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Pump Power Calculations and Examples

This document contains 7 sample problems and their solutions related to pumps and fluid mechanics. Each problem calculates a different parameter such as the power needed to pump water to a certain height, the weight of an iron block, the water horsepower, brake horsepower, and motor horsepower required to pump water to a storage tank, the rise of a raft when a person jumps onto it, the force exerted on a closed gate valve from water pressure, the maximum length of PVC pipe that can freely drain water, and the horsepower required to raise a certain weight of water to a height within a time period.

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Pump Power Calculations and Examples

This document contains 7 sample problems and their solutions related to pumps and fluid mechanics. Each problem calculates a different parameter such as the power needed to pump water to a certain height, the weight of an iron block, the water horsepower, brake horsepower, and motor horsepower required to pump water to a storage tank, the rise of a raft when a person jumps onto it, the force exerted on a closed gate valve from water pressure, the maximum length of PVC pipe that can freely drain water, and the horsepower required to raise a certain weight of water to a height within a time period.

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Sample Problem

1. What power of pump is needed of water to discharge 2 cu.m/sec at height of 6 meters?


Solution:
P = QWH
P = 2(9.81)(9)
P = 117.72 kilowatts or 0.2 Hp
1Hp = 0.75 kilowatts
2. What power of pump is needed of cost iron pipe weight 640 lb/[Link]. What is the weight of cost iron block is
14’x12’x18’?
Solution:
Volume /12³
(14’x12’x18’) /12³ = 1.75(640) = 1120 lbs
3. A pump station is used to lift a water 50ft above the pump station to storage tank. The pump rate is 500
gal/minute. If the pump has an efficiency of 85% and a motor has an efficiency of 90%.
Find the following:
A. Water Horsepower
B. Brake Horsepower
C. Motor Horsepower
D. Wire to water efficiency
Solution:
A. Water Horsepower
WHP = (Q x H x [Link]) / 3960
= (500 x 50 x 1) / 3960
= 6.31 Hp
B. Brake Horsepower
BHP = (Q x H x [Link]) / 3960
= (500 x 50 x 1) / 3960 x 85%
= 7.42 Hp
C. Motor Horsepower
MHP = (Q x H x [Link]) / 3960
= (500 x 50 x 1) / 3960 x 90%
= 7.01 Hp
D. Wire to water efficiency
= (WHP / MHP) x 100
= (6.31 / 7.01) x 100
= 90.01%
4. A man weight 70 kg jumps on a raft with an area of 4 sq.m that is floating on a fresh water lake. Find the
rise of the raft.
Solution:
X = (70kg x 9.81m/sec²) / (9810N/m³ x 4m²)
= 0.175 x 100
= 1.75 cm
5. What force would be exerted on the gate of a closed 6” gate valve if the water pressure acting on it measured
46 Psi?
Solution:
F=QxA
= 46 lb/in² x (pi x 3²)
= 1300.62 lb
6. What is the maximum length of pipe for size 150 mm PVC that could freely drain. Assume flow is equals to
15.9 liters per second, 0.9 m/sec velocity and chezy constant at 55. Consider full bore for hydraulic mean.
Given: Velocity =0.9m/sec, D = 150mmØ, chezy constant = 55, Q = 15.9 lit/sec
Solution:
Solv for D
Q=VxA
0.0159 = 0.9 m/sec x (pi x D²)
D = 0.15
Solv for Length
= (c/v) ² x (D/4)
= (55/0.9) ² x (0.15/4)
= 140.0463 meters
7. What in the number of horse power required to raise 25,000 lbs of water for a height 30 meters within 10
minutes?
Solution:
Hp = FV
33,000
= 25,000 x [(30x3.28) / 10)]
33,000
= 7.45 Hp

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