Fluid Mechanics - 01 Problem - CIVE2400-2007 PDF

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UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
May / June 2007
Examination for the degree of
BEng/ MEng
Civil Engineering
Fluid Mechanics 2.2

Time allowed: 3 hours
Attempt 5 questions
1. A pipeline of length 1000 m and diameter 150 mm connects two water supply
reservoirs together. If the value of the frictional factor, f, for the pipeline is 0.004
then determine the flow in the pipeline when the head difference between the two
reservoirs is 20 m.
[10 marks]
If an increase in demand requires that the flow be increased by 40% then
determine what length of the same diameter pipe is required to satisfy this demand
if it is connected as shown in Figure 1. Assume that the friction factor for the new
pipe is the same as the existing one.
[10 marks]
20 m
New pipeline
Figure 1
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2. It is planned that a reservoir spillway will discharge into a long natural channel
which can be considered approximately rectangular and 20 m wide. At the toe of
the spillway the maximum flow velocity is estimated to be 8 m/s with a
corresponding depth of 0.25 m. Determine what length of the natural channel will
have to be lined with concrete so that scour does not occur i.e. what length of
channel is subject to supercritical flow. The bed slope of both channels is 1 in 200
and the Chezy C for the concrete and natural channels are 30 and 20 respectively.
Use one step of integration.
[15 marks]
In addition to protection from erosion what other factors would you need to take
into account in designing the concrete channel?
[5 marks]
3. A pump is required to supply water to a header tank through a 50 mm diameter
pipe which is 100 m long and has a Darcy f equal to 0.006. It is necessary to have
a continuous record of flow in the pipe therefore an orifice gauge is included
v 2p
which causes a head loss of 4
where vp is the velocity in the pipe. The static
2g
lift between the pump wet well and the header tank is 40 m. The relationship
between head, H, and flow, Q, for the pump is given by the following equation
H = 45 + 27.4 Q 600.7 Q 2
Q in m3/s and H in metres.
(i)
under these conditions determine the flow in the pipeline
(ii)
if the maximum efficiency of the pump is achieved when the flow is

5 A/s then how could the system be redesigned so that the pump would
operate at this efficiency
[5 marks]
[15 marks]
4. A centrifugal pump is supplying a 150 mm diameter pipeline which is 200 m long

measured from the outlet flange of the pump. The impeller of the pump is 0.3 m
in diameter and 0.025 m wide at its outlet with backward facing blades inclined at
30o to the tangent. When the impeller rotates at 1600 RPM the suction lift
including pipe friction losses in the suction pipe is 3.5 m. The head loss in the
delivery pipe is 10 m and the static lift measured from the pump centre line to the
outlet of the pipeline is 30 m. If the hydraulic and overall efficiencies of the pump
are 75% and 50% respectively then determine the following:(a)
the flow of water through the pump
(b)
the shaft power required to drive the pump
(c)
by assuming that the pipe is flowing in the fully rough zone determine the
mean height of roughnesses of the delivery pipe
[12 marks]
[3 marks]
[5 marks]
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5.
Two reservoirs are connected together by a pipeline which is 200 mm in

diameter and 2000 m long for which the friction factor, f, is constant and equal
to 0.0045. The head difference between the reservoirs is 25 m and remains
constant. Under these conditions determine the flow in the pipeline. Minor
losses can be ignored, however the rejected kinetic energy should be taken
[5 marks]
into account.
In this case is it worth taking into account the rejected kinetic energy?
[2 marks]
Halfway along the pipeline there is a small fire hydrant which requires a
minimum flow of 7.5 /s and minimum pressure of 10 kN/m2 above
atmospheric. Determine whether or not the pipeline is able to satisfy these
conditions and if so what will be the flow downstream of the hydrant when it
is in use. Assume that the level of the hydrant is 15 m below top water level
of the upstream reservoir. In this case all minor losses and rejected kinetic
[8 marks]
energy can be ignored.
Describe with examples what is meant by minor losses in pipelines. When is
[5 marks]
it necessary to allow for them and when can they be ignored?
6.
It is required to measure the flow continuously in a long irrigation canal. The

canal is 8 m wide and can sensibly be considered to have a rectangular cross
section for which the Chezy C is 40 in SI units; the bed slope of the channel is
1 in 2,750. A Venturi meter with a throat width of 3 m and a bed hump height
of 0.6 m has been chosen for this purpose. When the depth of flow
immediately upstream of the meter is 1.3 m then determine the following:(a)
the discharge in the channel
[5 marks]
(b)
the depth of flow at the highest point of the bed hump
[5 marks]
(c)
the normal depth in the canal
[10 marks]
Assume that the coefficient of discharge for the meter is 0.9.
7.
Describe the structure of the boundary layer as it occurs at the entrance to a

circular pipe. Use your description to show how a pipe may be hydraulically
smooth under one set of flow conditions and hydraulically rough under
[10 marks]
another set.
A new pipeline of 450 mm diameter is required to carry a minimum flow of
150 /s of water. The pipeline has been designed to have a specific lifespan;
if, at the end of its life, the mean height of roughness is expected to be 3 mm,
what will be the flow in the pipeline when it is newly laid? Assume that the
mean height of roughness when the pipe is new is 0.2 mm and that the head
difference between the inlet and the outlet remains constant throughout the life
of the pipeline. The Darcy f can be estimated from Prandtls rough pipe law.
[10 marks]
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CIVE240001 Fluid Mechanics 2.2

Formula Sheet
Pipe Flow
Darcy-Weisbach formula
4 f l v 2 flQ 2
=
2 gd
3d 5
hf =
R
= 4.0 log10
f
ks
Prandtls rough pipe formula
+ 3.48
2.51
k
1
= 4.0 log10
+ s
2 R f 3.7d
f
e
Colebrook-White formula
Pumps
1
Vw 2 u 2 V w1 u1
g
Work done per unit weight of fluid
Hydraulic efficiency
h =
Specific speed
Ns =
gH
Vw 2 u 2
N Q
H
Open channel hydraulics

Chezy formula
Q = A C mi
Mannings formula
C=
The backwater function
1 16
m
n
dy i j
=
dx 1 Fn
v2
2g
Specific energy
E=y+
Critical depth flumes
Q = 1.71C d B (E h )
Specific force
F = Ax +
Conjugate depth equation
y1
1 1
= +
1 + 8 Fn2
y2
2 2
Av 2
g
(for rectangular channels)
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What factors need to be considered in designing a concrete channel?

What factors need to be considered in designing a concrete channel?

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This question paper consists of 3 printed pages, plus formula sheet,

Fluid Mechanics 2.2

under these conditions determine the flow in the pipeline

if the maximum efficiency of the pump is achieved when the flow is

4. A centrifugal pump is supplying a 150 mm diameter pipeline which is 200 m long

the flow of water through the pump

the shaft power required to drive the pump

Two reservoirs are connected together by a pipeline which is 200 mm in

It is required to measure the flow continuously in a long irrigation canal. The

the discharge in the channel

the depth of flow at the highest point of the bed hump

the normal depth in the canal

Assume that the coefficient of discharge for the meter is 0.9.

Describe the structure of the boundary layer as it occurs at the entrance to a

240001 FORMULA SHEET

CIVE240001 Fluid Mechanics 2.2

Prandtls rough pipe formula

Work done per unit weight of fluid

Open channel hydraulics

The backwater function

Critical depth flumes

Conjugate depth equation

(for rectangular channels)

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