Water is to be pumped through a smooth pipe from one reservoir to another on top of a hill as shown. What is the maximum flow rate which can be obtained given the pump curve below and the following information:
Pipe ID: 4 cm
Equivalent length of the pipe: 300 m
The following pump curve information is given:
Flow (l/s) Head (m)
0 148.6
1.261667 148.6
2.523333 145.552
3.785 142.504
5.046667 139.456
6.308333 136.408
7.57 133.36
8.831667 127.264
10.09333 115.072
11.355 102.88
12.61667 87.64
13.87833 72.4
15.14 51.064
16.40167 29.728