SOLVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS:

Problem 1

A 20 HP suction pump operating at 70% efficiency draws water from a suction line whose diameter
is 200mm and discharges into air through a line whose diameter is 150mm. The velocity in the 150mm line
is 3.6m/s. If the pressure at point A in the suction pipe is 34 Kpa below the atmosphere, where A is 1.8m
below B on the 150mm line, determine the maximum elevation above B to which water can be raised
assuming a head loss of 3m due to friction

C

Vd h
Dd

B

Pump

P
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1.8m
Ps

Ds Datum

A

Problem 2

The discharge pressure gage on the pump reads 1020 Kpa. The suction gage is attached 1.22m below
the center of the discharge pressure gage and reads 50.8mmHg vacuum. The pump is delivering 37.9L/s of
600C water. The diameter of the suction and discharge pipe of the pump are 127mm and 101.6mm,
respectively. The power input to the pump is 60.58 KW and the electrical input to the driving motor is 73.2
KW.

Determine:

a. The water power

b. The pump efficiency
c. The combined motor-pump efficiency