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Water is to be pumped from one large open tank to a second large, open tank, as shown in the figure. The pipe diameter is 6 in, and the total length of the pipe between the pipe entrance and exit is 200 ft. Minor loss coefficients for the entrance, exit, and elbow are given, and the friction factor for the pipe can be assumed constant at 0.02. A pump with performance curve shown in the figure below has been suggested as a good pump for this situation. (a) With this pump what would the flow rate be between the two tanks? (5 marks) (b) Is this pump a good choice? Explain. (2 marks) Az = 10 ft h. ft Efficiency, % K = 0.5 100 80 60 40 20 0 K1.5 0 Head 400 Pump Efficiency 800 (a) Diameter of pipe = 6 in. Total pipe length= 200 ft 1200 Q.gal/min. (b) 1600 2000 2400 (2) Water K = 1.0