Description: Power consumption due to friction in bearings and shaft seals at certain working conditions of the pump; Name: mech power losses of pump
Description: power absorbed by friction in bearings and shaft seal at given operating conditions of the pump; Name: pump mechanical power losses
Description: NPSH-value required for a drop of 3 % in the total head of the first stage of the pump as a standard basis for use in performance curves; Name: Net positive suction head required for a drop of 3 %