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In a hydraulic circuit, net positive suction head (NPSH) may refer to one of two quantities in the analysis of cavitation:
1. The Available NPSH (NPSHA): a measure of how close the fluid at a given point is to boiling, and so to cavitation.
2. The Required NPSH (NPSHR): the head value at a specific point (e.g. the inlet of a pump) required to keep the fluid from cavitating.
NPSH is particularly relevant inside centrifugal pumps and turbines, which are parts of a hydraulic system that are most vulnerable to cavitation.
The calculation of NPSH in a reaction turbine is is based on the fact that the cavitation will first occur at the outlet of the impeller, at the entrance of the draft tube.
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| NPSHA | Available NPSH in a turbine (m) |
| p0 | Total pressure at the lower free surface (m-1*kg*s-2) |
| ρ | Density of the fluid (kg/m3) |
| g | Standard gravity |
| pv | Pressure of vapor (m-1*kg*s-2) |
| ze | Elevation of the tube entrance (m) |
| z0 | Elevation of the lower free surface (m) |
| hf | Turbines minor losses (m) |