Q2 Water is pumped from a large lake to a higher reservoir. The head loss of the piping system is given as 8.5 m. The mechanical efficiency of the pump is to be determined, given a pump that draws 15 kW of electrical power, and operating such that the volumetric flow rate is 0.035 m³/s. b. Without calculating anything (major) - estimate the pressure (or head) difference across the pump, tell me why (your reasoning). (assume the pump is located at the surface of the lake and it has it has negligible height). (due @ 1700) (Sub photo taking 20 mins for teek difficulties) W westion. 5 mins for = pump, u npump-motor w electric гом n = Wpump Welectrical determine. Lake Reservoir Pump

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Q2 Water is pumped from a large lake to a higher reservoir. The head loss of the piping system is given as 8.5 m. The
mechanical efficiency of the pump is to be determined, given a pump that draws 15 kW of electrical power, and operating
such that the volumetric flow rate is 0.035 m³/s.
b. Without calculating anything (major) - estimate the pressure (or head) difference across the pump, tell me why (your
reasoning). (assume the pump is located at the surface of the lake and it has it has negligible height).
(due @ 1700) (Sub
photo taking 20 mins for teek difficulties)
W
westion. 5 mins for
=
pump, u
npump-motor
w
electric
гом
n =
Wpump
Welectrical
determine.
Lake
Reservoir
Pump
Transcribed Image Text:Q2 Water is pumped from a large lake to a higher reservoir. The head loss of the piping system is given as 8.5 m. The mechanical efficiency of the pump is to be determined, given a pump that draws 15 kW of electrical power, and operating such that the volumetric flow rate is 0.035 m³/s. b. Without calculating anything (major) - estimate the pressure (or head) difference across the pump, tell me why (your reasoning). (assume the pump is located at the surface of the lake and it has it has negligible height). (due @ 1700) (Sub photo taking 20 mins for teek difficulties) W westion. 5 mins for = pump, u npump-motor w electric гом n = Wpump Welectrical determine. Lake Reservoir Pump
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