Question: P . 1 Consider a pump that runs 1 2 hours / day , 5 days / week for 5 0 weeks per year. Measurements

P.1 Consider a pump that runs 12 hours/day,5 days/week for 50 weeks per year. Measurements
show a pressure rise of 250 kPa across the pump and flow rate of 0.1m3s. The system has a motor
with 80% efficiency, a drive with 95% efficiency, and pump efficiency of 70%. With proposed
improvements, the pressure rise will be reduced to 200 kPa at the same flow rate. Also, the motor
will be replaced with a high efficiency one with 93% efficiency. The new operating point of the
pump has 80% efficiency. Calculate:
Energy savings ( kWh )
Demand savings (kW-months)
Cost savings for the proposed changes ( $ ). Assume $0.15kWh cost of electricity and
$20kW-month for demand.
P.2 Consider a piping system as shown in the diagram below where water at 15C is pumped
through steel pipes with 100 mm internal diameter.
a) Derive and plot the system equation, H=f(AA), for this piping system, where H is head in
meters and AA is volumetric flow rate in m3min.
b) Assuming velocity at point C is 2.5ms, and gauge pressure at points B and C are 125 kPa
and 175 kPa , respectively, calculate the water horsepower for the pump.
P . 1 Consider a pump that runs 1 2 hours / day ,

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