Exercise Flow of Fluids

Flow of Fluids
1. A 280 km long pipe connects two pumping stations. If 0.56 m3/s are to be pumped through 0.62 m diameter line, the discharge
station is 250 m lower in elevation than the upstream station and the discharge pressure is to be maintained at 300 kPa. Determine
the power in kW required to pump the oil. For the oil, υ= 4.5 x10-6 m2/s and ρ= 810 kg/m3. The inlet pressure may be taken as
atmospheric.
a. 4500 c. 5600
b. 3500 d. 3500
2. A town derives its water supply from lake nearby, pumping it up to a standpipe on the highest hill. The intake to the system is 10 ft
below the lake surface, the inlet to the pump is 15 ft above lake surface, and the water level in the tower is kept constant at 310 ft
above the pump discharge. The friction loss is 140 ft-lbf/lbm of water through the 6000 ft of 4 inch pipeline which includes the total
equivalent length of all piping from the lake to the water tower. If the pump capacity is 6000 GPH and the water pump set is 85%
efficient, what would be the hourly pumping cost is electric power is 7.50 per KW-hr?
a. 77.40 c. 139.30
b. 189.50 d. 203.60
For numbers 3 to 4:
Cooling water at 220C flows through a 25 mm inside diameter smooth tube of length 10 m. If the pressure drop throughout the pipe
is 20 kPa.
3. What is the velocity of water in the pipe?

a. 2.24 m/s c. 3.41 m/s
b. 3.11 m/s d. 4.68 m/s
4. What is the mass flow rate at the outlet of the pipe?

a. 1.01 kg/s c. 1.73 kg/s
b. 1.11 kg/s d. 2.14 kg/s
For numbers 5 to 6:
A pitot tube is used to measure the flow rate of water at 200C in the center of the pipe having an inside diameter of 102.3 mm. The
manometer reading is 78 mm of carbon tetrachloride at 200C. The pitot tube coefficient is 0.98.
5. Calculate the average velocity of fluid inside the pipe.

a. 0.44 m/s c. 0.11 m/s
b. 0.55 m/s d. 0.77 m/s
6. Calculate the volumetric flow rate of water in m3/s?

a. 6.37x10-3 c. 4.27x10-3
b. 8.09x10-3 d. 1.82x10-3
7. A venturi meter is to be installed in a 100 mm line to measure flow of water at 15 0C. The minimum flow rate is 75 m3/hr. The
manometer reading is 1.25 m of Hg. What is the throat diameter?
a. 3.90 mm c. 27.6 mm
b. 18.5 mm d. 39.2 mm
For numbers 8 to 10:

Air at 288 K and 275 kPa absolute enters a pipe is flowing in isothermal compressible flow in a compressible flow in a commercial
pipe having an ID of 0.080 m. The length of the pipe is 60 m. The mass velocity at the entrance to pipe is 165.5 kg/m 2-s. Viscosity
is 1.04 x10-5 kg/m-s.
8. Calculate the pressure at the exit.

a. 2.1 x102kPa c. 2.6 x102kPa
b. 3.0 x102kPa d. 3.3 x102kPa
9. Compute the maximum allowable velocity that can be attained.

a. 380 m/s c. 110 m/s
b. 150 m/s d. 290 m/s
10. Compute the actual velocity, v2.

a. 16 m/s c. 28 m/s
b. 21 m/s d. 64 m/s
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11. Water at 60 0F flows through a 3“ sch40 pipe. A pitot tube in the pipe shows a 3” Hg differential. If the pitot tube is located at the
center of the pipe, what is the mass flowrate of water?
a. 37.1 lb/s c. 40.5 lb/s
b. 49.6 lb/s d. 67.3 lb/s
12. How many gallons of water at 68˚F can be delivered through a 1320 ft. length of smooth 6.00- in ID pipe under a pressure difference
of 0.25 psi?
a. 5210 gal/hr c. 4060 gal/hr
b. 1235 gal/hr d. 3245 gal/hr
13. Water flows in a 50 mm pipe, 100 m long, whose roughness ε is equal to 0.013 mm. If the pressure drop across this length of pipe
is not to exceed 50 kN/m2, what is the maximum allowable water velocity? The density and viscosity of water may be taken as 1000
kg/m3 and 1.0 mN s/m2 respectively.
a. 1.6 m/s c. 2.8 m/s
b. 3.3 m/s d. 4.0 m/s
14. Specify the orifice diameter for measuring 100000 standard cu feet (at 600F and 1 atm) per hour of propane flowing through a pipe
12-in in diameter at a pressure of 10 psig and 800F. the reading across the orifice should not be more than 5 in of mercury.
a. 1.26 in c. 2.67 in
b. 3.85 in d. 4.09 in
15. Water at 600F flows from a lake through 500 ft of 4-in ID cast iron pipe at a water turbine 250 ft below the surface of the lake. After
flowing through the turbine, the water is discharged into the atmosphere through a horizontal 50 ft section of the same pipe. The
turbine power output is 10 hp when the water in the discharge pipe is flowing at 5 ft/s. What is the turbine efficiency?
a. 86% c. 77%
b. 65% d. 50%
16. Calculate the theoretical horsepower required to compress 100 cfm of carbon dioxide at 60 0F and 1 atm to 10 atm in a single stage
adiabatic compressor. Use Cp/Cv = 1.3
a. 12 c. 20
b. 16 d. 25
17. Nitrogen is to be fed through a 15 mm-id commercial steel pipe 11.5 m long to a synthetic ammonia plant. Calculate the downstream
pressure in the line for a flow rate of 1.5 mol/s, an upstream pressure of 600 kPa, and a temperature of 27oC throughout. The
average Fanning friction factor may be taken as 0.0066.
a. 450 kPa c. 508 kPa
b. 525 kPa d. 413 kPa
18. Determine the Mach number at the end of the pipe.

a. 0.01 c. 0.14
b. 0.35 d. 0.26
19. Heavy crude oil is to be pumped below the critical velocity through ten miles horizontal piping. Determine the percentage saving in
horsepower by preheating the oil to 1400F before pumping at the same rate.
Data:
At 600F:
Density = 59 lb/cu ft
Viscosity = 3500 cP
At 1400F:
Density = 58 lb/cu ft
Viscosity = 200 cP
a. 88% c. 94%
b. 82% d. 96%
20. You are in the field-piping area of a refinery, without a calculator or friction factor chart, doing an inspection with your manager. The
flow through a pipe A is always fully turbulent. While you are watching the gauges of pipe A, which read pressure drop through the
length of the pipe, the pressure increases by a factor of two. Your manager wants to know what is happening. You know that that
the two valves are closed downstream, and the density and viscosity remain unchanged. In five seconds you figure out the flowrate
increase, what do you tell to your manager?
a. Tell your manager, "The flowrate increased by 20%." c. Tell your manager, "The flowrate increased by 80%."
b. Tell your manager, "The flowrate increased by 40%." d. Tell your manager, "The flowrate increased by 100%."
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3. What is the velocity of water in the pipe?

4. What is the mass flow rate at the outlet of the pipe?

5. Calculate the average velocity of fluid inside the pipe.

6. Calculate the volumetric flow rate of water in m3/s?

For numbers 8 to 10:

8. Calculate the pressure at the exit.

9. Compute the maximum allowable velocity that can be attained.

10. Compute the actual velocity, v2.

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18. Determine the Mach number at the end of the pipe.

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