the two factors that should be ensured when the total head for a ground water pump is calculated?
There is no suction lift and the drawdown has to be deducted from the elevation lift.
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4: What is the limit of sand in well water as recommended by US EPA and National Water Works Association?
4: What is the limit of sand in well water as recommended by US EPA and National Water Works Association?
15ppm
4: What is the limit of sand in well water as recommended by US EPA and National Water Works Association?
5: How many hours will a correctly sized pump run a day to meet the demand?
5: How many hours will a correctly sized pump run a day to meet the demand?
12-18 hours
5: How many hours will a correctly sized pump run a day to meet the demand?
6: Which of the following parameters is determined by the amount of water to be applied during the peak period?
The efficiency of the pump
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6: Which of the following parameters is determined by the amount of water to be applied during the peak period?
The friction loss in the irrigation system
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6: Which of the following parameters is determined by the amount of water to be applied during the peak period?
The minimum size of the pump