Centrifugal Pump Water Flow Analysis
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ScribdTranslationsExample 1.5. Water is pumped from a container to a storage tank.
located at the top of a building, using a centrifugal pump for this purpose.
There is a difference of 200 ft between the two water surfaces. The inlet pipe
in the container is 8 ft below the surface, and the local conditions are
such that the level is practically constant. The storage tank is
open to the atmosphere and the liquid level remains constant. The pipe of
The entrance to the storage tank is 6 ft below the surface. The system
The piping is made up of 200 ft of 6in schedule 40 iron pipe.
provided with two 90° elbows and an open gate valve, from the container to the
pump. 6 in pipe continues from the other side of the pump 75 ft, after which, it
reduce the diameter to 4 inches schedule 40 until reaching the tank 250 ft further away. This pipe
The 4-inch pipe has a gate valve and three 90° elbows. It is desired to maintain a
water flow at a rate of 625 gallons per minute. The water temperature is 68°F.
If the efficiency of the motor and the pump is 60%, what would be the pumping cost?
daily yes the Does it cost $0.02?
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According to exercise 1.4 and using points 1 and 4 as reference, the balance of
energy is expressed as follows using equation 1.28:
2
̅ 2
∆( ) +∆ + ∫ + = −́ 1.28
2 1
− ́ =∆ +
We calculated equivalent length; with the Reynolds number =( )
we obtain the friction factor (Fanning factor), equation 1.29 and finally it
evaluate equation 1.30 or equation 1.31
=[ 2̅ ] [ =] [ ( ( ) ]) 1.29
2
2 (̅ )
= 1.30
2