Water is pumped steadily out of a flooded basement at a speed of 5.4 m/s through a uniform hose of radius 0.83 cm. The hose passes out through a window to a street ditch 3.5 m above the waterline. What is the power of the pump?

Respuesta :

To solve this problem it is necessary to apply the concepts related to the flow as a function of the volume in a certain time, as well as the potential and kinetic energy that act on the pump and the fluid.

The work done would be defined as

[tex]\Delta W = \Delta PE + \Delta KE[/tex]

Where,

PE = Potential Energy

KE = Kinetic Energy

[tex]\Delta W = (\Delta m)gh+\frac{1}{2}(\Delta m)v^2[/tex]

Where,

m = Mass

g = Gravitational energy

h = Height

v = Velocity

Considering power as the change of energy as a function of time we will then have to

[tex]P = \frac{\Delta W}{\Delta t}[/tex]

[tex]P = \frac{\Delta m}{\Delta t}(gh+\frac{1}{2}v^2)[/tex]

The rate of mass flow is,

[tex]\frac{\Delta m}{\Delta t} = \rho_w Av[/tex]

Where,

[tex]\rho_w[/tex] = Density of water

A = Area of the hose [tex]\rightarrow A=\pi r^2[/tex]

The given radius is 0.83cm or [tex]0.83 * 10^{-2}[/tex]m, so the Area would be

[tex]A = \pi (0.83*10^{-2})^2[/tex]

[tex]A = 0.0002164m^2[/tex]

We have then that,

[tex]\frac{\Delta m}{\Delta t} = \rho_w Av[/tex]

[tex]\frac{\Delta m}{\Delta t} = (1000)(0.0002164)(5.4)[/tex]

[tex]\frac{\Delta m}{\Delta t} = 1.16856kg/s[/tex]

Final the power of the pump would be,

[tex]P = \frac{\Delta m}{\Delta t}(gh+\frac{1}{2}v^2)[/tex]

[tex]P = (1.16856)((9.8)(3.5)+\frac{1}{2}5.4^2)[/tex]

[tex]P = 57.1192W[/tex]

Therefore the power of the pump is 57.11W