Fox and McDonald's Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
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ISBN: 9781118912652
Author: Philip J. Pritchard, John W. Mitchell
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 8, Problem 136P
The pressure rise across a water pump is 35 psi when the volume flow rate is 500 gpm. If the pump efficiency is 80 percent, determine the power input to the pump.
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