Self-Assessment Test

8: A water system is fed from a very large tank, large enough so that the water
level in the tank essentially constant. A pump delivers 3000 gal/mint in a 12-in
ID pipe to user40 ft below the tank level. The work rate delivered to the water
is 1.52 hp. If the exit velocity of the water is 1.5 ft/s and the water temperature
in the reservoir is the same as in the exit water, estimate the heat loss per
second from the pipeline by the water in transit.

Feed Tank

40 ft

User Tank
Given Data:

q = 3000 gal/mint

h1= 0 , h2= -40 ft

Power = P = 1.52 hp

V1=0 , V2= 1.5 ft/s

Density of water=q= 1000 Kg/m3

To Find:

Heat = Q per second = ?

Solution:-

Basis: 1 mint operation

We know that

H + P + K = Q + W 1

since T1 = T2

So, H = 0

For work done:-

Work =W= P.t = 1.52hp 1 min 746 w 1 J 60sec 1Btu 1min(basis)

1hp 1 w.s 1min 1055 J

W= 64.488 Btu m

For potential energy:-

Mass flow rate=m=*q

1000kg 3000 gal 2.204 lb 3.78 lit 1m

m min 1kg 1 gal 1000 lit

m=25000.36lb min
P= mg(h2 h1)= 25000.16lb 32.17 ft lbf s (-40-0)ft 1 Btu

min s 32.174 ft lb 778.2 lbf ft

P= -1284.88 Btu

For kinetic energy:-

K = m(v22-v12) = 1 25000.16 lb (1.5) ft lbf s 1Btu

2 min s 32.714 lbm ft 778.2lbf ft

K = 1.1233 Btu

Put all values in equation 1

0-1284.88 + 1.1233 = Q + 64.488

Q = -1348.24 Btu or Q = -1348.24 Btu/mint

Q in Btu/sec:-

Q = -1348.24 Btu 1 mint

mint 60 sec

Q = -22.470 Btu/sec