Assignment:
Gasoline is pumped from the gas tank of an automobile to the carburetor through a 10 ft long, 1/4" diameter fuel line of steel tubing. The line has five 90 degree smooth bends with r/d of 6. The gasoline discharges through a 1/32" diameter jet in the carburetor to a pressure of 14 psia. The pressure in the tank is 14.7 psia. If the pump is 80% efficient, what power must be supplied by the pump if the automobile is accelerating and consuming fuel at the rate of 0.1 gal/min.?
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