Question: Example 4.4. In the equipment shown in Fig 4.6, a pump draws a solution of specific gravity 1.84 from a storage tank through a 3-in.

 Example 4.4. In the equipment shown in Fig 4.6, a pump

Example 4.4. In the equipment shown in Fig 4.6, a pump draws a solution of specific gravity 1.84 from a storage tank through a 3-in. (75-mm) Schedule 40 steel pipe. The efficiency of the pump is 60 percent. The velocity in the suction line is 3 ft/s (0.914 m/s). The pump discharges through a 2-in. (50-mm) Schedule 40 pipe to an overhead tank. The end of the discharge pipe is 50 ft (15.2 m) above the level of the solution in the feed tank. Friction losses in the entire piping system are 10 ft-lbg/lb (29.9 J/kg). What pressure must the pump develop? What is the power of the pump

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