A rotating-impeller pump that transfers mechanical energy to a fluid. At a fixed speed its head varies with flow; its characteristic curve and the connected system determine the pump operating point.
The flow and head at which a pump's characteristic curve intersects the hydraulic system's required-head curve. Increasing system resistance at unchanged speed normally reduces flow on a conventional falling pump curve.[ref]
Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, and Fluid Flow, Volume 3 by the United States Department of Energy. Module HT-03, pp.51–53, System Operating Point
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