PROBLEM 3 An 85-percent-efficlent pump is used to Increase the pressure of water in a 10-cm-diameter pipe from 120 to 800 kPa. (a) What is the head (m) added by the pump? (b) What is the required horsepower of the pump for a flow rate of 0.015 ms, (c) What is the required horsepower of the pump for a flow rate of 20 L/s. P= 300 KPa P.= 120 KP 10-cm

PROBLEM 3 An 85-percent-efficlent pump is used to Increase the pressure of water in a 10-cm-diameter pipe from 120 to 800 kPa. (a) What is the head (m) added by the pump? (b) What is the required horsepower of the pump for a flow rate of 0.015 ms, (c) What is the required horsepower of the pump for a flow rate of 20 L/s. P= 300 KPa P.= 120 KP 10-cm

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