ChECC 3

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i. Write your answers in a Short Bond Paper.
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vii. Deadline will be on Friday, January 4, 2019 on or before 10:30 AM.
viii. Late submissions are equivalent to 20% deduction per hour.
ix. Penmanship and organization of solutions will be part of the grading since
this is a take home exam.
x. Summarize your answers by shading the corresponding letters in the
answer sheet.
xi. Numbers without solutions will not be credited.

Take Home Exam

1. A body having a specific gravity of 0.7 floats on a liquid of specific gravity 0.8.
The volume of the body above the liquid surface is what percent of its total
volume?
A. 87.5% C. 34.8%
B. 64.5% D. 12.5%
2. An iceberg having a specific gravity of 0.92 is floating on salt water of sp. gr.
1.03. If the volume of ice above the water surface is 1000 m3, what is the total
volume of the ice?
A. 9364 m3 C. 8945 m3
B. 9024 m3 D. 8874 m3
3. A spherical balloon, 9 m in diameter is filled with helium gas pressurized to 111
kPa at a temperature of 20oC, and anchored by a rope to the ground. Neglecting
the dead weight of the balloon, determine the tension in the rope.
A. 2450.8 N C. 3210.8 N
B. 2980.2 N D. 3806.7 N
4. A piece of galena (impure lead sulfide) weighs 5.5 g in air and 4.76 g in water.
What is the specific gravity of the galena?
A. 4.8 C. 5.7
B. 7.4 D. 6.2
5. A floating cylinder 8 cm in diameter and weighing 9.32 newton is placed in a
cylindrical container that is 20 cm in diameter and partially full of water. The
increase in the depth of water when the float is placed in it is
A. 10 cm C. 3 cm
B. 5 cm D. 2 cm
6. Water is flowing in a 5 centimeter diameter pipe at a velocity of 5m/s. The pipe
expands to a 10- centimeter diameter pipe. Find the velocity in the 10-centimeter
diameter pipe.
A. 1.25 m/s C. 1.75 m/s
B. 1.50 m/s D. 2.00m/s
7. Water is flowing in a 5 centimeter diameter pipe at a velocity of 5m/s. The pipe
expands to 10- centimeter diameter pipe. Find the volumetric flow rate in the 10-
centimeter diameter pipe.
A. 589 L/min B. 610 L/min
 C. 615 L/min D. 621 L/min
8. A fluid moves in a steady flow manner between two sections in a flow line. At
section 1:A1=1ft2, V1=1000fpm and v1=4 ft3/lb. At section 2:A2=2ft2, p2=0.20
lb/ft3. Calculate the velocity at section 2.
A. 3.2 m/s C. 2.4 m/s
B. 2.8 m/s D. 2.0 m/s
9. Two gaseous streams enter a combining tube and leave as a single mixture.
These data apply at the entrance sections: For one gas, A1=75in2, V1=500fps,
v1=10ft3/lb; for the other gas, A2=50 in2, m2=60,000lb/hr, p2=0.12 lb/ft3. At exit,
V3=350 fps, v3=7ft3/lb. Find the velocity V2 at section 2.
A. 250 ft/s C. 350 ft/s
B. 300 ft/s D. 400 ft/s
10. From the data in problem #8, find the mass flow rate at the exit section.
A. 144,400 lb/hr C. 153,750 lb/hr
B. 148,200 lb/hr D. 155,800 lb/hr
11. From the data in problem #8, find the cross sectional area at the exit.
A. 115 in2 C. 128 in2
B. 123 in2 D. 133 in2
12. A hose shoots water straight up a distance of 2.5 m. The end opening on the
hose has an area of 0.75 cm2. How much water comes out in 1 minute?
A. 13.5 L C. 31.5 L
B. 41.5 L D. 130.5 L
13. Brine, specific gravity of 1.15 is draining from bottom of large open tank through
a standard 2-in schedule 40 pipe. The drainpipe ends at a point 15 ft below the
surface of the brine in the tank. Considering a stream line starting at the surface
of the brine in the tank and passing through the center of the drain line to the
point of discharge and assuming that friction along the streamline is negligible.
Calculate the velocity of flow along the streamline at the point of discharge from
the pipe.
A. 20.5 ft/s C. 27.4 ft/s
B. 24.3 ft/s D. 31.3 ft/s
14. A cylindrical bucket, open at the top, 0.200 m high and 0.100 m in diameter. A
circular hole with cross section area 1 cm2 is cut in the center of the bottom of
the bucket. Water flows into the bucket from a tube above it at the rate of
1.30E-4 m3/s. How high will the water in the bucket rise?
A. 1.25 m C. 4.67 m
B. 2.52 m D. 8.62 m
15. A pressure tank contains a fluid with weight density 81.5 lbf/ft2. The pressure in
the air space is 100 psia. Fluid exits to the atmosphere from the bottom of the
tank. What is the exit velocity, v? The distance from the surface of the fluid to
the exit point is 10 feet.
A. 25.4 ft/s C. 101.7 ft/s
B. 98.5 ft/s D. 106.6 ft/s
16. Water is flowing in an open channel at a depth of 2 m and a velocity of 3 m/s. It
flows down a chute into another channel where the depth is 1 m and the velocity
is 10 m/s. Neglecting friction, determine the difference in elevation of the
channel floors.
A. 3.64 m C. 4.15 m
B. 3.90 m D. 4.28 m
17. Water is flowing in a 5 centimeter diameter pipe at a velocity of 5m/s. The pipe
expands to a 10-centimeter diameter pipe. Calculate the pressure just after the
expansion to the 10-centimeter diameter pipe if the pressure in the 5-centimeter
pipe is 300 kPa. Friction is negligible. The specific weight of water is 9.81 kN/m3.
A. 301.5 kPa B. 314.9 kPa
 C. 311.7 kPa D. 317.4 kPa
18. A 70.874 L/s (150 ft /min) of water is flowing in a round pipe such that the flow
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remains laminar. Considering that the critical Reynold’s number to be 2000, what
is the diameter of the pipe necessary to ensure laminar flow? (Note : kinematic
viscosity of water is 4.75E-5 ft2/s)
A. 33.50 ft C. 12.50 ft
B. 41.70 ft D. 37.50 ft
19. If 98 % sulfuric acid of viscosity 0.025 N-s/m and density of 1840 kg/m3 is
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pumped at 685 cm3/s through a 25 mm line, what is the value of Reynold’s

