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Increasing the speed of a centrifugal pump will result in an increase in the pump capacity. Another means of increasing the total head pressure of a centrifugal pump is to increase the __________.

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Increasing the speed of a centrifugal pump will result in an increase in the pump capacity. Another means of increasing the total head pressure of a centrifugal pump is to increase the __________.

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• Centrifugal pump performance curves and how head relates to impeller design • The affinity laws for centrifugal pumps (relationships between speed, head, and impeller size) • Effects of changing piping diameter versus changing impeller geometry

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• Think about which part of the pump actually adds energy to the liquid and how changing its size changes the head developed. • Consider what happens to friction losses and velocity when you increase the diameter of suction or discharge piping but leave the pump itself unchanged. • Recall the relationship: when you change impeller dimensions (while speed stays the same), how does head change compared to capacity?

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• Identify which option changes the pump’s own energy-adding component, not just the system piping. • Verify, using the pump affinity laws, which change is directly tied to an increase in developed head rather than just changing flow resistance. • Confirm whether larger diameter piping (suction or discharge) inherently increases pump total head, or mainly affects system losses and NPSH (net positive suction head).

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Question 1 of 205eccef9bbacbc34ba4d4542e

Increasing the speed of a centrifugal pump will result in an increase in the pump capacity. Another means of increasing the total head pressure of a centrifugal pump is to increase the __________.

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Increasing the speed of a centrifugal pump will result in an increase in the pump capacity. Another means of increasing the total head pressure of a centrifugal pump is to increase the __________.

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