Situation 1: A pump draws water from reservoir A and lifts it to reservoir B as shown. The head loss from A to 1 is three times the velocity head in the 150-mm diameter pipe and the head loss from 2 to B is twenty-five times the velocity head in the 100-mm diameter pipe. The discharge in the pipe is 20 liters/second. EI. 240m EI. Om Ø 100mm A 150mm VEl. -20m 2. Find the power delivered by the pump in kW. 3. Calculate the pressure head at point 1 in meters. 4. Solve the pressure head at point 2 in meters.
Situation 1: A pump draws water from reservoir A and lifts it to reservoir B as shown. The head loss from A to 1 is three times the velocity head in the 150-mm diameter pipe and the head loss from 2 to B is twenty-five times the velocity head in the 100-mm diameter pipe. The discharge in the pipe is 20 liters/second. EI. 240m EI. Om Ø 100mm A 150mm VEl. -20m 2. Find the power delivered by the pump in kW. 3. Calculate the pressure head at point 1 in meters. 4. Solve the pressure head at point 2 in meters.
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Transcribed Image Text:Situation 1: A pump draws water from
reservoir A and lifts it to reservoir B as
shown. The head loss from A to 1 is three
times the velocity head in the 150-mm
diameter pipe and the head loss from 2 to
B is twenty-five times the velocity head in
the 100-mm diameter pipe. The discharge
in the pipe is 20 liters/second.
EI. 240m
B
El. Om
100mm
A
O 150mm
El. -20m
2. Find the power delivered by the pump in
kW.
3. Calculate the pressure head at point 1
in meters.
4. Solve the pressure head at point 2 in
meters.
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