number? (Coulson-C9)
A. 2572 C. 1.3E6
B. 1.26E9 D. 1384
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20. Oil flowing at a rate of 0.001 m /s through an 8 cm diameter pipe has a
kinematic viscosity of 25E-5 m2/s and the specific gravity of 0.85. What is the
centerline velocity?
A. 0398 m/s C. 0.235 m/s
B. 0.678 m/s D. 0.547 m/s
21. A liquid is pumped in streaming flow through a pipe of diameter D. At what
distance from the center of the pipe will the fluid be flowing at the average
velocity?
A. 0.15D C. 0.35D
B. 0.22D D. 0.41D
22. 1.8 kg/s of steam enter a turbine with a velocity of 20 m/s and enthalpy of 3140
kJ/kg. The steam enters the condenser after being expanded to 2500Kj/kg at 38
m/s. There is a total heat loss from the turbine casing of 53 kJ/s. Potential
energy changes are insignificant. What power is generated at the turbine shaft?
A. 875 kW C. 1515 kW
B. 1098 kW D. 1480 kW
23. A nozzle expands air isentropically from 400 C and 2 Mpa to the atmosphere at
80 kPa. If the inlet velocity is small. What exit velocity, in m/s, can be expected?
A. 500 C. 900
B. 600 D. 1200
24. The turbines in a hydroelectric plant are fed by water falling from a height of 100
ft. Assuming 95% efficiency in converting the potential to electrical energy, and
10% loss pf resulting power in transmission, how many tons of water per hour
are needed to keep a 100 W light bulb burning?
A. 1.10 tons C. 1.55 tons
B. 1.32 tons D. 1.75 tons
25. A fluid at 690 kPa has a specific volume of 0.25 m3/kg and enters an apparatus
with a velocity of 15 m/s. Heat radiation losses in the apparatus are equal to 25
kJ/kg of fluid supplied. The fluid leaves the apparatus at 135 kPa with a specific
volume of 0.9 m3/kg and a velocity of 300 m/s. In the apparatus, the shaft work
done by the fluid is equal to 900 kJ/kg. Does the internal energy of the fluid
increase or decrease, and how much is the change?
A. 858 kJ/kg (increase) C. 908 kJ/kg (increase)
B. 858 kJ/kg (decrease) D. 908 kJ/kg (decrease)
26. A piece of ice at 0 C is thrown into the wall. If 50% of the mechanical energy
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melts the ice and the temperature remains 0oC, determine the velocity of the ice
just before the moment of impact.
A. 580 m/sec C. 1156 m/sec
B. 850 m/sec D. 1420 m/sec
27. Air flows steadily through an engine at a constant temperature, 400 K. What is
the work per kg if the exit pressure is one third and the inlet pressure is 207
 kPa? Assume that the kinetic and potential energy variation is negligible. R=287
kJ/kg K.
A. 14.5 kJ C. 126.1 kJ
B. 210.7 kJ D. 126.3 kJ
28. Oil is in laminar flow in a ½-in I.D. tube at 6 gal/min. the oil viscosity is 300
centipoises, and its density is 60 lb/ft3. Calculate the pressure drop per foot of
pipe length in psia.
A. 0.45 C. 42.1
B. 112 D. 7.84

