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Sheet (7) Viscous Flow in Pipes

This document contains 20 problems related to fluid flow in pipes. The problems cover topics such as determining pipe diameter based on flow conditions, calculating head loss, pressure drop, and friction factor. Flow conditions include both laminar and turbulent flow for various fluids including water, air, carbon dioxide, glycerin, gasoline, and natural gas flowing through pipes of various diameters and configurations.

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Sheet (7) Viscous Flow in Pipes

This document contains 20 problems related to fluid flow in pipes. The problems cover topics such as determining pipe diameter based on flow conditions, calculating head loss, pressure drop, and friction factor. Flow conditions include both laminar and turbulent flow for various fluids including water, air, carbon dioxide, glycerin, gasoline, and natural gas flowing through pipes of various diameters and configurations.

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Cairo University Fluid Mechanics (MCNN202)

Faculty of Engineering Sheet 7 (Viscous Flow inPipe)


AEM Program Spring 2019

Viscous Flow in Pipes


(1) A fluid flows through two horizontal pipes of equal length, which are connected
together to form a pipe of length 2L .The flow is laminar and fully developed. The
pressure drop of the first pipe is 1.44 times greater than it is for the second pipe. If the
diameter of the first pipe is D, determine the diameter of the second pipe.

(2) Air at 100o F flows at standard atmospheric pressure in a pipe at a rate of 0.08 lb/s.
Determine the minimum diameter allowed if the flow is to be laminar.

(3) Carbon dioxide at 20o C and a pressure of 550 kPa (abs) flows in a pipe at a rate of
0.04 N/s. Determine the maximum diameter allowed if the flow is to be turbulent.

(4) Water flows in a constant diameter pipe with the following conditions measured: At
section (a) Pa = 32.4 psi and za = 56.8 ft, at section (b) Pb = 29.7 psi and zb = 68.2 ft .
Is the flow from (a) to (b) or from (b) to (a) ? Explain.

(5) Water flows in a smooth plastic pipe of 200-mm diameter at a rate of 0.10 m3/s.
Determine the friction factor for this flow.

(6) Glycerin at 20o C flows upward in a vertical 75-mm-diameter pipe with a centerline
velocity of 1.0 m/s . Determine the head loss and pressure drop in a 10-m length of
the pipe.

(7) A fluid flows through a horizontal 0.1-in. diameter pipe. When the Reynolds number
is 1500, the head loss over a 20- ft length of the pipe is 6.4 ft. Determine the fluid
velocity.

(8) After a number of years of use, it is noted that to obtain a given flowrate, the head
loss is increased to 1.6 times its value for the originally smooth pipe. If the Reynolds
number is 106, determine the relative roughness of the old pipe.

(9) Determine the pressure drop per 300-m length of new 0.20-m-diameter horizontal
cast iron water pipe when the average velocity is 1.7 m/s.

(10) A fluid flows in a smooth pipe with a Reynolds number of 6000. By what percent
would the head loss be reduced if the flow could be maintained as laminar flow
rather than the expected turbulent flow?

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(11) Carbon dioxide at a temperature of 0ºC and a pressure of 600 kPa (abs) flows
through a horizontal 40-mm-diameter pipe with an average velocity of 2 m/s.
Determine the friction factor if the pressure drop is 235 N/m 2 per 10-m length of
pipe.

(12) An above ground swimming pool of 30 ft diameter and 5 ft depth is to be filled from
a ground hose (smooth interior) of length 100 ft and diameter 5/8 in. If the pressure
at the faucet to which the hose is attached remains at 55 psi gauge, how long will it
take to fill the pool? The water exits the hose as a free jet 6 ft above the faucet.

(13) Water is to flow at a rate of 1.0 m3


) that connects two ponds. Determine the pipe diameter if the elevation difference
between the two ponds is 10 m and the pipe length is 1000 m. Neglect minor losses.

(14) Without the pump shown in figure it is determined that the flow rate is two small.
Determine the horsepower added to the fluid if the pump causes the flowrate to be
doubled. Assume the friction factor remains at 0.020 in either case.

(15) Gasoline flows in a smooth pipe of 40-mm diameter at a rate of 0.001 m3/s. If it
were possible to prevent turbulence from occurring. What would be the ratio of the
head loss for the actual turbulent flow compared to that if it were laminar flow?

(16) A 3-ft-diameter duct is used to carry ventilating air into a vehicular tunnel at a rate
of 9000 ft3/min. Tests show that the pressure drop is 1.5 in. of water per 1500 ft of
duct, what is the value of the friction factor for this duct and the approximate size of
the equivalent roughness of the surface of the duct?

(17) Natural gas ( ρ =0.0044 slugs/ft3 and  = 5.2 x 10-5 ft2/s) is pumped through a
horizontal 6-in.-diameter cast-iron pipe at a rate of 800 lb/hr. If the pressure at
section (1) is 50 psi (abs), determine the pressure at section (2) 8 mi downstream if

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the flow is assumed incompressible. Is the incompressible assumption reasonable?
Explain.
(18) A water flowrate of 3.5 ft3/s is to be maintained in a horizontal aluminum pipe ( ε =
5 x 10-6 ft). The inlet and outlet pressures are 65 psi and 30 psi, respectively, and the
pipe length is 500 ft. Determine the diameter of this pipe.

(19) The pump shown in figure adds 25 kW to the water and causes a flowrate of 0.04
m3/s. Determine the flowrate expected if the pump is removed from the system.
Assume f = 0.016 for either case and neglect minor losses.

(20) Air, assumed incompressible, flows through the two pipes shown in figure.
Determine the flowrate if the minor losses are neglected and the friction factor in
each pipe is 0.015. Determine the flowrate if the 0.5-in.-diameter pipe were replaced
by a 1-in.-diameter pipe. Comment on the assumption of incompressibility.

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