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Discussion Forum : Hydraulics - Section 1 (Q.No. 38)
38.
If the total head of the nozzle of a pipe is 37.5 m and discharge is 1 cumec, the power generated is
400 H.P.
450 H.P.
500 H.P.
550 H.P.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Keshav said:   7 years ago
Power= density*Q*g*h.
= 1000*1*9.81*37.5,
= 367873 watts,
= 367873/746,
= 494 HP.
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Megha said:   7 years ago
What is w here?

Paul said:   7 years ago
Here, w is the specific weight.

Divya teja said:   7 years ago
What is q here?
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Manjunath S Munnolli said:   6 years ago
@Harsha.

1 HP =746 Watts.
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Jinish Patel said:   6 years ago
W is a specific weight taken from g = 9.810 gravity weight.
Q is discharged through the pipe.
H is a head loss in the pipe.
And power= w*Q*h.
w is in horsepower.
1 horsepower = 736 watts in metric.
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Dheeraj kataria said:   6 years ago
Why did not we consider the pump efficiency. ! please anyone can explain it. ?
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Ganesh said:   5 years ago
Thanks for explaining @Varsha.

Ghamand said:   5 years ago
@Rishi.

Very nice explanation, thanks.

Chaman said:   3 years ago
Thank you for explaining the answer.


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