A pipeline composed of $1500 mathrm{ft}$ of $6 mathrm{in}$. Sch. 40 pipe containing $2590^{circ}$ elbows and 4
Question:
A pipeline composed of $1500 \mathrm{ft}$ of $6 \mathrm{in}$. Sch. 40 pipe containing $2590^{\circ}$ elbows and 4 open gate valves carries oil with a viscosity of $35 \mathrm{cP}$ and $\mathrm{SG}=0.85$, at a velocity of $7.5 \mathrm{ft} / \mathrm{s}$, from a storage tank to a plant site. The storage tank is at atmospheric pressure and the level in the tank is $15 \mathrm{ft}$ above ground. The pipeline discharge is $10 \mathrm{ft}$ above ground, and the discharge pressure is 10 psig.
(a) What is the pump capacity (in gpm) and pump head (in ft) required in the pipeline?
(b) If the pump has an efficiency of $65 %$, what horsepower motor would be required to drive it?
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Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics
ISBN: 9781498724432
3rd Edition
Authors: Ron Darby, Raj P Chhabra