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The centrifugal pump handles 20 m3 of fresh water per minute with inlet and outlet veloc...

The centrifugal pump handles 20 m3 of fresh water per minute with inlet and outlet velocities of 18 m/s. The impeller is turned clockwise through the shaft at O by a motor which delivers 40 kW at a pump speed of 900 rev/min. With the pump filled but not turning, the vertical reactions at C and D are each 250 N. Calculate the forces exerted by the foundation on the pump at C and D while the pump is running. The tensions in the connecting pipes at A and B are exactly balanced by the respective forces due to the static pressure in the water. (Suggestion: Isolate the entire pump and water within it between sections A and B and apply the momentum principle to the entire system.)

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