V5 What is the water elevation in reservoir B given the following: Elevation of reservoir A...

V5 What is the water elevation in reservoir B given the following:

Elevation of reservoir A =2250m. The flow is 25m^3/sec. the temperature is 20C

there are two pipes in series with the following characteristics

D1 L1 D2 L2

2 m 1500m 1.6m 1000m

There are gate valves at the exiting and entering the reservoirs

There are two bends, 1 in each pipe size.There is is a globe valve on the downstream pipe.

What is the elevation of Reservoir B?

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