=

= 1.15 x 10-4 ft2/s

0.000115
0.667 ft

1.75 slug/ft3

1
f

= 1500 gpm x
=

D2
4

= 3.14x(0.667)2
4
=

3.34224599 ft3/s

= Q
A
=

3.34224599 ft3/s

0.34923787 ft2
9.57011345 ft/s

0.349238 ft

=
=

= 12.78572
which yields
f
=
0.00612

The head loss is obtained by using:

hf
= 2f (L/D)(V2/g)
= 2 x 0.00612 (1,600 ft/0.667 ft)[(9.58 ft/s)2/(32.2 ft/s2)]
=
83.6856 ft

83.7 ft
The mass flow rate is

= Q
= 1.75 slug/ft3 x 3.34 ft3/s
=
5.845 slug/s

5.85 slug/s
Power to fluid
= .hf.g
= 5.85 x 83.7 x 32.2
= 15766.57 (ftlb)/s

1 ft3/s
448.8 gpm

1 ft3/s
448.8 gpm

= DV

Re

v
= 0.667 ft x 9.58 ft/s
1.15 x 10-4 ft2/s
0.00055564
=
= 5.55 x 10-4
= 8.5 x 10-4
0.667

ft
ft

0.001274363

= 1.27 x 10-3

1
f
(1)2
(f)2
1
f
f

12.78572403

= (12.78572)2
=

163.4747391

0.006117153
0.00612

1 HorsePower

550 (ftlb)/s

x HorsePower

15766.569 (ftlb)/s

= 15766.569/550
= 28.66648909
28.7 hp

the efficiency of the pump () = 0.85

Break Horse Power = Power to fluid/
= 28.7/
= 33.76470588 hp
33.7 hp

For water at 15C, =

999

1.6 x 10-3

kg/m3
Pas

0.25

450

so that the kinematic viscosity can be calculated as

v
= /
= 1.6016E-006 m2/s
Re
A

D /4

3.14 x (0.25)2

DV
v

0.25 m x V

4
=

hf

1.16 x 10-6 m2/s

0.0490625 m2

2.16 x 10-5 V

=
7.3

=
=

fV2
fV
Vf
f

=
=
=

Ref

1.99 x 10-2 m2/s2

--> where V must be in m/s

1.99 x 10
0.141
0.141
V
We can see that the product Ref can be calculated, even though we do not know the velocity V.
2

-2

2.16 x 10-5V x 0.141

V

m
m

0.25 m x V

.16 x 10-6 m2/s

.16 x 10-5 V

--> where V must be in m/s

0.0199
0.14106736

do not know the velocity V.