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A closed tank contains liquified butane gas whose specific gravity is 0.60. The tank pressure is 1.7 Mpa gage which is also the equilibrium vapor pressure of butane at the pumping temperature. Suction lines losses is 1.5m of gas and the static elevation gain is 4m. What is the NET POSITIVE SUCTION HEAD AVAILABLE?(NPSHa)
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