Question

Determine the electric power consumption of the system for pumping. Would you recommend the use of a single large pump or several smaller pumps of the same total pumping power scattered along the pipeline

Answer 1

Answer:

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answer: 4493.24 Kw

I would recommend the use of several smaller pumps of the same total pumping power scattered along the pipeline

Explanation:

Calculate the Electric power consumption of the system for pumping using the formula below

$W_{electric} = \frac{Qp}{n}$    --------- ( 1 )

P = ΔP = 2166.67kPa ( calculated using : $\frac{p_{0} flv^2}{2d}$ )

where: $p_{0}$ = 950.6 kg/m^3 ,  f = 0.0083, v = 5.305 m/s, d = 0.6 m, l = 12 km

n = efficiency of motor pump = 74% = 0.74

Q = 1.5 m^3/s

input the given values into  equation ( 1 )

$W_{electric}$ = 4493.24 Kw

I would recommend the use of several smaller pumps of the same total pumping power scattered along the pipeline