Description: NPSH that results in a 3 % loss of head (first-stage head in a multistage pump) determined by the vendor by testing with water; Name: NPSH3
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 %
Description: internal volume of a compartment, including the volume of nozzles to the first connection (flange, coupling, screwed connection, weld seam) but excluding the volume of internal structures (e. g. baffles, agitators); Name: Filling volume of the equipment