Two identical pumps are connected in series and deliver water through an 45cm diameter, 2.2km long, commercial steel pipe from reservoir A (surface elevation = 50m) to reservoir B (surface elevation = 100m). Consider minor losses of a square-edged inlet, exit, and swing-type check valve. Determine the discharge, the total head added by the pumps, and the total power output. The pump characteristics for a single pump is tabulated below. Assume that the kinematic viscosity is 1x10-6 m 2 /s and a specific weight of 9.79kN/m 3 . Plot the system and pump characteristic curves on a single plot. Be sure to label the axes appropriately (i.e., include units). Be sure to include a legend to demark the system head curve and the pump characteristic curve
Two identical pumps are connected in series and deliver water through an 45cm
diameter, 2.2km long, commercial steel pipe from reservoir A (surface elevation = 50m) to reservoir B
(surface elevation = 100m). Consider minor losses of a square-edged inlet, exit, and swing-type check
valve. Determine the discharge, the total head added by the pumps, and the total power output. The pump
characteristics for a single pump is tabulated below. Assume that the kinematic viscosity is 1x10-6 m 2
/s and a specific weight of 9.79kN/m 3 . Plot the system and pump characteristic curves on a single plot. Be
sure to label the axes appropriately (i.e., include units). Be sure to include a legend to demark the system
head curve and the pump characteristic curve.
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