Ex.5: Water is flowing.

For Q3= 110 l/sec, calculate Q2, Q1 and

pump power.

Solution:
Then :
8 fl fl
k  5
 0 . 08271
g
2 d 5
d

k= -----------------------------(1)

k=

= = = 275.7
= = = 15030
= = = 1550.8

1
Energy
2 2
30  k 1 Q 1  Ep  k 3 .Q 3  60 (1) & (2)
2
30  k 1 Q 1  Ep  18 . 765  60
2
Ep  k 1 .Q 1  48 . 765 .......... . (1)
2 2
30  k 1 Q 1  Ep  k 2 .Q 2  90 (1) & (3)
2 2
Ep  k 1 .Q 1  60  k 2 .Q 2 .......... ....(2)
2 2
60  k 2 .Q 2  48 . 765  k 2 .Q 2   11 . 235

So Q2 is in opposite direction:

2 11 . 235 3
Q2  , Q 2  0 . 027 m /s
15030

Q1  Q 2  Q 3

3
Q1  0 . 1101  . 027  0 . 083 m /s

2
EP  48 . 765  k 1 Q1  48 . 765  1 . 899  50 . 664 m
P   .Q1 .EP  9 . 8( 0 . 083 )( 50 . 665 )  41 . 21 kW ← Ans.