For an aeration process, a sewage treatment plant requires 3000 cfm of compressed air. The pressure must

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For an aeration process, a sewage treatment plant requires 3000 cfm of compressed air. The pressure must be 80 psig, and the temperature must be 120°F. The compressor is located in a utility building, and 180 ft of pipe is required. The line also contains one fully open butterfly valve, 12 elbows, four tees with the flow through the run, and one ball-type check valve. Specify a suitable size of Schedule 40 steel pipe, and determine the required pressure at the compressor.

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Applied Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 978-0132558921

7th edition

Authors: Robert L. Mott, Joseph A. Untener

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