A centrifugal pump is used to provide makeup water to a vented 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.
With the tank half full, the operating pump will have the lowest discharge pressure if the pump is aligned to fill the tank via the ________ connection; and the tank will require the longest amount of time to become completely full 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: C
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