29. Oil is in laminar flow in a ½-in I.D. tube at 6 gal/min. The oil viscosity is 300
centipoises, and its density is 60 lb/ft3. Calculate the wall stress in lbf/ft2.
A. 11.8 C. 25.1
B. 10.2 D. 43.55
30. Water is flowing through an annular channel at a rate of 25 gpm. The channel is
made of ½ and 1 ¼ -in schedule 40 pipes. Calculate P through an annular
channel of length 20 ft, assuming ƹ/D=0.0014;μ=0.9 cP and p=62.4 lb/ft3.
A. 5.91 psi C. 9.08 psi
B. 7.65 psi D. 11.20 psi
{31-32} A pipeline 0.5 m diameter and 1200 m long is used for transporting an oil of
density 950 kg/m2 and of viscosity 0.01 Pa-s at 0.4 m3/s.
31. If the roughness of the pipe surface is 0.5 mm, what is the pressure drop?
A. 1E3 Pa C. 1E5 Pa
B. 1E4 Pa D. 1E6 Pa
32. With the same pressure drop, what will be the flow rate of a second oil of
density 980 kg/m3 and of viscosity 0.02 Pa-s/
A. 0.08 m3/s C. 7.88 m3/s
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B. 2.44 m /s D. 0.34 m3/s
33. The turbine of a jet engine operates adiabatically and receives a steady state
flow of gases at 114 psia, 1340oF and 540 ft/s. It discharges at 30.6 psia, 820oF
and 1000 ft/s. Find the work output per pound of gas.
A. 89 Btu/lb C. 110 Btu/lb
B. 98 Btu/lb D. 124 Btu/lb
34. A turbine is rated at 600 hp when the flow of water through it is 0.61 m3/s.
Assuming an efficiency of 87%, what is the head acting on the turbine?
A. 64.45 m C. 85.97 m
B. 73.14 m D. 92.33 m
35. Seven hundred gallons per minute of water are being discharged by a centrifugal
pump 5 ft above the pump inlet. The inlet pressure is 4-in Hg above
atmospheric and the discharge pressure is 29 psia. If the pump has an 8-in
diameter inlet and a 4-in diameter discharge, find the pump efficiency. Assume
the pump input is 8 hp.
A. 55% C. 73%
B. 64% D. 84%
36. From the data in #34, find the new flow rate if the pump speed is doubled.
A. 700gpm C. 1400gpm
B. 1050gpm D. 1750gpm
37. From the data in #34, find the new net head if the pump heat is doubled.
A. 36 ft-lbf/lb C. 108 ft-lbf/lb
B. 72 ft-lbf/lb D. 148 ft-lbf/lb
38. From the data in #34, find the new brake horsepower if the pump speed is
doubled.
A. 64 hp C. 16 hp
B. 32 hp D. 8 hp
39. Water flows through an orifice at the vertical side of a large tank under a
constant head of 2.4 m. How far horizontally from the vena contracta will the jet
strikes the ground 1.5 m below the orifice?
A. 2.44 m C. 5.12 m
B. 3.79 m D. 7.45 m
40. A gas of molecular weight 44 kg/kmol, temperature 373 K and pressure of 202.6
kPa is flowing in a duct. A pilot tube is located at the center of the duct an is
connected to a differential manometer containing water. If the differential
reading is 38.1 mm water, what is the velocity at the center of the duct? The
volume occupied by 1 kmol at 273 k and 101.3 kPa is 22.4 m3.
A. 10.2 m/s C. 22.8 m/s
B. 16.1 m/s D. 28.8 m/s
41. The venture meter is to be installed in a schedule 40 4-in (ID=4.026 in) line to
measure the flow of water. The maximum flow rate is expected to be 325
gal/min at 60oF. The 50-in manometer used to measure differential pressure is to
be filled with mercury, and water is to fill the leads above the mercury surfaces.
The water temperature is to be 60oF throughout. What throat diameter should be
specified for the venture meter?
A. 2 in C. 1.0 in
B. 1.5 in D. 0.5 in