14–90
Solution Hot water in a water tank is circulated through a loop made of plastic pipes at a specified average velocity.
The required power input for the recirculating pump is to be determined.
Assumptions 1 The flow is steady and incompressible. 2 The flow is fully developed. 3 The flow is turbulent so that the
tabulated value of the loss coefficients can be used (to be verified). 4 Minor losses other than those for elbows and valves
22 upump,e turbine,2
2
2
2
2
upump,1
2
1
1
1
LL hhhhz
g
V
g
P
hz
g
V
g
P
where
200,63
skg/m 10467.0
m) m/s)(0.012 5.2)(kg/m 3.983(
Re
/sm 10827.2]4/m) (0.012m/s)[ 5.2()4/(
3
3
3422
VD
DVVAc
V
which is greater than 4000. Therefore, the flow is turbulent. The friction factor corresponding to the relative roughness of
zero and this Reynolds number can simply be determined from the Moody chart. To avoid the reading error, we determine
fff
D
f63200
51.2
1
Re
51.2
7.3
/
1
It gives f = 0.0198. Then the total head loss, pressure drop, and the required pumping power input become
m 9.22
)m/s 81.9(2
m/s) 5.2(
2.029.06
m 0.012
m 40
)0198.0(
22
2
2
2
g
V
K
D
L
fh LL
kPa 221
kN/m 1
kPa 1
m/skg 1000
kN 1
m) 9.22)(m/s 81.9)(kg/m 3.983( 2
23
L
ghP
kW 0.0893
/smkPa 1
kW 1
0.70
)kPa 221)(/sm 10(2.827
3
3-4
motor–pumpmotor–pump
u pump,
elect
P
W
W
V