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Explanation: To calculate the head loss, pressure drop, and pump power requirement, we can use the Darcy-Weisbach equation: An=($)(%) AP =pgAh Pump power = a where: Ah is the head loss (in meters) AP is the pressure drop (in Pa) pis the density of water (998 kg/m*3) gis the acceleration due to gravity (9.81 m/s*2) fis the Darcy-Weisbach friction factor Lis the length of the pipe (9 m) Dis the diameter of the pipe (0.003 m) Vis the average velocity of the water (0.9 m/s) Qs the volumetric flow rate (@ = D42/4 V) nis the pump efficiency (assumed to be 100%) a) To calculate the head loss: First, we need to calculate the Reynolds number to determine whether the flow is laminar or turbulent. The Reynolds number can be calculated as: VD Re =r . a (09838) (08 Tsai Re = 1654.6 Since Re > 4000, the flow is turbulent. We can use the Colebrook-White equation to calculate the friction factor: = -atog10( J + 2) where € is the roughness of the pipe (assumed to be 0.0015 mm for a commercial steel pipe). Solving for f using an iterative numerical method, we get f = 0.0196. Substituting the values in the Darcy-Weisbach equation, we get: (. Ah = 0.0196(535 Ah © 1.04m Therefore, the head loss is approximately 1.04 meters To calculate the pressure drop and pump power requirement, Explanation: we need to use the Darcy-Weisbach equation, which relates the pressure drop to the frictional losses in the pipe: Ap =t(4)(e¥) where AP is the pressure drop, fis the friction factor, Lis the length of the pipe, D is the diameter of the pipe, p is the density of the fluid, and V is the velocity of the fluid. To calculate the friction factor, we need to use the Reynolds number, which is given by: _— 9VD Re = *y- where M is the dynamic viscosity of the fluid. The Reynolds number for this flow can be calculated as: VD Re = 42. (998 55) (0.9%), 1008 a = 1,635 Using this Reynolds number, we can lock up the friction factor for turbulent flow in a pipe using a Moody chart or an online calculator. For a roughness height of 0.03 mm (typical for commercial steel pipe), the friction factor is approximately 0.025. Now we can calculate the pressure drop: AP =£(4) (0S) = (0.025) .2,; (99844) OSE ye 0.003m m = 2,962Pa Finally, to calculate the pump power requirement, we can use the following equation: p— APQ 7 where P is the pump power, @ is the flow rate (which is equal to the pipe cross-sectional area multiplied by the velocity), and n is the pump efficiency. The flow rate is: —-(PyYye- m)2 m) 6 m* Q=2(2)’V =n(0.0032)?(0.9") = 3.81x10- 6 Assuming a pump efficiency of 80%, the pump power requirement is: p= 428 _ (2,962Pa)= = 1.41W Explanation: Therefore, the pressure drop is 2962 Pa, and the pump power requirement is 1.41 W. Answer The head loss is approximately 1.04 meters. The pressure drop is 2962 Pa, and the pump power requirement is 1.41 W. Please upvote if you find it helpful

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