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COMPUTATION ELECTRICITY

1st impeller 2nd Impeller Remaining 12 Impellers


Bottom height of water tank from ground meter height (from diagram) 15.5
Hight of 1st impeller from ground meter height (from diagram) 12.2
Gradient of water pipe (for 2nd & the rest of impeller, gradient is assumed) Radian (as known) 36 degree 45 degree 45 degree
Tangent Value 0.726543 1 1
Water pipe length (for 2nd & the rests, length is assumed) Meter (from diagram) 14.2 0.5 0.3048
Mass Kg (8,500 liters of water) 8,500 8,500 8,500
Change in height Pipe length x Tan Value) =14.2m x 0.726543 =0.5m x 1 =0.03048m x 1
Meter height (head) 10.32 0.50 0.30
Water velocity (assumed) meter per second (m/s) 225 115 46
Gravity speed meter per second squared (m/s2) 9.81 9.81 9.81

Potential Energy Mass x Gravity Force x Head (change in height) =8,500Kg x 9.81m/s x 10.32m =8,500Kg x 9.81m/s x 0.5m =8,500Kg x 9.81m/s x 0.3m
Joules 860,276 41,693 25,416
Kinetic Energy (1/2)x(Mass)x(Velocity)^2 =(0.5)x(8,500Kg)*(225m/s)^2 =(0.5)x(8,500Kg)*(115m/s)^2 =(0.5)x(8,500Kg)*(46m/s)^2
Joules 215,156,250 56,206,250 8,993,000
Mechanical Energy Potential Energy + Kinetic Energy =860,276 + 215,156,250 Joules =41,693 + 56,206,250 Joules =25,416 + 8,993,000 Joules
Joules 216,016,526 56,247,943 9,018,416
Power Joules / 3600 seconds =216,016,526 Joules / 3,600 seconds =56,247,943 Joules / 3,600 seconds =9,018,416 Joules / 3,600 seconds
Watts/hr 60,005 15,624 2,505
kWh 60.0 15.6 2.5
Conversion to electrical power efficiency 68% 68% 68%
Electrical power kWh x 68%
kWh 40.80 10.62 1.70

12 x 1.7
20.44

PUMPING WATER UP TO TANK


Water volume Liters 8,500
No of pumps No 3
Average water volume per pump Liters (8,500 liters / 3)
Liters 2,833.33
Water mass Kg per liter 1.00
Water mass per pump Kg (2,833.33 x 1)
Kg 2,833.33
Pumping speed (normall rating) Liter per second 31
Pumping duration to pump water up at any point of time Second (2.833.33 liters) / 31 leters per second
Second 91.40
Pumping head (height) Meter 18.00
Gravitiy force meter per second squared (m/s2) 9.81
Energy requirement per water pump Joules (Mass x Gravity Force x Height) / Pumping duration
Joules 5,473.98
Watts 5,473.98
kW 5.47

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