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How much kg of load required allow the water inside cylinder in reciprocating pump? ?

How much kg of load required allow the water inside cylinder? ?

Here cylinder size 20cm Dia and 30cm length, suction height 10 feet ,this reciprocating pump kept verticaly' suction pipe dia 3cm. Now my question is assume piston pulling down. So how much kg of load(for piston pulling down) required to sucking water inside the cylinder 

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  • 1 year ago
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    Second: 10' water column is about 30 kPa

    30 kPa × pi × (.2)^2/4 = 628 Newtons 

    This is the force required to begin lift

    with a full column. Priming is less.

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