Question

An engine can pump 30000 litres of water to a vertical height of 45 m in 10 minutes. Calculate work done by the machine and its power.

Answer 1

The work done is the equal to the change in gravitational potential energy of the water. Calculate that, using PE = mgh.

Then Power = (Work)/(Time)

Answer 2

given - [g = 9.8ms ^{-2} \], \[density of water = 1000 kg m ^{-3}\] and \[1000L = 1 m^{3}\]

Answer 3

(that was a part of the question)

Answer 4

how do you convert the given litres of water to kg?

Answer 5

This is the beauty of SI units and you can deduce this from the relation you wrote down above: 1 litre of water has a mass of 1 kg.

Answer 6

how did you get that/derive that 1 litre of water has a mas of 1 kg
from the relation given?

Answer 7

He got it from density.

Note that 1000 litres are equal to 1 m^3.

Answer 8

and then? (im not seeing the relation or the beauty here, i'm sorry.)

Answer 9

No problem.

Let's use dimensional analysis. \[1000 \left [\rm kg \over m^3 \right ] \cdot \left [ \rm 1 m^3 \over 1000L \right ] = 1 \left [\rm kg \over L \right ]\]

Answer 10

WAIITTTT

Answer 11

Waiting.

Answer 12

i didnt get a word of that. the thing you wrote under dimensional analysis, i mean. t

Answer 13

if you were gonna explain that, then continue.

Answer 14

i havent learnt about dimensional analysis either.

Answer 15

It is a fact that 1 m^3 equals 1000 L. Can you accept that?

Dimensional analysis is just a method of converting units.
So the above relation can be written as \[\rm 1 m^3 \over 1000 L\]
If we multiply this by the density that is given\[1000 \left [\rm kg \over m^3 \right ] \cdot \left [\rm 1 m^3 \over 1000 L \right ]\]Notice that \(m^3\) cancel out, and that 1000/1000 = 1

Answer 16

Therefore, we are left with \[1 \left [ \rm kg \over L \right ]\]

Answer 17

Or put another way: if 1 cubic meter of water is 1000 kg, and 1 cubic meter of water holds 1000 liters, it must be that 1 liter has a mass of 1 kg.

Answer 18

Oh! I see :)

Answer 19

that makes the rest of the problem obvious. thanx! :)

Answer 20

Great!

Now, we know that, as James said, \[PE = mgh\]and density is defined as\[\rho = {m \over V}\]We can write mass in terms of density as\[m = \rho V\]Therefore, the potential energy can be written as\[PE = \rho V gh\]

Answer 21

We know that\[W = \Delta PE\] in this case, and that\[P = W \cdot t\]Therefore, \[P = \rho V ght\]where \(\rho\) is the density of water, \(V\) is the volume of water pumped, \(g\) is the acceleration due to gravity, \(h\) is the height that the pump raises the water, and \(t\) is the time that it takes to pump the given volume of water.

Let me know what you get.

Answer 22

isn't P=W/t? (Power = Work/Time)?

Answer 23

Yes ... eashmore made a small mistake

Answer 24

Whoops! Sorry about that.

I was just testing you. :-P

Answer 25

oh.
is my solution here right?

(Given)
height= 45 m
time = 10 minutes
= 600 seconds
density of water = 1000 kg m^-3
volume of water = 30,000 litres of water
= 30 m^3 (as 1000 L = 1 m^3)

(solution)
mass of water = density of water * volume of water
= 30 * 1000
= 30,000 kg.

P.E. = mgh
= 30,000 * 9.8 * 45
= 1323 * 10^4 Joule

Work done= P.E.
= 1323 * 10^4 Joule

Power = W/t
= 1323 * 10^4/600
= 2205 * 10^3 watts. (or 2205 kW).

Answer 26

Looks good. Assuming you typed it into your calculator right.

Answer 27

I calculated it myself lol. I'll double check with a calculator.

Answer 28

Thanks a bunch! :)

Answer 29

Whoops! I got that it should be 22.05 kW.

Answer 30

uhoh! did i make a conversion mistake?

Answer 31

Nope. Everything is good up until you calculate power.
Double check that guy and you should be good.

Answer 32

I got your answer (22.05 kW) on the calculator, but that's not what i got when I quadruple-checked my calculation.

Answer 33

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Answer 34

I hate when this happens.
The math gods of WolframAlpha say that it is 22.05 kW.

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=30000*45*9.8%2F600+W+in+kW

Answer 35

i mean, i got 22.05 kW when i first multiplied 1323 * 10^4 and THEN divided by 600....but when i divided 1323 by 600 AND then multiplied by 10^4, its the other wrong answer. lol i suck at math too. :P

Answer 36

well, maybe i should just listen to the math gods in silence and not be an atheist. :P

Answer 37

You should get the same answer with both ways that you have described. Maybe you are misinterpreting the results you get.

Answer 38

I found my mistake! I should have divided 1323 by 600, not just 6...i forgot about that :P *sheepish look*.

Answer 39

I salute you for sticking with me til the end. :D *high five* :P

Answer 40

No problem. That is why we are here. I salute you for doing the same. Most users simply post all their homework questions, go eat dinner, and return to copy answers. Thank you for being engaged and striving to learn. Glad I could help.

Answer 41

I salute both of you..

Great work!

Answer 42

LOL! :D