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Pump starting torque

Pump starting torque

Pump starting torque

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I have a submersible pump that sits in mud/water and have found it to have a starting torque of 67 ft*lbs or less than ~40 ft*lbs after the weight of the pump is deducting. I am trying to develop a a stand for the pump to be hung from and set in the mud to prevent the pump from falling over when starting up and avoid submersing too deep in the mud? Could anyone offer some advice on how to calculate this force I must overcome with this start up pump torque?

Thanks.

RE: Pump starting torque

First, you don't deduct the weight of the pump.
See the COE Tech Manual attached.  
Its a self extracting zip, hence the .exe extension.

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