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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