If the suction pressure is actually less than the vapor pressure, cavitation will occur in the suction line, and no liquid can be drawn into the pump.
化工原理 Principles of Chemical Industry
Transportation and metering of fluids
The engineer is concerned with practical problems in transporting fluids from one place to another and in measuring their rates of flow.
Such devices increase the mechanical energy of the fluid.
The energy may be used to increase the velocity, the pressure, or the elevation of the fluid.
W
pb
gZb
ub2 2
pa
gZa
ua2 2
(8-1)
The equation(8-1) can be divided by g, gives
H
pb
g
Zb
ub2 2g
pa
g
Za
ua2 2g
(8-1a)
The quantity H is called developed (total) head, in which each term has the dimension of length.