What is the most economical diameter of a pipeline that is required to transport crude oil $(mu=$
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What is the most economical diameter of a pipeline that is required to transport crude oil $(\mu=$ $30 \mathrm{cP}, \mathrm{SG}=0.95)$ at a rate of 1 million bbl/day using ANSI 1500\# pipe if the cost of energy is $\$ 0.05 / \mathrm{kWh}$ (in 1980 dollars), the economic lifetime of the pipeline is 40 years, and the pumps are $50 %$ efficient.
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Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics
ISBN: 9781498724432
3rd Edition
Authors: Ron Darby, Raj P Chhabra
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