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Civil Engineering PE

Category - Hydraulics - Closed

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The difference between the water surface elevations in a wet well and at a pump discharge is which of the following?
  1. Dynamic head
  2. Static head
  3. Velocity head
  4. Drawdown
Explanation
Answer: B - The static head is the difference between the water surface elevations in a wet well and the pump discharge. The static head, therefore, is the distance that the water is lifted. The static head can be expressed by the following formula:

Static head (in feet) = Discharge head (in feet) - Suction head (in feet)
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