A pump draws 24L/s of water from reservoir A and lifts it to reservoir B. The head lost from A to 1 is 3 times the velocity head in the 150mm suction line and the head lost from 2 to B is 25 times the velocity head in the 100mm discharge line.  (A) What is the power delivered by the pump to the system in hp?  (B) What is the pressure head in meters in point 1?  (C) What is the pressure head in meters in point 2?

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A pump draws 24L/s of water from reservoir A and lifts it to reservoir B. The head lost from A to 1 is 3 times the velocity head in the 150mm suction line and the head lost from 2 to B is 25 times the velocity head in the 100mm discharge line. 

(A) What is the power delivered by the pump to the system in hp? 

(B) What is the pressure head in meters in point 1? 

(C) What is the pressure head in meters in point 2? 

ELEV 240m
ELEV Om
A
1 2
ELEV -20m
Transcribed Image Text:ELEV 240m ELEV Om A 1 2 ELEV -20m
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