has an operation history of more than 40 years.With inner parts in the flow path being seriously eroded and corroded
the pump had only an operation efficiency of 38.4% and a power consumption of 10.64 kW/t.This pump was then retrofitted with higher flow rate and discharge head.The efficiency of the pump was improved then to 71.65%(33.45% higher than before) and its power consumption was decreased by 4.75 KW/t(annual saving of 390 kW·h).