Question: Performance data for a small commercial pump are shown below. The pump supplies 20C water to a horizontal 5/8-in-diameter garden hose ( 0.01 in) which

Performance data for a small commercial pump are shown below. The pump supplies 20°C water to a horizontal 5/8-in-diameter garden hose (ε ≈ 0.01 in) which is 50 ft long. Estimate
(a) The flow rate; and
(b) The hose diameter which would cause the pump to operate at BEP.
Q, gal/min: 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
H, ft: 75 75 74 72 68 62 47 24

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