𝑁𝑁 𝑄𝑄

𝑁𝑁𝑠𝑠 = , 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈

ℎ3/4

N – rpm N – rpm

Q – gpm Q – m3/s

H - feet H - meters

51.65𝑁𝑁 𝑄𝑄
𝑁𝑁𝑠𝑠 = , 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈
ℎ3/4

𝑄𝑄𝑡𝑡
𝑄𝑄 =
𝑛𝑛
1. The rate of flow of water in a pump installation is 60.6 kg/s. The intake static gage is 1.22 m
below the pump centerline and reads 68.95 kPa gage; the discharge static gage is 0.61 below the
pump centerline and reads 344.74 kPa gage. The gage is located close to the pump as much as
possible. The area of the intake and discharge pipes are 0.093 m2 and 0.069 m2 respectively. The
pump efficiency is 74%. What is the hydraulic power in kW?

2. A pump discharges 150 liters per second of water to a height of 75 m. If the efficiency is 75% and
the speed of the pump is 1800 rpm, what is the torque in N-m to which the drive shaft is
subjected?

3. A pump is used to pump diesel fuel (S.G. = 0.85) from a transport truck to a large storage tank.
The pressure gauge at the truck tank registers 102 kPa and the manometer in the storage tank
reads 765.5 mmHg. The flow rate of the fuel is 4.8 m3/min. The level difference in both tanks is
5m. The head loss estimate is 1.2 m. Determine the power to drive the pump given combined
efficiency of the pump and motor is to be 68%.
1. A fuel pump is delivering 10 gallons per minute of oil with a specific gravity of 0.83. The total head is 9.14 m,
find how much energy does the pump consumes in kJ per hour.
2. A farmer is to pump water at 70°F from a river to a water storage tank nearby using a 125-ft-long, 5-in-
diameter plastic pipe with three flanged 90° smooth bends. The water velocity near the river surface is 6
ft/s, and the pipe inlet is placed in the river normal to the flow direction of water to take advantage of the
dynamic pressure. The elevation difference between the river and the free surface of the tank is 12 ft. For a
flow rate of 1.5 ft3/s and an overall pump efficiency of 70 percent, determine the required electric power
input to the pump. Take at 70ºF, ud = 6.556 x 10-4 lbm/ft-s
3. A vented tanker is to be filled with fuel oil with ρ= 920 kg/m3 and μ= 0.045 kg/m·s from an underground
reservoir using a 25-m-long, 4-cm-diameter plastic hose with a slightly rounded entrance and two 90°
smooth bends. The elevation difference between the oil level in the reservoir and the top of the tanker where
the hose is discharged is 5 m. The capacity of the tanker is 18 m3 and the filling time is 30 min. Taking the
kinetic energy correction factor at the hose discharge to be 1.05 and assuming an overall pump efficiency of
82 percent, determine the required power input to the pump. Take ε=0 kLentrance = 0.12, kLbend = 0.3