Worksheet #1

Chapter #3

1. A water pump was tested at a rotation rate of 1500 RPM, and the following data was
obtained (Q is quantity of flow, H is head of water, and η is efficiency).
Q (L/s) 0 10 20 30 40 50
H (m) 10 10.5 10 8.5 6 2.5
η 0 0.40 0.64 0.72 0.64 0.40

It is proposed to use this pump to draw water from an open sump to an elevation 5.5 m
above. The delivery pipe is 20 m long and 100 mm diameter, and has a friction factor of
0.02. If operating 1500 rpm, determine:
a) The optimum discharge that the pump can provide, and
b) The efficiency at this discharge.
2. A liquid is contained in a reactor vessel at 115 bar absolute pressure. It is transferred to a
storage vessel through a 50 mm internal diameter commercial steel pipe. The storage
vessel is nitrogen blanketed and pressure above the liquid surface is kept constant at 1500
N/m2 gauge. The total run of pipe between the two vessels is 200 m. The miscellaneous
losses due to entry and exit losses, fittings, valves, etc., amount to 800 equivalent pipe
diameters. The liquid level in the storage vessel is at an elevation 20 m below the level in
the reactor. A turbine is fitted in the pipeline to recover the excess energy that is
available, over that required to transfer the liquid from one vessel to the other. Estimate
the power that can be taken from the turbine, when the liquid transfer rate is 5000 kg/h.
Take the efficiency of the turbine as 70%.
The properties of the fluid are: density 895 kg/m3, viscosity 0.76 mNm-2s.
3. A process fluid is pumped from the bottom of one distillation column to another, using a
centrifugal pump. The line is standard commercial steel pipe 75 mm internal diameter.
From the column to the pump inlet the line is 25 m long and contains six standard elbows
and a fully open gate valve. From the pump outlet to the second column the line is 250 m
long and contains ten standard elbows, four gate valves (operated fully open) and a flow-
control valve. The fluid level in the first column is 4 m above the pump inlet. The feed
 point of the second column is 6 m above the pump inlet. The operating pressure in the
first column is 1.05 bar and that of the second column 0.3 bar.
Determine the operating point on the pump characteristic curve when the flow is such
that the pressure drop across the control valve is 35 kN/m2.
The physical properties of the fluid are: density 875 kg/m3, viscosity 1.46 mNm-2s.
Also, determine the NPSH, at this flow-rate, if the vapor pressure of the fluid at the pump
suction is 25 kN/m2.
Pump characteristic
Flow-rate, m3/fi 0.0 18.2 27.3 36.3 45.4 54.5 63.6
Head, m of liquid 32.0 31.4 30.8 29.0 26.5 23.2 18.3
Chapter #4
1. A horizontal, cylindrical, tank, with hemispherical ends, is used to store liquid chlorine at
10 bar. The vessel is 4 m internal diameter and 20 m long. Estimate the minimum wall
thickness required to resist this pressure, for the cylindrical section and the heads. Take
the design pressure as 12 bar and the allowable design stress for the material as 110
MN/m2.
2. A pressure vessel with outer diameter of 3.8 m and length of 20 m is to be operated at a
maximum working pressure of 2 MN/m2 (g). The vessel is made of IS: 2002-1962 Grade
2B and its design temperature is 375 oC. Corrosion allowance is 2 mm. it is class I vessel
having single butt welded joint with backing strip is used. Determine the thickness of the
shell.
3. A pressure vessel with outer diameter of 3.5 m and length of 15 m is to be operated at
maximum operating pressure of 3.5 MN/m2 (g). The allowable stress of shell material at
maximum operating temperature is 150 MN/m2. Corrosion allowance is 1.5 mm and J is
0.85. What is the thickness of conical head having 1200 apex angle with and
ψ=450 at the junction and away from the junction.
4. A vessel is being operated at a maximum pressure of 2 MN/m2 (g). It has outer diameter
of 2.5 m and length of 6 m. the allowable stress of shell and corrosion allowance is 150
MN/m2 and 3mm, respectively. The vessel is of class 2 where double welded joint with
full penetration is used for all joints. Compute the following:
a) Determine the thickness of the shell to nearest integer.
b) Determine thickness of flat head when flanged heads are butt welded to the shell.
c) Determine the thickness of the conical head having
i) 900 apex angle (with sharp edge) both at and away from the junction.
ii) 900 apex angle with and ψ=300
d) Thickness of plate used fabricate a torispherical head for this vessel. In this two fully
compensated opening are provide with diameter of 0.1 m and 0.2 m. Consider
, and .
e) What is the maximum diameter of uncompensated opening can be made, If 2:1
ellipsoidal head ( ) of same thickness as computed in part (d) is used?