PUMP DESIGN - Arrakis

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PUMP DESIGN Figure 6 Single-acting piston pump directly coupled to a wind rotor. Indicated are the piston displacement and rising main and pump dimensions. The force on the piston during the upstroke is equal to the weight of the water column above it, or the product of piston area Ap and the static head H: Fp = ρw g H A p (1)

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