A double acting reciprocating pump has a piston diameter of 160 mm and stroke length 350 mm.

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A double acting reciprocating pump has a piston diameter of 160 mm and stroke length 350 mm.

The suction and delivery heads are 5 m and 18 m respectively. The pump speed is 70 rpm and percentage slip is 3%. Calculate

(a) the actual discharge per minute,

(b) coefficient of discharge, and

(c) power required to drive the pump. Assume efficiency of pump to be 85%.

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