A 73-percent efficient pump with a power input of 12 hp ispumping water from a lake to a nearby pool at a rate of 1.2ft3/s through a constant-diameter pipe. The freesurface of the pool is 35 ft above that of the lake. Determine the mechanical power used to overcome frictional effectsin piping.

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2021-01-31

A 73-percent efficient pump with a power input of 12 hp ispumping water from a lake to a nearby pool at a rate of 1.2ft3/s through a constant-diameter pipe. The freesurface of the pool is 35 ft above that of the lake. Determine the mechanical power used to overcome frictional effectsin piping.

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Efficiency, η=Emech,fluidInput0.73=Emech,fluid12hp
?E mech,fluid
=8.76hp=------(1) (8.76×0.7457)kW=6.53kW
Where,?E mech,fluid =E mech,out -E mech,in----(2)
E mech,in =----(3)
Qgh1000kW=1.2×0.30483×9.81×35×0.30481000kW
From(1),(2)&(3), find E mech,out

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