In the design of a city water supply system, three reservoirs are connected by three pipes...

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In the design of a city water supply system, three reservoirsare connected by three pipes which meet at the junction. ReservoirA needs to supply 0.0938 m3/s to lower reservoirs B (Elevation 150m) and C (Elevation 140 m). Pipe 1 is 900 m long and 300 mm indiameter, pipe 2 is a 200 mm diameter pipe 387 m long, and pipe 3is 200 mm in diameter and 700 m long. The roughness coefficient forall pipes is 0.011.
a. Determine the discharge in pipe 2.
b. Compute the discharge in pipe 3.
c. What is the elevation of the water surface of reservoirA?

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