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To avoid cavitation in centrifugal pumps, the pressure of the fluid at all points Engineering Book Store
within the pump must remain above saturation pressure. The quantity used to
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determine if the pressure of the liquid being pumped is adequate to avoid Excel App. Downloads
cavitation is the net positive suction head (NPSH). The net positive suction head
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available (NPSHA) is the difference between the pressure at the suction of the Engineering News
pump and the saturation pressure for the liquid being pumped. The net positive
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suction head required (NPSHR) is the minimum net positive suction head necessary Engineering Calculators
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The condition that must exist to avoid cavitation is that the net positive suction GD&T Training
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head available must be greater than or equal to the net positive suction head
required. This requirement can be stated mathematically as shown below. Tolerancing
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A formula for NPSHA can be stated as the following equation.

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