A 6-cm diameter smooth pipe 150 m long conveys 10 1/s water at 25°C from a water main, p = 1.6 MN/m2, to the top of a building 25 m above the main. What pressure can be maintained at the top of the building? %3D

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A 6-cm diameter smooth pipe 150 m long conveys 10 1/s water at 25°C from a water main, p 1.6 MN/m, to the top of a building 25 m above the main. What pressure can be maintained the top of the building?

A 6-cm diameter smooth pipe 150 m long conveys 10 1/s water at 25°C from a
water main, p= 1.6 MN/m2, to the top of a building 25 m above the main. What
pressure can be maintained at the top of the building?
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