Driven by pressurized air in a tank, water flows through pipes (L₁ = 40 m, L2 = 80 m, L3 = 20 m) of 50 mm diameters, as shown in the figure below. Assuming the inside wall of the pipe is smooth, how much gage pressure p, is needed to provide a flow rate of 50 m³/h for water height h = 10 m? Neglect all minor head losses. The dynamic viscosity of water in this pipe is taken as 1.02x10-3 N s/m². L3 P₁ V h L₂
Driven by pressurized air in a tank, water flows through pipes (L₁ = 40 m, L2 = 80 m, L3 = 20 m) of 50 mm diameters, as shown in the figure below. Assuming the inside wall of the pipe is smooth, how much gage pressure p, is needed to provide a flow rate of 50 m³/h for water height h = 10 m? Neglect all minor head losses. The dynamic viscosity of water in this pipe is taken as 1.02x10-3 N s/m². L3 P₁ V h L₂
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![Driven by pressurized air in a tank, water flows through pipes (L₁ = 40 m, L2 = 80 m, L3= 20 m) of 50 mm diameters, as shown in the
figure below. Assuming the inside wall of the pipe is smooth, how much gage pressure p, is needed to provide a flow rate of 50 m³/h for
water height h = 10 m? Neglect all minor head losses. The dynamic viscosity of water in this pipe is taken as 1.02x10-3 N s/m².
L3
P₁
h
L₂](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fa20780b9-8934-45ca-942b-1b1edf8aef9e%2F6154b62f-ac20-49d2-8391-530f06108aad%2Fsbmema_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Driven by pressurized air in a tank, water flows through pipes (L₁ = 40 m, L2 = 80 m, L3= 20 m) of 50 mm diameters, as shown in the
figure below. Assuming the inside wall of the pipe is smooth, how much gage pressure p, is needed to provide a flow rate of 50 m³/h for
water height h = 10 m? Neglect all minor head losses. The dynamic viscosity of water in this pipe is taken as 1.02x10-3 N s/m².
L3
P₁
h
L₂
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