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Fluid Mechanics Problem Set Solutions

The document contains a series of fluid mechanics problems related to the flow of water and oil in various pipe configurations. It includes calculations for pressure drop, head loss, Reynolds number, flow rates, and pumping power requirements for different scenarios. Each problem requires the application of fluid dynamics principles to determine the necessary parameters for steady flow conditions.

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Fluid Mechanics Problem Set Solutions

The document contains a series of fluid mechanics problems related to the flow of water and oil in various pipe configurations. It includes calculations for pressure drop, head loss, Reynolds number, flow rates, and pumping power requirements for different scenarios. Each problem requires the application of fluid dynamics principles to determine the necessary parameters for steady flow conditions.

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FINALS - Problem Set

1. Water at 60ºF (ρ=62.36 lbm/ft3 and µ=7.536 x10-4 lbm/ ft-s) is flowing steadily in a 2 in- diameter horizontal pipe made of stainless steel at a
rate of 0.2 ft3/s. Determine the pressure drop, the head loss, and the required pumping power input for flow over a 200-ft-long section of the
pipe.
2. An oil (SG = 0.85, v=1.8 x 10-5 m2/s) in a refinery flows through a 10-cm-diameter pipe at 0.50 L/s Compute for the Reynolds number and identify if
the flow is laminar or turbulent.
3. A 6-cm-diameter horizontal water pipe expands gradually to a 9-cm-diamter pipe. The walls of the expansion section are angled 30º from the
horizontal. The average velocity and the pressure of water before the expansion section are 7 m/s and 150 kPa, respectively. Determine the
head loss in the expansion section and the pressure in the larger-diameter [Link] at 20ºC (ρ = 888 kg/m3 and µ = 0.800 kg/m-s) is flowing
steadily through a 5-cm diameter 40-m-long pipe. The pressure at the pipe inlet and outlet are measured to be 745 and 97 kPa respectively.
Determine the flow rate of oil through the pipe assuming the pipe is (a) horizontal, (b) inclined 15º upward, (c) inclined 15º downward. Also verify
that the flow through the pipe is laminar.
4. An oil (SG = 0.85, v=1.8 x 10-5 m2/s) in a refinery flows through a 12-cm-diameter pipe at 0.30 L/s. What will be the approximate distance in m and in in
from the pipe entrance to the first point at which the flow is established? Find the centerline velocity, velocity at r=20 mm, friction factor, the shear
stress at the pipe wall, and the head loss per meter of pipe length, the pumping power requirement to overcome pressure drop.
5. Oil at 20ºC (ρ = 888 kg/m3 and µ = 0.800 kg/m-s) is flowing steadily through a 7-cm diameter 50-m-long pipe. The pressure at the pipe inlet and outlet
are measured to be 800 and 100 kPa respectively. Determine the flow rate of oil through the pipe assuming the pipe is (a) horizontal, (b) inclined 15º
upward, (c) inclined 15º downward. Also verify that the flow through the pipe is laminar.
6. Water at 40°F (ρ =62.42 lbm/ft3 and μ =1.038 10-3 lbm/ft · s) is flowing through a 0.12-in- ( =0.010 ft) diameter 30-ft-long horizontal pipe steadily at an
average velocity of 3.0 ft/s. Determine (a) the head loss, (b) the pressure drop, and (c) the pumping power requirement to overcome this pressure
drop.
7. Heated air at 1 atm and 35°C is to be transported in a 150-m-long circular plastic duct at a rate of 0.35 m3/s (Fig. 8–31). If the head loss in the pipe is
not to exceed 20 m, determine the minimum diameter of the duct.

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