A three-stage centrifugal pump is designed to discharge water at a total head of 80 m with an overall efficiency of 0.74. The pump runs at 2600 rpm. The actual head developed per stage is 65% of the theoretical head. The flow at the inlet is pure radial. The impeller at the exit has a diameter of D = 0.21 m and a width of b = 0.0216 m. The outlet blade angle is 30°.
The output power of the three-stage centrifugal pump is
Select one:
a. 66.57 kW
b. 180.5 kW
c. 87.22 kW
d. 119.56 kW
e. 126.6 kW