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Q.	Mechanical efficiency of a centrifugal pump is the ratio of
A.	energy available at the impeller to the energy supplied to the pump by the prime mover
B.	actual workdone by the pump to the energy supplied to the sump by the prime mover
C.	energy supplied to the pump to the energy available at the impeller
D.	manometric head to the energy supplied by the impeller per kN of water
Answer» A. energy available at the impeller to the energy supplied to the pump by the prime mover

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