In: Mechanical Engineering
Two large tanks with the same levels of water inside, one is open to the atmosphere while the other is closed and pressurized with an inside pressure of 65 k Pa gage . Water is to be pumped to the pressurized tank by a pump with 85% efficiency, placed in a stainless steel pipe connecting the two tanks at the lowest level. The pipe is 9cm in diameter, 100 m long and the volume flow rate is 0.025 m3/s