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The exam is closed book and closed notes.
When the pump in the Figure below draws 220 m3/hr of water at 20C ( = 998 kg/m3) from the
reservoir, the total friction head loss is 5 m. The flow discharges through a nozzle to the
atmosphere. Estimate the pump power in kW delivered to the water.

Energy Equation (for incompressible steady flow):

2 2
+ + = + + + +
2 1
2 2

Hint 1: Turbulent pipe flow kinetic correction factor = 1.11.

Hint 2: =
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Solution:

KNOWN: , Q, hfriction,

(1) FIND: P

ASSUMPTIONS: incompressible, steady flow

ANALYSIS:

Continuity:

3 (220) 3 (0.5) 3
= 220 = = 0.0611
(3600)

= (0.5)

(0.5) (0.0611) (0.5)

= = 2 = = 31.12
(0.05) 2


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Take point 1 at the free surface and 2 at the pipe exit:

1 1 12 2 2 22 (1)
+ + 1 = + + 2 + +
2 2

Pressure is zero at the free surface and at the exit to atmosphere. Also assume that velocity
at the free surface is almost zero:

2 (2)
0 + 0 + 1 = 0 + + 2 + 0 +
2

2
= + (2 1 ) +
2

(1.11)(31.12)2 (1)
= + (2 ) + (5 ) = 61.79
2(9.81)

The pump power is:

(0.5) (0.5)
= = (998)(9.81)(0.0611)(61.79) = 36,962.3 = 36.96