Misr University for Science & Technology Fluid Mechanics I
Faculty of Engineering (ME 312)
Mechanical Engineering Department Sheet #4
Bernoulli’s and Energy Equations:
1- A stream of refreshing beverage of diameter
d=0.01 m flows steadily from the cooler of diameter
D = 0.20 m as shown in Fig. Determine the flow
rate, Q, from the bottle into the cooler if the depth
of beverage in the cooler is to remain constant at h
= 0.20 m.
2- Water flows through a pipe reducer as is shown in
Fig. The static pressures at (1) and (2) are
measured by the inverted U-tube manometer
containing oil of specific gravity, SG, less than one.
Determine the manometer reading, h.
3- Kerosene flows through the Venturi meter shown in Fig. with flow rates
between 0.005 and 0.050 m3/s. Determine the range in pressure difference,
p1 – p2 needed to measure these flow rates.
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4- Water flows through the horizontal branching pipe shown in figure at a rate of
0.3 m3/s if viscous effects are negligible. Determine the water speed at
section (2), the pressure at section (3), and the flow rate at section (4).
5- What diameter orifice hole, d, is
needed if under ideal conditions the
flow rate through the orifice meter of
Fig. is to be 100 L/min of seawater
with P1 - P2 =16 kPa?
6- Specific gravity of the manometer fluid
shown in Fig is 1.07. Determine the
volume flowrate, Q, if the flow is inviscid
and incompressible and the flowing fluid is
(a) water, (b) gasoline.
7- Air flows through the device shown in Fig. If the flowrate is large enough, the
pressure within the constriction will be low enough to draw the water up into
the tube. Determine the flowrate, Q, and the pressure needed at section (1)
to draw the water into section (2). Neglect compressibility and viscous
effects.
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8- Determine the difference in height h of the water column in the manometer if
the flow of oil through the pipe is 0.04 m3/s. Take ρo = 875 kg/m3.
9- Water drains from the fountain cup A to cup B. If the
depth in cup B is h = 50 mm, determine the velocity of
the water at C and the diameter d of the opening at D
so that steady flow occurs.
10- Determine the volumetric flow and the pressure in the pipe at A if the
height of the water column in the Pitot tube is 0.3 m and the height in the
piezometer is 0.1 m.
11- The pump discharges water at B at
0.05 m3/s. If the friction head loss
between the intake at A and the outlet at
B is 0.9 m, and the power input to the
pump is 8 kW, determine the difference in
pressure between A and B. The
efficiency of the pump is ƞ = 0.7.
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12- The pump draws water from large reservoir A and discharges it at 0.2
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m /s at C. If the diameter of the pipe is 200 mm, determine the power the pump
delivers to the water. Neglect friction losses.
13- Solve previous problem but include a friction head loss in the pump of
0.5 m, and a friction loss of 1 m for every 5 m length of pipe. The pipe extends
3 m from the reservoir to B, then 12 m from B to C.
14- Water in the reservoir flows through the 0.2-m-diameter pipe at A into
the turbine. If the discharge at B is 0.5 m3/s, determine the power output of the
turbine. Assume the turbine runs with an efficiency of 65%, and there is a head
loss of 0.5 m through the pipe.
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15- An oil pump is consuming 20
kW electric power while pumping oil
with 𝜌 = 860 kg/m3 at a rate of 5376
L/min. The inlet and outlet diameters
of the pipe are 8 cm and 12 cm,
respectively. If the pressure rise of
oil in the pump is measured to be
2.53 bar and the motor efficiency is
90%. The head loss due to piping
losses is 1 m. Neglect the elevation difference.
Determine;
a- The static head across the pump (m)
b- The dynamic head across the pump (m)
c- The useful pumping head (m)
d- The useful pumping power (kW)
e- The mechanical (shaft) power (kW)
f- The mechanical efficiency of the pump
g- The overall efficiency of the pump
h- If the inlet and outlet diameters are 12 cm and 8 cm respectively, calculate the
pumping power and compare the result with the previous case.
