Consider the impeller of a centrifugal pump with a rotational speed of 900 rpm and a flow

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Consider the impeller of a centrifugal pump with a rotational speed of 900 rpm and a flow rate of 95 kg/min. The impeller radii at the inlet and outlet are 7 cm and 16 cm, respectively. Assuming that the tangential fluid velocity is equal to the blade angular velocity both at the inlet and the exit, the power requirement of the pump is

(a) 83 W 

(b) 291 W 

(c) 409 W 

(d) 756 W 

(e) 1125 W

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