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Crude dichlorobenzene is pumped from a storage tank to a distillation column. The tank is blanketed with nitrogen and the pressure above the liquid surface

Crude dichlorobenzene is pumped from a storage tank to a distillation column. The tank is blanketed with nitrogen
and the pressure above the liquid surface is held constant at 0.1 bar gauge pressure. The minimum depth of liquid in
the tank is 1m. The distillation column operates at a pressure of 500mmHg(500mm of mercury, absolute). The feed
point to the column is 12m above the base of the tank. The tank and column are connected by a 50mm internal
diameter commercial steel pipe, 200m long. The pipe run from the tank to the column contains the following valves
and fittings: 20 standard elbows; two gate valves to isolate the pump (operated fully open); an orifice plate and a flow-
control valve. If the maximum flow-rate required is 20,000kgh, calculate the pump motor rating (power) needed.
Take the pump efficiency as 70 per cent and allow for a pressure drop of 0.5 bar across the control valve and a loss of
10 velocity heads across the orifice. Density of the dichlorobenzene 1300kgm3, viscosity 1.4cp.
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