MM498 THERMAL SYSTEM DESIGN HOMEWORK #3 (Due on April 3, 2013) 1) Data about the cost of high pressure PVC

pipe are given below. Fit this data to a curve in the form of Cp=C1Dn (Find C1 and n). Nominal diameter in Cost per meter ($/m) inches 4 2.48 8 6.53 10 9.81 12 13.09 2) Copper tubing (type M) is to be sized for an air conditioner that uses Freon 22 ( =1197 kg/m3, =3.51x10-4 Ns/m2) The flow rate is 400 ml/s in the portion of the system that is to be selected. Determine optimum economic diameter for the tubing. Use the following data: C2=$0.45/(kW-hr), C1=$42/ft2.2, n=1.2, b=0.01 t=4500 hr/yr, F=7, a=1/( 8 year), =62% Also construct a graph of cost/length vs diameter showing the pipe cost, operational cost and total cost as a function of the diameter.

3) The piping system shown in the figure conveys glycerin at flow rate varies from 0.3 to 1.2 l/s. Calculate the pressure drop from inlet to outlet and generate a system curve of volume flow rate in l/s vs pressure drop in kPa. The pipe material is 1-std type M drawn copper tubing.