Q=200gal/min

Same level

1. Po?
2. P?

P
Po
Pump

Suction and discharge

Two reservoirs are connected by 2000ft, 3in sch 40 pipe

We want to pump 200gal/min water from reservoir 1 to 2
Levels of reservoirs are same and both open to atmosphere
Pipe roughness 0.0018
=0.0018

2000ft 3in

P
1

sch 40 pipe

Steps
1. Apply bernoulis equation from point 1 to point
j/m
2
Pump
work

Friction
heating per
unit mass

Head pump
ability to pump
fluids

Steps
2. Find Re and /D to find f on the graphic plots

0.0018in
=
= 0.0006
D
3.068in

Q
200gal /min 231in 3 ft min
ft
V= =
.
.
= 8.68
2 .
A ( /4)(3.068in)
gal 12in 60s
s

VD
Re =

3.068
62.3 8.68
ft
5
12
Re =
=
2.05x10
1cP(6.72x104 ftlbm
.s.cP )
lbm
ft3

ft
s

Read the Graphic

Find Friction Lost

F=0.0048

P
x V 2
= F = 4 f

D 2
ft

2000 ft.(8.68 s )2
lbf .s2
4.0,0048
.
3.068
32.2lbm. ft
2(
ft)
12
= 176 ft.lbf / lbm
= 524J / kg

Pressure Rise
Reducing the Bernaullis Equation,
P dW a.o
=

dm

P =
= 76,1

dW a.o.
dm

lbm
ft.lbf
ft 2
= 62,3
.

176

ft 3
lbm 144in 2

lbf
= 524kPa
in 2

Mechanical Power Delivered

to the Fluid
The pump power required is

dW a.o. dW a.o.
Po =
=

dt
dm
gal 1min
lbm
ft 3
lbm
200
.
.62,3 3 .
= 27,8
min 60s
ft 7,48gal
s

Po = 176

ft.lbf
lbm
hp.s
.27,8
.
= 8,90hp = 6,63kW
lbm
s 550 ft.lbf

If pump is 100% efficient, power input to the pump

equals to this