Water at 20°C is pumped at a constant rate of 9 m3/h from a large reservoir resting on the floor to the open top of an experimental absorption tower. The point of discharge is 5 m above the floor, and friction losses in the 50-mm pipe from the reservoir to the tower amount to 2.5 J/kg. At what height in the reservoir must the water level be kept if the pump can deliver only 0.1 kW?The value of alpha we should use for the kinetic energy term is?

Water at 20°C is pumped at a constant rate of 9 m3/h from a large reservoir resting on the floor to the open top of an experimental absorption tower. The point of discharge is 5 m above the floor, and friction losses in the 50-mm pipe from the reservoir to the tower amount to 2.5 J/kg. At what height in the reservoir must the water level be kept if the pump can deliver only 0.1 kW?The value of alpha we should use for the kinetic energy term is?

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Chapter5: Analysis Of Convection Heat Transfer

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