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PAGE 22 —DRY PRIME PUMP — OPERATION MANUAL — REV. #3 (10/06/08)
PUMPING APPLICATION
Figure 6 shows a typical application using the Dry Prime
diesel-powered prime-assist pump. Please note that this
pump is intended for the removal of clean water and water
containing some debris and solids. Maximum size of solids
should not exceed 3.2 inches (81.2 mm) in diameter. DO
NOT set strainer on bottom of water bed.
Placing the strainer above the water bed will prevent the
pump from drawing in excessive amounts of sand and foreign
debris.
The following terms are usually used when referring to
lift
or
head
:
1. Static Suction Lift – The vertical distance from the
water line to the center of the impeller.
2. Static Discharge Head – The vertical distance from
the discharge outlet to the point of discharge or liquid
level when discharging into the bottom of a water tank.
Figure 6. Pump Application
3. Dynamic Suction Head – The static
suction lift plus the friction in the suction
line. Also referred to as
total suction
head
.
4. Dynamic Discharge Head – The static
discharge head plus the friction in the
discharge line. Also referred to as
total
discharge head
.
5. Total Dynamic Head – The Dynamic Head
Suction Head plus the Dynamic Discharge
Head. Also referred to as
total head
.
SUCTION HOSE
STRAINER
CHOCKED
BLOCKS
(PREVENT ROLLING)
BOTTOM
SURFACE
DO NOT LAY
STRAINER ON
BOTTOM SURFACE
STATIC
SUCTION
LIFT
JACK
STAND
DISCHARGE HOSE
DISCHARGE HEAD
JACK
STAND
JACK
STAND