6. A pump is delivering water from the surface of a lake to a tank 20m above at a rate of 70L/s while the pump label suggests it consumes 18kW of electric power. If all the loses and any changes of kinetic energy are negligible, a. What is the pump efficiency? b. What is the pressure rise of water in the pump?

6. A pump is delivering water from the surface of a lake to a tank 20m above at a rate of 70L/s while the pump label suggests it consumes 18kW of electric power. If all the loses and any changes of kinetic energy are negligible, a. What is the pump efficiency? b. What is the pressure rise of water in the pump?

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305578296

Author:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Publisher:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Chapter40: Typical Operating Conditions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10RQ: The seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER) includes the energy used in the _____and _____cycles.

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