A pump, having the characteristics below, is used to pump raw sewage to a treatment plant. Discharge, Q (L s') 0 Total head (m) Overall efficiency (%)|| 60 50 40 |44.7 43.7 42.5 40.6 38 10 20 30 70 31 | 40 45 35 35 50 57 60 60 53

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A pump, having the characteristics below, is used to pump raw sewage to a
treatment plant.
Discharge, Q (L s')
Total head (m)
Overall efficiency (%)
60 70
35 31
53 40
10
20
30
40
50
44.7 43.7 42.5 40.6 38
57 60
45
35
50
60
The static lift is 20 m and the length of the pipeline, L, is 10 km.
Allowing for minor losses, Hm, totals:
10 V2
Hm
2g
where V is the velocity, select the smallest suitable commercially available
pipe size from the ones listed below to achieve a discharge of at least
60 L s considering the frictional head loss defined as:
4f LV²
gD
Diameter, D (mm)
f
250
300
350
400
0.0024 0.00237 0.002320.00225
Transcribed Image Text:A pump, having the characteristics below, is used to pump raw sewage to a treatment plant. Discharge, Q (L s') Total head (m) Overall efficiency (%) 60 70 35 31 53 40 10 20 30 40 50 44.7 43.7 42.5 40.6 38 57 60 45 35 50 60 The static lift is 20 m and the length of the pipeline, L, is 10 km. Allowing for minor losses, Hm, totals: 10 V2 Hm 2g where V is the velocity, select the smallest suitable commercially available pipe size from the ones listed below to achieve a discharge of at least 60 L s considering the frictional head loss defined as: 4f LV² gD Diameter, D (mm) f 250 300 350 400 0.0024 0.00237 0.002320.00225
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