I have seen a statement posted in a product comment that a man hooked up his 2 HP magnetic drive pool pump and then used it to drive 3 additional pumps in series that are each running an electric generator head. The posting details are just that vague and I am trying to prove/disprove the possibility but I have no knowledge of the engineering of centrifugal pumps.
He says that he is driving the three additional pumps at 3400 RPM's with water pressure alone and that each of them is turning a Harbor Freight 10KW generator head.
Of note is that HF says that you should use a 16 HP gas engine to drive them each. I reckon that the torque of the gas engine is around 21.5 ft/lbs!
My hypothesis is that he is pulling everyone's leg but can someone do the math here to show what it would really take in a pump to equate? Thanks.
Pressure to Torque Using a Centrifugal Pump to Drive Additional Pumps for Work
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