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Formed Suction Intake - What is the purpose of splitting it?

Some FSI's appear to be split down the middle. Others appear to not have this split. What purpose does this component serve? Is this component ever serving the purpose of a structural support?
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what is the most efficient technology for pumping huge amounts of seawater to great heights

if we had to pump up huge amounts of water, almost 5 million metric cubes per hour to a height of 800 meters what would be the most energy-efficient solution? how much energy would this consume? and ...
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Which electrical portable fluid pumping actuators that aren't based on electric motors, combustion engines, or piezoelectric actuators?

So, basically, I'm trying to find a practical, electrical, portable and efficient alternative for hydraulic pumps that doens't use electric motors, combustion engines or piezoelectric actuators. The ...
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Best pump for hot milk (Self priming)

I am currently in the process of building a machine that can make tea(in a saucepan). I have almost finalized everything, but am having trouble selecting what pump to use. I read the following ...
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Where should I restrict the flow of a pump?

I am using a 1/2 hp sump pump to provide flood coolant to a CNC milling machine. The sump pump has a 1.5" outlet. The milling machine already has a 1/2" adapter and manifold which connect to ...
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Pump capacity calculation

I have a borewell dug in my farm and the depth of the borewell is around 195 feet. I have applied for a Solar pump subsidy and I am about to get the equipment with following details: 4.7kW solar ...
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Pressure Boosting Pump Running Overcurrent

I'm working on an industrial water re-circulating system that is having an overcurrent issue that is baffling everyone involved (design engineer/plumber/electrician/pump and motor Mfg). The system ...
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Total dynamic head calculation of a submersible pump with different dia pipes connected to its discharge

I have to install a submersible pump for pumping ground water to irrigate land. I have six inch diameter metal pipe already available that I plan to use in the project. The pump delivery is 5 inches ...
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How can I make sure that my outflow is the same as my inflow?

I have a basin that is 110 mm wide, 200 mm long, and 15 mm deep. The walls are 2 mm thick. It has water being pumped into it at a rate of 0.1078 gpm from one side. In order to ensure that this pan ...
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Specifying Pump Max RPM

I am reviewing specifications that indicate: "Pump Maximum Speed, RPM (Estimated, manufacturer to recommend): 187". Another paragraph later on indicates the following: "Rotative speed ...
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Estimate cycle of the pump per day

I have a pump system that is on for 5 days. For the entire 5 days, there are 3 days that the pump system is able to complete on and off cycle. I want to estimate the cycle of the pump (on/off) per day?...
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Is it a good idea to limit speed of one motor of twin motor diaphragm pump?

I have the below 12V pump. It is a common garden spray pump, China made, no datasheet. The thing is this, it is supposed to be a suction pump, but once upon a time, long back, I connected the inlet ...
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Split tubing assembly

I am designing a tubing (TPE) assembly that splits a single inlet line into either four or eight outlet lines. The goal is to achieve an approximately equal flow rate of mildly viscous liquid at each ...
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Why are my water pumps becoming noisy all of a sudden

I purchased 3 identical submersible water pumps for my irrigation mister heads. Im running them in clear tap water at room temperature(blockages are not a concern) After running one for 30 hours, the ...
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What is the name for this style of "bellows" water pump?

I recently bought this old "bellows" style water pump and would like to find spare parts for it - there is no nameplate or model number, and I don't even know what to call this sort of pump ...
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Suction hose or regular PVC hose?

I had a liquid filling machine to which on the suction side I had applied regular PVC hose Some time back I had a problem that after some use the hose was beginning to breathe air. How do I know it ...
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Can a fully submerged submersible pump become air locked?

At a place I'm staying, there is a borewell whose design and construction I ignore and I have no means to figure out (total depth, cap etc.) The entire house runs on a limited electrical supply from ...
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How do centrifugal pumps connected in series increase head?

I've read that if you connect two identical centrifugal pumps one after another, the head of this system would be twice the head of a single pump. I have some difficulties understanding the processes ...
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How is flowrate generated by a pump related to it's supply?

Let's imagine this situation https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTxrzyl_E9ig49eoN3MRO4EvmTI30cJ-BwTyA&usqp=CAU There is some hydrostatic pressure in the supply tank which causes ...
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Meaning of Pump Max Lift

I am looking at grabbing a small submersible pump to recirculate some cleaning solution in a toilet for about 24 hours or and I was looking at the following pump. The spec says max lift 3'. Now my ...
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Is a diaphragm pump good for pumping liquid soap?

Can a double motor diaphragm pump be used for continuous pumping of liquid soap? Can it take it?
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Effect of pump suction lift on pump vibrations and motor current

Consider the case of an electric motor driving a centrifugal pump. The pump is installed above the tank. In Case-I, the tank is completely filled with water. In Case-II, the tank is emptied and thus ...
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"reversing pump" in closed water circuit, can water pumped reach further than wave length?

In a closed water circuit with a reversing pump. If the wavelength of how far water pressure wave (positive and negative) reaches during one pump/suction cycle is much shorter than the length of the ...
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What happens when running a piston pump below minimum air drive?

My question is what happens when you give an air driven liquid piston pump less air drive pressure then the minimum recommended. I have a pump that says its minimum drive pressure is 25psi. What would ...
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Would connecting a small hydraulic pump to a larger hydraulic motor result in force multiplication?

In a hydrostatic transmission system, hydraulic pumps drive hydraulic motors (basically a reverse pump). If you were use a smaller hydraulic pump as an input and a bigger hydraulic motor as the ...
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How long it takes to fill an inflatable to a certain pressure?

