A centrifugal pump is used to provide makeup water to a storage tank that is 30 feet high.
The pump is located at the base of the tank.
The pump can be aligned to fill the tank via a top connection or a bottom connection using piping of equal lengths and diameters.
The tank is currently half full.
With the pump in operation, the pump will have the highest discharge pressure if the pump is aligned to fill the tank via the ________ connection; and the tank will become full in the least amount of time if the pump is aligned to fill the tank via the ________ connection.
A. top; top
B. top; bottom
C. bottom; top
D. bottom; bottom
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Answer: B
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