Imagine that you are recently bought a 2-floor house and want to improve the water installation at the top floor which is 15 m from the water meter. Suppose that the water installation is poor due to 3 reasons: The city water pressure is not adequate (p = 200 kPa), the piping has a small diameter (D = 1.27 cm) and has been crudded up, increasing its roughness (e/D = 0.05). After a brief analysis you decide that there are 2 options to solve the problem: Either replacing the piping system with the smooth new pipe (D = 1.9 cm) or installing the boost pump (p = 300 kPa) while keeping the old piping system. By neglecting minor losses, which one would be more effective? (keeping in mind that combining these 2 options will surely solve the problem, but with more expenses)

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  1. Imagine that you are recently bought a 2-floor house and want to improve the water installation at the top floor which is 15 m from the water meter. Suppose that the water installation is poor due to 3 reasons: The city water pressure is not adequate (p = 200 kPa), the piping has a small diameter (D = 1.27 cm) and has been crudded up, increasing its roughness (e/D = 0.05). After a brief analysis you decide that there are 2 options to solve the problem: Either replacing the piping system with the smooth new pipe (D = 1.9 cm) or installing the boost pump (p = 300 kPa) while keeping the old piping system. By neglecting minor losses, which one would be more effective? (keeping in mind that combining these 2 options will surely solve the problem, but with more expenses)
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