Fw: Bellocq Water Pump

Halls ( (no email) )
Tue, 12 Jan 1999 23:53:29 -0700

In the article Pascoe infers you could optimize your water flow, with the
same 1/5HP motor, by increasing the pipe's height to 4000Feet!

2 Gal/min of water falling from 4000 Feet must generate more than 1/5HP!
Anyone willing to do the math?

-----Original Message-----
From: Wm Perry <wperry3092@worldnet.att.net>
To: Halls <hallse@cadvision.com> keelynet@DallasTexas.net
<keelynet@DallasTexas.net>
Date: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: Bellocq Water Pump

>I wonder if the Power/Flow rate is Linear, or would too much power generate
>shock waves and cause power loss?
>BillP
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Halls <hallse@cadvision.com>
>To: keelynet@DallasTexas.net <keelynet@DallasTexas.net>
>Date: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 7:54 PM
>Subject: Re: Bellocq Water Pump
>
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>>Hey guys!
>>
>>Anyone done the math on the Bentley (Bellocq) pump?
>>
>>How much power can 2 Gal/min falling from ... say 70 feet generate?
>>More than 1/5 Hp?
>>
>>Regards,
>>Shane Hall
>>
>>
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