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University of Tripoli/ Faculty of Engineering Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department

ME 313 Fluid Mechanics (II) Tutorial # 3 (ch. 8) Fall 2020


Problem 1: Cooling water is pumped
from a reservoir to rock drills on a
construction job using the pipe system
shown. The flow rate must be 600 gpm
and water must leave the spray nozzle at
120 ft/s. Calculate the minimum pressure
needed at the pump outlet. Estimate the
required power input if the pump
efficiency is 70 percent.
Ans: 341 psi

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Problem 2: Two reservoirs are connected by three clean cast-iron pipes in series, L1 = 600 m, D1 = 0.3
m, L2 = 900 m, D2 = 0.4 m, L3 = 1500 m, and D3 = 0.45 m. When the discharge is 0.11 m3/s of water
at 15° C. Determine the difference in elevation between the reservoirs. Ans: 8.13 m

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Problem 3: A pump is located


4.5 m to one side of, and 3.5 m
above a reservoir. The pump is
designed for a flow rate of 6
L/s. For satisfactory operation,
the static pressure at the pump
inlet must not be lower than - 6
m of water gage. Determine the
smallest standard commercial
steel pipe that
will give the required
performance.
Ans: 2 in

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Problem 4: Gasoline flows in a long, underground pipeline at a constant temperature of 15° C. Two
pumping stations at the same elevation are located 13 km apart. The pressure drop between the stations
is 1.4 MPa. The pipeline is made from 0.6-m-diameter pipe. Although the pipe is made from
commercial steel, age and corrosion have raised the pipe roughness to approximately that for
galvanized iron. Compute the volume flow rate. Ans: 1.01 m3/s

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Problem 5: A new industrial plant requires a water flow rate of 5.7 m3/min. The gage pressure in the
water main, located in the street 50 m from the plant, is 800 kPa. The supply line will require
installation of 4 elbows in a total length of 65 m. The gage pressure required in the plant is 500 kPa.
What size galvanized iron line should be installed? Ans: 6 in

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F. Gaseaa

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