Water enters a motor through a 400 mm diameter pipe under a pressure of 85 kPa. The exhaust pipe is 600 mm in diameter with a pressure of -8 kPa and is 3 meters below the 400 mm line. Compute the power supplied to the motor if 450 liters per second of water enters the motor and the total head loss is 4 m. Select one: O a. 25.4 Hp O b. 32.6 Hp O c 47.2 Hp O d. 53.3 Hp

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Water enters a motor through a 400 mm diameter pipe under a pressure of 85 kPa. The
exhaust pipe is 600 mm in diameter with a pressure of -8 kPa and is 3 meters below the
400 mm line. Compute the power supplied to the motor if 450 liters per second of water
enters the motor and the total head loss is 4 m.
Select one:
O a. 25.4 Hp
O b. 32.6 Hp
O C.47.2 Hp
O d. 53.3 Hp
Transcribed Image Text:Water enters a motor through a 400 mm diameter pipe under a pressure of 85 kPa. The exhaust pipe is 600 mm in diameter with a pressure of -8 kPa and is 3 meters below the 400 mm line. Compute the power supplied to the motor if 450 liters per second of water enters the motor and the total head loss is 4 m. Select one: O a. 25.4 Hp O b. 32.6 Hp O C.47.2 Hp O d. 53.3 Hp
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