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Please help with the below questions The pump in the figure discharges 20degree

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Please help with the below questions

The pump in the figure discharges 20degree C water at 65.8 m3 / h through a horizontal pipe of ID 3 cm. The intake to the pump is from a horizontal pipe of ID 9 cm. Neglecting losses, what power in kW is delivered to the water by the pump? (Adapted from F.M. White, Fluid Mechanics) Water at 20degree C is pumped at 2,100 gal/min from the lower to the upper reservoir, as shown in the Figure. Pipe friction losses are approximated by hf = 29 V2 / (2g), where V is the average velocity in the pipe. If the pump is 81% efficient, what horsepower is needed to drive it? Use the head form of the Engineering Bernoulli equation, and perform all the calculations in British units. (Adapted from F.M. White, Fluid Mechanics).

Explanation / Answer

Q = 65.8 m^3/h = 65.8/(60*60) m^3/s = 0.01828 m^3/s


V1 = Q/A1 = 0.01828 / (3.14/4*0.09^2) = 2.87 m/s

V2 = Q/A2 = 0.01828/(3.14/4*0.03^2) = 25.87 m/s


P1 + 1/2*rho*V1^2 + rho*g*Hp = P2 + 1/2*rho*V2^2


120*10^3 + 1/2*1000*2.87^2 + 1000*9.81*Hp = 400*10^3 + 1/2*1000*25.87^2


Hp = 62.236 m


Power delivered = rho*g*Q*Hp

= 1000*9.81*0.01828*62.236

= 11160.5 W

= 11.16 kW


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2100 gal = 280.729 ft^3

Q = 2100 gal/min = 280.729 / 60 ft^3/s = 4.6788 ft^3/s


V = Q/A = 4.6788 / (3.14/4*(6/12)^2) = 23.84 ft/s


Since pump inlet and outlet dia are same, we get that V1 = V2. Also, P1 = P2 = P_atm


P1/(rho*g) + V1^2 /2g + z1 + Hp - h_f = P2 / (rho*g) + V2^2 / (2g) + z2


z1 + Hp - h_f = z2


Hp = 150-50 + 29*V^2 / (2g)


Hp = 100 + 29*23.84^2 / (2*32.2)


Hp = 355.95 ft


Power = rho*Q*Hp

= 62.4*4.6788*355.95 ft-lb/s

= 62.4*4.6788*355.95*60 ft-lb/min

= 62.4*4.6788*355.95*60 * (3.03*10^-5) hp

= 188.93 hp


Actual power reqd = 188.93 / 0.81 = 233.25 hp