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After a disassembly of a single stage centrifugal pump, one finds the outer circumference of the impeller badly pitted and worn. Not having a spare impeller on board, it is decided to turn down the impeller to eliminate the wear/pitting. What will be the pump capacity, in GPM, after the reduction of impeller diameter by 0.5 inches? GIVEN: Original pump capacity = 30 GPM Original impeller diameter = 8 in.

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li liam.fisher87 · Oct 10, 2020
Calculate using impeller's circumference and not the impeller's area.