I am trying to figure out the inflation/how to calculate the time it takes to fill something to a certain pressure. I have an inflatable dock I am filling with a portable pump. The dock is 7ft x 7ft x ...
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shaft connected double water wheel to lift water back in closed loop

This is meant for mechanical closed system for hydroponics. Two wheels connected by same shaft so the wheel going down lifts the water back with the other interconnected wheel to a slight incline. I ...
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Pumped storage hydropower, how to power the pumps?

Regarding pumped storage hydropower, In the case of some high altitude upper reservoir that feeds several turbines located at the bottom of a valley, where there's a lower reservoir too. Assuming in ...
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Is there a way of find the ideal balance between pressure and fluid flow in a hydraulic system?

So, I have 72 hydraulic McKibben actuators with 30cm in length and 14cm in width under 400 kPa (or 4 bar) that lifts a 5 ton weight that I want to actuate in a third of a second (continuously, ...
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Pumping machine (Centrifugal ) fails to pump

I have a centrifugal pumping machine that fails to pump up consistently. When powdered on, it spills up water, then stops and continues intermittently like that without a consistent flow of water out. ...
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Would this large scale "bubble pump" actually work?

I have read about bubble pumps which work by heating water causing a phase change, the water passes through a one way valve and condenses thus pumping water. Would this work at a larger scale as in my ...
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How to build a hydraulic standing desk?

I am trying to build a standing desk but I want it to be wireless (aka - no electricity needed). My idea is: have 4 hydraulic pistons that extend (from 60 cm (25in) to 120 cm (50in)). They will be ...
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Centrifugal Pumps Self Priming

A traditional centrifugal pump is unable to self prime, as the pressure differential between the suction and discharge lines when pumping the air is insufficient to lift the water any appreciable ...
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Tips on searching for components?

I'm a mechatronics engineer, and a big part of my job is searching for the right off-the-shelf (mostly mechanical) component for a specific purpose. It can be anything from vacuum pumps, flow meters, ...
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Calculate pipe size and friction loss for an agricultural project's water system?

I'm in the process of designing a water system for our regenerative agricultural project in the Horn of Africa. I'm looking to install a ≈1000L water tank on a 3 meter stand which will gravity supply ...
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How to determine the efficacy and potential energy of hydro power energy storage?

The project I'm thinking about building a cheap DIY hydro energy storage (like a battery) system. I can build it but so far I can't really figure out the calculations to validate my idea and where to ...
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How to prevent ping pong balls from clogging the entrance to a tube they must be able to individually pass through

We have a claw machine that grabs a bunch ping pong balls that then drops them onto an incline that leads them to a 2 inch in diameter pvc pipe that they must all fall through. The issue is that when ...
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How this centrifugal pump works in creating a vacuum?

Stumbled upon this video (vacuum fryer commercial) It obviously using 2 centrifugal pump (large ones, most likely above 700 litres/min) to circulate the water inside condenser But then, these pumps ...
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What does pressure rating of pumps mean?

So I am thinking of purchasing a double motor pump for higher flow rates. This pump is available in two pressure ratings, 150PSI and 220PSI. What does it mean? I read that it means how much resistance ...
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Varying flow through Centrifugal pump

A centrifugal pump is used to pump fluid from one reservoir to another with varying pump speeds (Using a variable frequency drive). The system looks something like this The pump performance curve (QH)...
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Clockwise vs. counter-clockwise rotation, usage of terms with complex machinery as with pumps and motors

This question might be considered off-topic, because it will elicit opinions. However, I think it is somehow important to know about unwritten agreements, so I give it a try. I know that the direction ...
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Water pump's output going down

So I have a submersible pump (Which I do not use submerged but just connect hose to both ends) who's output is consistently falling. While guessing for the causes I am tempted to blame one instance ...
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Centrifugal pump head-flow prediction with CFD

Given a volute pump casing, the impeller, and RPM how would one obtain a simulated head-flow graph? As for what I have seen in research papers most methods already assume input flowrate / pressure and ...
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Why does pressure regulator on garden hose jump from 60PSI to 135PSI when pressure washer sits idle for a couple of minutes after use?

There's a pressure regulator on our garden hose spigot. When the valve is opened with the hose nozzle closed, it reads 60psi. I attach the garden hose to a 2700psi electric pressure washer. After ...
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Monitoring a pump's efficiency with a lack of data

First off, I'm an IT guy and not an engineer. I've been tasked with figuring out and monitoring the efficiency of some pumps. Thing is, I don't have a lot of data to work with. I don't know the total ...
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How to determine of pumps required on a pipeline

I have a 14km long pipe with total head loss of 113m, transporting water at 40m3/h. How do I decide how many pumps I need? I understand headloss is 113m, but I still don't get how does this tells me ...
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Peristaltic pump design principles

We're experimenting with 3D printed vacuum pumps, and a peristaltic pump is the leading contender, being shown to reach pressures below 10^-1 Torr. We don't know much about peristaltic pump design and ...
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will a hydraulic gear pump be capable of the same pressure at all speeds?

I'm trying to build a hydraulic power unit with a 5 horsepower electric motor, gear pump and tank. The flow requirement for the system is 1.7 gallons per minute. The pressure requirement is 3000 psi. ...
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Calculate hydraulic cylinder and pump forces on backhoe

I have a field find mini backhoe from a shut down manufacturer. The product is a beaver Pro QT50 backhoe used for small tractors, atvs, and pick up trucks. Unfortunately, there's no documentation on ...
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Choosing the right pipes for a combination of peristaltic and circulation pump

I would like to circulate the water within an aquarium that contains around 30l water with a circulation pump and an active chiller that contains R134a cooling fluid. New water shall be sucked with a ...
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