Question

The U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte uses a pump station to provide the flow of water necessary to operate the rapids. The pump station contains 7 pumps, each with a capacity to deliver 80,000 gallons per minute (gpm). The water channels and ponds in the facility contain 13 million gallons of water. If the pump station is operating 5 pumps simultaneously, assuming ideal conditions how long will it take to completely pump the volume of the system through the pump station

Answer 1

t = 32,5 minutes

Explanation:

Volume to fill = 13000000 Gal

5 pumps delivering 80000 gal/min

5 * 80000 = 400000 gal/min

If we divide the total volume by the amount of water delivered for the 5 pumps, we get the required time to fill the volume, then

t = 13000000/ 400000

t = 32,5 minutes