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This document discusses problems involving fluid flow through pipes and channels including calculating flow rates, pressure losses, and velocity profiles. It contains 6 problems related to topics like laminar and turbulent flow, venturimeters, pressure losses in pipes, and power calculations for fluid systems.

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Tutorial 6

This document discusses problems involving fluid flow through pipes and channels including calculating flow rates, pressure losses, and velocity profiles. It contains 6 problems related to topics like laminar and turbulent flow, venturimeters, pressure losses in pipes, and power calculations for fluid systems.

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ME 3100: BASIC THERMAL ENGINEERING

Tutorial 6

1. In the laminar flow of a fluid in a circular pipe, the velocity profile is exactly a parabola.
The rate of discharge is then represented by the volume of a paraboloid. Prove that
for this case, the ratio of the maximum velocity to the average velocity is 2.

2. An oil of specific gravity 0.8 flows through a venturimeter. At the entry section 1,
diameter is 50 mm and at the throat is 30 mm. If the pressure differential between
the inlet and the throat is 0.1 m of mercury, determine the flow rate. You may neglect
viscous effect of oil. Assume the flow is steady.

3. A 45o reducing bend as shown in figure with upstream diameter of 0.6 m and
downstream diameter of 0.3 m has water flowing through it at a rate of 0.45 m 3/s
under a pressure of 1.45 bar. Neglecting losses in the bend, determine the force
exerted by water on the bend which is in horizontal plane.

4. A fluid flows through a 0.1 m diameter pipe at 20 oC. The average velocity is 0.102 m/s.
Determine if the flow is laminar or turbulent when the fluid is (a) air (density is 1.2
kg/m3, kinematic viscosity is 1.5 x 10-5 m2/s) and (b) water (density is 1000 kg/m3,
kinematic viscosity is 1x 10-6 m2/s). Justify your answer.

5. Find the head loss in a pipe which runs for 10 kms and has a pipe diameter of 2 cm.
The average velocity of flow is 3 m/s and kinematic viscosity of the fluid is 4x10-5 m2/s).

6. Air (density is 1.2 kg/m3, dynamic viscosity is 1.8 x 10-5 Pa-s) is forced at 25 m/s through
a 0.3 m square steel duct which is 148 m long. Calculate the power corresponding to
head loss, if f=0.015.

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