High specific speed of a pump implies it is

Centrifugal pump

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Mixed flow pump

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Axial flow pump

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Any one of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C Axial flow pump
Centrifugal pump impellers have specific speed values ranging from 500 to 10,000 , with radial flow pumps at 500-4000, mixed flow at 2000-8000 and axial flow pumps at 10000-20,000. Axial flow pump works at high speed.

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