Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Agricultural Science Question 4
Practice objective / multiple choice question 4 from the 2020 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
A water pump requires a mechanical power of \(15\) kW at \(1500\) rpm. It is driven by a belt from a tractor PTO that runs at \(540\) rpm. The belt drive has an efficiency of \(90\%\) and the gear reduction from PTO to pump is \(3:1\). The PTO itself operates at \(95\%\) efficiency and the tractor engine has a mechanical efficiency of \(85\)\%. Determine the minimum engine power (in kW) that the tractor must be capable of delivering.
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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2020 Agricultural Science Question 4. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
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