Water enters a motor through a 400 mm diameter pipe under a pressure of 85 kPa. The exhaust pipe is 600 mm in diameter with a pressure of -8 kPa and is 3 meters below the 400 mm line. Compute the power supplied to the motor if 450 liters per second of water enters the motor and the total head loss is 4 m. Select one: O a. 25.4 Hp O b. 32.6 Hp O c 47.2 Hp O d. 53.3 Hp

Water enters a motor through a 400 mm diameter pipe under a pressure of 85 kPa. The exhaust pipe is 600 mm in diameter with a pressure of -8 kPa and is 3 meters below the 400 mm line. Compute the power supplied to the motor if 450 liters per second of water enters the motor and the total head loss is 4 m. Select one: O a. 25.4 Hp O b. 32.6 Hp O c 47.2 Hp O d. 53.3 Hp

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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