Fluid Machinery: Textbook: Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines by Sukumar Pati M. G. Hills
Fluid Machinery: Textbook: Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines by Sukumar Pati M. G. Hills
FLUID MACHINERY
Textbook: Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines
by Sukumar Pati
M. G. Hills
Mid Term Examination (MTE) Mar 03-11, 2013
CENTRIFUGAL PUMP
HAND PUMP SUBMERSIBLE PUMP
Impulse Momentum Principle
When applied to a single body Newton's second law can be stated as:
“The sum of forces on the body equals the rate of change of momentum
of the body in the direction of the force.”
where m is the mass of the body and V is the velocity of the body and t is
the time.
This also means the impulse Fdt equals the change in momentum of the
body during the time dt.
When applied to control volume, through which the fluid is flowing, the
principle can be stated as:
“The sum of forces on the fluid equals the difference between the
momentum flowing in and momentum flowing out and the change in
momentum of the fluid inside the control volume, under steady flow condition
the last term vanishes.
So the forces in the fluid is given by:
In other words, the net force on the fluid mass is equal to the net rate of out
flow of momentum across the control surface.
This force is the force exerted by the reducer on the fluid in the x direction.
This force acts towards the left as assumed in the figure.
Exercises
(1) A reducer in the horizontal plane has an inlet area of 0.02 m2 and the outlet
area is 0.01 m2. The velocity at the inlet is 4 m/s. The pressures are 40 KPa
at inlet and 10 KPa of outlet. Determine the force exerted by the reducer on
the fluid.
(2) A 45° bend in the horizontal plane is shown in figure. The inlet area is 1.2 m2
and the outlet area is 0.6 m2. The velocity of water at inlet is 12 m/s. The
pressures at inlet and outlet are 40 and 30 KPa respectively. Calculate the
magnitude and direction of the resultant force on the bend.
Solutions
(1) As the flow is in the horizontal plane body forces are neglected. The
free body diagram is as shown below:
ΣFx = ρQ ∆u
Or, P1 A1 – P2 A2 cos 45o – Fx = ρQ (u2 – u1)
Or, P1 A1 – P2 A2 cos 45o – Fx = ρQ (V2 cos 45o – V1)
Or, 40000*1.2 – 30000*0.6 cos 45o – Fx = 1000*1.2*12 (24 cos 45o – 12)
Or, 48000– 18000cos 45o – Fx = 14400*4.97
= -36296 N towards – ve x-axis
ΣFy = ρQ ∆v