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CHOOSE PUMP FOR FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM
THe WORTHINGTON Model 6LN 18 Pumps is a Horizontal Split-Case pump. Is this means anything in terms of NPSH? Does this kind of pump works betters other some conditions then other types?- Corvo
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- Forum: Pump engineering
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MORE INFORMATION ON THE PUMPS
I gather more information on the pumps. A few years ago there was a fire drill that took a lot of water, they told me that the two pumps stopped runing when the water level got too low. There is another pump, build by portuguese company EFACEC, with a different kind of design that runs quite...- Corvo
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- Forum: Pump engineering
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CHOOSE PUMP FOR FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM
I gather more information on the pumps. A few years ago there was a fire drill that took a lot of water, they told me that the two pumps stopped runing when the water level got too low. There is another pump, build by portuguese company EFACEC, with a different kind of design that runs quite...- Corvo
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- Forum: Pump engineering
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CHOOSE PUMP FOR FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM
I currenty have two engines attached to WORTHINGTON Model 6LN 18 Pumps (375 m3/h). I do not know the NPSHR of this pump but I think that the NPSHA is less then 1 or almost zero since the water reservoir is at the same level as the impeller. What is the best choice for this kind of stituation...- Corvo
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