mladenf
Petroleum
- Feb 23, 2019
- 6
This was resume of one older thread:
"So bottom line, this pump is going to put out a certain head. And it will put out this same head regardless of the fluid. If the fluid is saltwater, the pressure will just be greater than if the fluid is gasoline - but the head will be the same. And on the flip side, if the pump requires 30 ft of head. That means it needs 30 ft regardless of fluid, even though saltwater would produce higher pressures than gasoline."
How can this be true? If one of the limiting factor for maximum head is energy input/electric motor, how can we have the same height of water and mercury for dedicated flow? Can someone provide indeapth explanation.
THX in advance
"So bottom line, this pump is going to put out a certain head. And it will put out this same head regardless of the fluid. If the fluid is saltwater, the pressure will just be greater than if the fluid is gasoline - but the head will be the same. And on the flip side, if the pump requires 30 ft of head. That means it needs 30 ft regardless of fluid, even though saltwater would produce higher pressures than gasoline."
How can this be true? If one of the limiting factor for maximum head is energy input/electric motor, how can we have the same height of water and mercury for dedicated flow? Can someone provide indeapth explanation.
THX in advance