In a pump test the suction pressure at the pump inlet is -28.00 kPa below atmospheric pressure. The discharge pressure at a point 960 mm above the inlet is 525 kPa. Hydraulic steel tubing is used for both the suction (inlet) and discharge (outlet) lines with 80 mm OD × 2.8 mm wall. Required If the volume flow rate of water is 88 L/min, calculate the power delivered by the pump to the water in kW, to the nearest 1000th. Discharge pipe Suction pipe Flow Pump |||+
In a pump test the suction pressure at the pump inlet is -28.00 kPa below atmospheric pressure. The discharge pressure at a point 960 mm above the inlet is 525 kPa. Hydraulic steel tubing is used for both the suction (inlet) and discharge (outlet) lines with 80 mm OD × 2.8 mm wall. Required If the volume flow rate of water is 88 L/min, calculate the power delivered by the pump to the water in kW, to the nearest 1000th. Discharge pipe Suction pipe Flow Pump |||+
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Transcribed Image Text:In a pump test the suction pressure at the pump inlet is -28.00 kPa below
atmospheric pressure. The discharge pressure at a point 960 mm above the inlet is
525 kPa. Hydraulic steel tubing is used for both the suction (inlet) and discharge
(outlet) lines with 80 mm OD × 2.8 mm wall.
Required
If the volume flow rate of water is 88 L/min, calculate the power delivered by the
pump to the water in kW, to the nearest 1000th.
Discharge pipe
Suction pipe
Flow
Pump |||+
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