8. It is common practice to use elevated reservoirs to maintain the pressures in municipal water supply systems. Such a system is illustrated below. If the pressure in the pipeline is to be maintained in the range of 350-50o kPa and the reservoir is not to be less than half full. The pressure in the air above the tank is maintained at atmospheric pressure. a. Calculate the height of the water when the reservoir is half full and when the reservoir is full. b. Estimate the height of the midpoint of the reservoir above the pipeline and the minimum required space between the midpoint and the top of the reservoir. Vent Elevated storage reservoir Air, Water Pipeline Flow Flow

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  1. It is common practice to use elevated reservoirs to maintain the pressures in municipal water supply systems. Such a system is illustrated below. If the pressure in the pipeline is to be maintained in the range of 350–500 kPa and the reservoir is not to be less than half full. The pressure in the air above the tank is maintained at atmospheric pressure.
    1. Calculate the height of the water when the reservoir is half full and when the reservoir is full.
    2. Estimate the height of the midpoint of the reservoir above the pipeline and the minimum required space between the midpoint and the top of the reservoir.

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8. It is common practice to use elevated reservoirs to maintain the pressures in municipal water supply systems.
Such a system is illustrated below. If the pressure in the pipeline is to be maintained in the range of 350-50o
kPa and the reservoir is not to be less than half full. The pressure in the air above the tank is maintained at
atmospheric pressure.
a. Calculate the height of the water when the reservoir is half full and when the reservoir is full.
b. Estimate the height of the midpoint of the reservoir above the pipeline and the minimum required space
between the midpoint and the top of the reservoir.
Vent
Elevated storage
reservoir
Air,
Water
Pipeline
Flow
Flow
Transcribed Image Text:8. It is common practice to use elevated reservoirs to maintain the pressures in municipal water supply systems. Such a system is illustrated below. If the pressure in the pipeline is to be maintained in the range of 350-50o kPa and the reservoir is not to be less than half full. The pressure in the air above the tank is maintained at atmospheric pressure. a. Calculate the height of the water when the reservoir is half full and when the reservoir is full. b. Estimate the height of the midpoint of the reservoir above the pipeline and the minimum required space between the midpoint and the top of the reservoir. Vent Elevated storage reservoir Air, Water Pipeline Flow Flow
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