Question: A village with a need for a simple irrigation system proposes to have a collection pool for rain water and then a simple human- powerd

A village with a need for a simple irrigation system proposes to have a collection pool for rain water and then a simple human- powerd pump mounted to a stationary bicycle frame to deliver the water to crops during dry times. if the required lift is 2.5 m as shown in fig. and the total loss in the line is 1.8 m, determine what flow rate, in liters per minuts, is possible with a person perducing 125 percent efficient.

A village with a need for a simple irrigation syst 

25-in Schedule 40 steel pipe Pump 3-in Schedule 40 steel pipe Hydraulic Filter press Flow 4.0 ft 1.0 ft 2.0 ft Reservoir

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