Hot water in an open storage tank at 82.20C is being pumped at the rate of 0.379 m3/min fromthis storage tank. The line from the storage tank to the pump suction is 6.1 m of 2-in. Schedule40 steel pipe and it contains three elbows. The discharge line after the pump is 61 m of 2-in.pipe and contains two elbows. Water discharges to the atmosphere at a height of 6.1 m abovethe water level in the storage tank.a. Calculate all frictional losses ΣF.b. Make a mechanical-energy balance and calculate of the pump in J/kg. s Wc. What is the kW power of the pump if its efficiency is 75%?
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