A pump draws water from reservoir A and lifts it to reservoir B as shown. The loss of head from A to 1 is 3 times the velocity head in the 150 mm pipe and the loss of head from 2 to B is 20 times the velocity head in the 100 mm pipe. The discharge is 20 L/s.
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To solve the problem of determining the total head loss and the power required by the pump to move water from reservoir A to reservoir B, we need to apply the principles of fluid mechanics, particularly the Bernoulli equation and head loss equations. Here’s the step-by-step approach:
V=AQwhere A is the cross-sectional area of the pipe (A=πD2/4).
For the 150 mm pipe:
A1=4π(0.15)2=0.0177m2 V1=0.01770.02≈1.13m/sFor the 100 mm pipe:
hv=2gV2where g=9.81m/s2.
For the 150 mm pipe:
For the 100 mm pipe:
Since Hs is not provided, let’s denote it as Hs.
where ρ is the density of water (1000 kg/m³).
If the static head Hs is provided, you can substitute it into this formula to find the exact power required by the pump.