An irrigation pump takes water from a river at 50 F, 1 atm and pumps it up

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An irrigation pump takes water from a river at 50 F, 1 atm and pumps it up to an open canal at a 150-ft-higher elevation. The pipe diameter into and out of the pump is 0.3 ft, and the motor driving the pump is 5 hp. Neglect kinetic energies and friction and find the maximum possible mass flow rate.

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Fundamentals Of Thermodynamics

ISBN: 9781118131992

8th Edition

Authors: Claus Borgnakke, Richard E. Sonntag

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