UNIT OPERATIONS II-MOMENTUM TRANSFER (FLUID FLOW)

FLUID FLOW IN PIPES & CHANNELS

For Items 1-2

Cooling water at 22 oC flows thru a smooth pipe of unknown diameter, resulting in a pressure drop
of 2 kN/m2 for a length of 5 m. Its mass flow rate is 1590 kg/h.

1.) Determine the pipe diameter.

A. 0.0225 m B. 0.0522 m C. 0.0252 m D. 0.2520 m

2.) Determine the velocity of the cooling water in the pipe in m/s.

A. 0.448 m/s B. 0.884 m/s C. 0.484 m/s D. 0.848 m/s

3.) Calculate the hydraulic mean diameter of annular space between a 40 mm and 50 mm tube.

A. 10.00 mm B. 45.00 mm C. 44.72 mm D. 20.00 mm

4.) 0.015 m3/s of acetic acid is pumped through a 75 mm diameter horizontal pipe 70 m long. What
is the pressure drop in the pipe? = 2.5 mPa-s, = 1060 kg/m3, = 6 E -5 m.

A. 100 kPa B. 115 kPa C. 150 kPa D. 175 kPa

For Items 5-6

A pump draws a solution of specific gravity 1.84 from a storage tank through a 3 Sch 40 steel
pipe. The efficiency of the pump is 60%. The velocity in the suction line is 3 ft/s. The pump
discharges through a 2 Sch 40 pipe to an overhead tank. The end of the discharge pipe is 50 ft
above the level of the solution in the feed tank. Friction losses in the entire piping system are
10 ft-lbf/lbm.

5.) What pressure the pump must develop?

A. 280 kPa B. 330 kPa C. 390 kPa D. 450 kPa

6.) What is the power delivered to the fluid by the pump?

A. 4.51 kW B. 5.41 kW C. 5.14 kW D. 1.45 kW

7.) What is the shaft work of the pump?

A. 7.52 kW B. 2.42 kW C.9.02 kW D. 0.87 kW

8.) Crude oil having a specific gravity of 0.93 and viscosity of 4 cP is draining by gravity from
the bottom of a tank. The depth of a liquid above the draw off connection in the tank is 6 m. The
line from the draw off is 3 Sch 40 pipe. Its length is 45 m and it contains on elbow and two
gate valves. The oil discharges into the atmosphere 9 m below the draw off connection of the
tank. What flow rate, m3/h, can be expected through the line?

A. 70 B. 76 C. 89 D. 97

9.) A cylindrical tank, 5 m in diameter, discharges through a mild steel pipe 90 m long and 230
mm diameter connected to the base of the tank. Find the time taken for the water level to drop
from 3 m to 1 m above the bottom.

A. 100 s B. 200 s C. 300 s D. 400 s

10.) Two tanks, the bottoms of which are at the same level, are connected with one another by a
horizontal pipe 75 mm diameter and 300 m long. The pipe is bell-mouthed at each end so that
losses on entry and exit are negligible. One tank is 7 m diameter and contains water to a depth
of 7 m. The other tank is 5 m diameter and contains water to a depth of 3 m.
If the tanks are connected to each other by means of the pipe, how long will it take before the
water level in the larger tank has fallen to 6 m? Assume the pipe to be aged mild steel.

A. 2 h B. 3 h C. 4 h D. 5 h

PUMPS

For Items 11-13

Hexene (SG = 0.68) is being pumped from a storage tank maintained at atmospheric pressure. The
level of hexane in the tank varies from 40 ft to 6 ft above grade. The eye of the pump impeller
is 2 ft above grade. Friction and other losses in the suction is 1 lb f/in2. The pump manufacture
has a specified NPSH of 8 lb f/in2. At operating conditions, the vapor pressure of hexane is 6
psia.

11.) What is the available NPSH of the pump in ft of hexane?

A. 20 B. 25 C. 30 D. 35

12.) Will the pump be suitable for this service?

A. Yes B. No C. Maybe D.Cannot be determined

13.) If the pump has an efficiency of 85 % and rated at 15 hp, what is the maximum head it can
deliver while pumping 1200 gpm of hexane?

A. 62 ft B. 68 ft C. 75 ft D. 79 ft

14.) If the speed of the centrifugal pump is doubled, the energy requirement becomes
approximately _____ times the original energy requirement.

A. 2 B. 4 C. 8 D. 16
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15.) Nitrogen at 12 MPa is fed through a 25 mm diameter mild steel pipe to a synthetic ammonia
plant at a rate of 1.25 kg/s. What will be the pressure drop over a 30 m length of pipe for
isothermal flow of gas at 298 K? Absolute roughness of the pipe surface = 0.005 mm, Kilogram
molecular volume = 22.4 m3, viscosity of nitrogen = 0.02 mPa-s.

A. 240 kPa B. 310 kPa C. 390 kPa D. 460 kPa

16.) Calculate the minimum work (ft-lbf/lbm) required to compress ammonia gas at 70 oF and 15 psia
to 300 psia in a three-stage compressor with intercooling to initial temperature ( = 1.4).

A. 6.71 E 5 B. 1.67 E 5 C. 6.17 E 5 D. 7.61 E 5

FLOW METER

17.) Water flows through a 3 Sch 40 at 60 oF. A pitot tube is inserted at the centerline of the
pipe and registers a 3 Hg differential. What is the average velocity in the pipe in ft/s?

A. 14.24 B. 12.10 C. 9.12 D. 8.46

18.) A horizontal venturi meter with throat diameter of 20 mm is set in a 75 mm ID pipeline.

Water at 15 oC is flowing through the line. The manometer reading is 0.5 m Hg. Determine the
power loss in the meter.

A. 21.3 W B. 12.3 W B. 32.1 W D. 31.2 W

PREPARED BY:
ENGR. CHRISTIAN M. PAGSINOHIN