Question: ( 3 0 points ) Consider the piping system shown below. The cross - sectional area of the pipe is 5 . 1 0 1

(30 points) Consider the piping system shown below. The cross-sectional area of the pipe is 5.1010-4m2. Water enters and leaves the piping system at the same speed. The goal of the pump is to increase the water pressure at the outlet by a factor of 1.1(when compared to the pressure at the inlet.) The head loss in the piping system is given by the following equation:
hL=(0.107s2m)V2
where V is the fluid velocity in the pipe, in ms. Note that the outlet is at a lower height than the inlet (in the figure, gravity applies a force downward.) The density of water is 1000kgm3, and the acceleration due to gravity (g) is 9.81ms2.
If the mass flow rate through the pipe is 2.5kgs, how much power must the pump provide (in W ) to increase the pressure from 100 kPa to 110 kPa ?
( 3 0 points ) Consider the piping system shown

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