• It is required to pump 20°C liquid water from a flooded basement to the atmosphere. For this, a centrifugal pump is used that operates with 70% efficiency. It is estimated that the volume of water contained in the basement is 30m3, and that the gauge pressure at the point where the water enters the pipe is 7.1psig. The section of the pipe that corresponds to the suction is made of 4" commercial steel, schedule 40, with a total length of 12m and in it are installed 3 standard 90° elbows and a 100% open globe valve (L/ D=340). On the other hand, the section of pipe that corresponds to the discharge is made of commercial steel 3", schedule 40, 1 meter long and a gate valve 50% open. If the average time that the system takes to empty the basement is 19 minutes. Take the height difference to be zero.
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• Determine:
•  What is the power of the pump in HP and what is the suction pressure of the pump?

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