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A turbo pump transfers water from tank 1 to tank to tank 2 as shown in the picture below. The diameter of the piping system is D= 4in and the total length of pipes is L=620 ft. the elevation difference is Z1-Z2= 30ft. Use the chart for KL values.

a) determine the flow rate (Q)

b) power of the pump in HP

Note that you can write out both mass balance equation and energy equation of the head form for the control-volume enclosed b

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- lodox 9.81 0.01728 6 Power of pump in HP 3 P=sgQH-sqa [czi-w+he] + 2.1312 DH83970 + 9. 144+ 2x9.81 2x9.81 0.02X 188.976 x 2

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