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Pumps operating in series Pumps operating in parallel To connect two pumps in series means that the Figure 15 presents a parallel configuration of discharge from the first pump is piped into the inlet two pumps. A typical example ofthis arrangement side of the second pump (Figure 13). In this type of is a situation where two or more pumps draw water arrangement all the flow successively passes from from a single source and all the flows are dis- charged into a single pipe. Another example is a Pum A Pum B situation where several small wells are providing the required discharge. Parallel arrangements are Pump A Figure 13. Two pumps connected Ina series. one pump to the next with each pump adding more energy to the water. This is a typical arrangement in multi-stage turbine or submersible pump where Common the same discharge passes through all stages and Water Pump B each builds additional head. Often, series configu- Sour rations are used when head requirements of the system exceed that which can be supplied by indi- vidual pumps. They are also used in systems with variable head requirements. A typical example is a small centrifugal pump used as a booster pump for corner irrigation on a center pivot system or, for that matter, any booster pump, in any water sys- tem, which works in addition to the main water pump. Figure 14 shows head-discharge curves for Figure 15. Two pumps conn