Find the head pump required


Problem:

Consider a 100 meter water tower located on a 45 meters hill at position (x=0; y=0). We want to distribute the water to a building located at (x= 1000m, y=500m) using a pipe made from steel (f=0.001 friction coefficient) and cross-section area A=1m2. The flow rate in the pump is 1m3/sec and we the pressure in top apartment of the building to be 3 atm. The building is 100 m height.

Required:

Question 1: Draw the system?

Question 2: Find the head pump required and the corresponding electric power required assuming an efficiency of 60%.

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