A question for the pump experts on the forum; the line of horizontal split-case fire pumps I'm familiar with generally come as 1770 RPM or 3560 RPM.
What is the benefit to using one versus the other? Do contractors generally have a preference? Is cost, sounds, wear-and-tear impacted by the RPM selection? Thanks in advance. Posted anonymously for discussion. Discuss This | Submit Your Question | Subscribe
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Dan Wilder
3/6/2020 07:48:05 am
From a high level guess...
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Koray Uluç
3/8/2020 04:29:19 am
Another benefit is that, generally low RPM pumps' NPSHr is less than high RPM pumps. Which is important if you may experiance high pressure drops on your suction line.
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Jon Dimanlig
3/11/2020 02:40:13 am
low rpm is preferred if less noise due to vibration is required
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