Liquid water is to be compressed by a pump whose isentropic efficiency is 75 percent from 0.2

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Liquid water is to be compressed by a pump whose isentropic efficiency is 75 percent from 0.2 MPa to 5 MPa at arate of 0.15 m3/min. The required power input to this pump is
(a) 4.8 kW
(b) 6.4 kW
(c) 9.0 kW
(d) 16.0 kW
(e) 12 kW
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Thermodynamics An Engineering Approach

ISBN: 978-0073398174

8th edition

Authors: Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles

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