- Practice · 8 marks
Pump head and power between two reservoirs
Short answer
Velocity V=1.91 m/s, friction loss 11.53 m, minor+exit loss 0.74 m. Pump head Hp = 30+11.53+0.74 = 42.3 m. Hydraulic power = ρgQHp = 24.9 kW, shaft power = 24.9/0.70 = 35.5 kW.
A pump delivers water at 0.06 m/s from a lower reservoir to an upper reservoir whose water surface is 30 m higher. The suction pipe is 20 m long and the delivery pipe is 600 m long, both 200 mm in diameter with Darcy friction factor . The total minor losses (entry, bends, valves) are equal to 3 velocity heads, and the exit loss into the upper reservoir is one velocity head. Find the head the pump must develop, the hydraulic power, and the shaft power if the pump efficiency is 70%.
Given data
, , , , , static lift , (minor), exit , .
Velocity and velocity head
Energy equation between the two reservoir surfaces
Both surfaces are at atmospheric pressure and velocity is nearly zero:
Friction loss (total length 620 m):
Minor losses:
Exit loss:
Head developed by the pump
Power
Hydraulic (water) power:
Shaft power:
Answer: ; hydraulic power ; shaft power
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