Oil is pumped from a lower tank to an elevated spherical tank. The lower tank is vented to the atmosphere, and the spherical tank is pressurized to 240 kPa. The suction line has a length of 2.5m. The discharge line has a length of 90m. The pipe diameters are given below. The design flowrate is 20L/s. Calculate the following: • total pump head, HT The WHP • The BHP if the pump efficiency is 80% HT WHP BHP m hp hp

Oil is pumped from a lower tank to an elevated spherical tank. The lower tank is vented to the atmosphere, and the spherical tank is pressurized to 240 kPa. The suction line has a length of 2.5m. The discharge line has a length of 90m. The pipe diameters are given below. The design flowrate is 20L/s. Calculate the following: • total pump head, HT The WHP • The BHP if the pump efficiency is 80% HT WHP BHP m hp hp

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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