water pump at elevation 46 m. is used to bring up 250 gpm of water from a river (elev. 45 m.) to reservoir at elevation 100 m. If the suction pipe from the river to the pump is 8 inches in diameter with a head loss of 4 times its velocity head and the discharge pipe from the pump to the reservoir is 6 inches in diameter with a head loss of 25 times its velocity head, determine the output of the pump in horsepower. A. 10.6hp B. 11.6 hp C. 12.6 hp D. 9.6 hp A 3 mm diameter tube is connected in series to a 12 mm diameter tube. Water Flows at 0.5 m/s in the larger tube. Determine the velocity in the smaller tube. A. 6 m/s B. 10 m/s C. 8 m/s
water pump at elevation 46 m. is used to bring up 250 gpm of water from a river (elev. 45 m.) to reservoir at elevation 100 m. If the suction pipe from the river to the pump is 8 inches in diameter with a head loss of 4 times its velocity head and the discharge pipe from the pump to the reservoir is 6 inches in diameter with a head loss of 25 times its velocity head, determine the output of the pump in horsepower. A. 10.6hp B. 11.6 hp C. 12.6 hp D. 9.6 hp A 3 mm diameter tube is connected in series to a 12 mm diameter tube. Water Flows at 0.5 m/s in the larger tube. Determine the velocity in the smaller tube. A. 6 m/s B. 10 m/s C. 8 m/s
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A water pump at elevation 46 m. is used to bring up 250 gpm of water from a river (elev. 45 m.) to reservoir at elevation 100 m. If the suction pipe from the river to the pump is 8 inches in
diameter with a head loss of 4 times its velocity head and the discharge pipe from the pump to the reservoir is 6 inches in diameter with a head loss of 25 times its velocity head, determine the output of the pump in horsepower.
A. 10.6hp
B. 11.6 hp
C. 12.6 hp
D. 9.6 hp
A 3 mm diameter tube is connected in series to a 12 mm diameter tube. Water Flows at 0.5 m/s in
the larger tube. Determine the velocity in the smaller tube.
A. 6 m/s
B. 10 m/s
C. 8 m/s
D. 12 m/s
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