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Centrifugal Pump Derating
Drop in pump performance caused by the additional pressure loss exerted by the solids in the slurry or non-Newtonian viscosity effects.
In the centrifugal pump node, any of these five (5) solids derating methods can be applied:
- Fixed Reduction Ratio
- King
- HI Guidelines
- ANSI Monosize
- GIW 4CM
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