A pump lifts 10,000 litres per hour of water against a total head of 10 metres. Determine
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A pump lifts 10,000 litres per hour of water against a total head of 10 metres. Determine the following:
(i)Water horse power (2 mark)
(ii)Size of prime mover required if the pump has an efficiency of 72% (shaft horse power) (2 mark)
(iii)Brake horse power if pump is directly driven by an electric motor(2 marks)
(iv)Kilowatt input to electric motor with an efficiency of 80% (2 marks)
(v)Electrical energy consumption in a month of 30 days and if the pump is operated daily for 12 hours (2 marks)
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Fundamentals Of Hydraulic Engineering Systems
ISBN: 978-0136016380
4th Edition
Authors: Robert J. Houghtalen, A. Osman H. Akan, Ned H. C. Hwang
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