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why are pumps calulated in Heads?
gurrieman69
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i was in class and we went over pumps but the teacher did not have the answer and was hoping someone could help?
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Pumping Heads:
What didn't he explain that you didn't understand?
I can give you a low knowledge comprehensive explanation but I need to know what you don't know or understand.0 -
heads
i know that it is a distance but why is it called head?0 -
lift
The convention of head as used in pumps comes from the amount of pressure required to lift water-as in an open system. At least the industry uses head for all pump measurements and does not use different terms. 2.31 feet equal 1 psi and one atmosphere is 34 feet.0 -
H.E.A.D
my teacher thought the reason we use "head" is because the letters stand for something. What?0 -
I don't know for sure
but since it always is expected to refer to a height, I imagine head is just referring to the fact that we're talking about the top of a column, or it's head.
If you have 15 ft of head available on the pump, it will push a column of water 15' high in the air.
I'm guessing, but I think it's a better guess than some mysterious acronymRob Brown
Designer for Rockport Mechanical
in beautiful Rockport Maine.0
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