pumping time

noun

pumping time

noun

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Business, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The amount of time a pump is in operation.

The setting time should never exceed the pumping time, and preferably should be about half of the total pumping time.1971, ASTM International (publisher), Sampling of Soil and Rock, page 54:
Instantaneous discharge from aquifer storage does not occur, but storativity does approach a constant value with increasing pumping time.2001, Michael Kasenow, Applied Ground-water Hydrology and Well Hydraulics, page 384:

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Inclusion of a linear current booster (LCB) extends the useful pumping time of the pump motor and enables the use of a smaller motor and a smaller array that is utilized more efficiently.2004, Roger A. Messenger, Jerry Ventre, Photovoltaic Systems Engineering, Second Edition, page 117:

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