Exercise Problems

1. A fluid is flowing at a rate of 25 cubic meters per hour inside a 60 mm I.D. pipe. What is the average
velocity in meters per second?
2. Oil with a viscosity of 30 cP and a density of 60lb/ft3 flows through a inch ID pipe. Determine the
velocity in ft/s below which flow will be laminar.
3. A 150 mm diameter pipe carries 81.3 L/s of water. The pipe branches into two pipes; 50 mm and 75 mm
diameter. What is the velocity in the 75 mm pipe if the velocity of the flow in the 50 mm pipe is 10 m/s?
4. A 70.874 L/s (150ft3/min) of water is flowing in a round pipe such that the flow remains laminar.
Considering that the critical Reynolds number to be 2000, what is the diameter of the pipe necessary to
ensure laminar flow? Kinematic viscosity of water is 4.75 E-5 ft2/s.
5. Water at 100F is flowing through a long, straight, 4-in schedule 40 steel pipe at a rate of 6.2 gal/min.
What is the velocity at the center of the pipe?
6. A water tank is 30 ft in diameter and the normal depth is 25 ft. The outlet is a 4 inch schedule 40
horizontal steel pipe at the bottom.
a. What is the velocity of the water?
b. If the pipe is sheared off close to the tank, what is the initial flow rate of water in ft3/s from the
tank? (neglect friction losses)
7. Water at 93.3C is being pumped from a large storage tank at 1 atm abs at a rate of 0.198 m3/min by a
pump. The motor drives the pump supplies energy to the pump at the rate of 1.94 kW. The water is
pumped through a heat exchanger, where it gives up 832 kW of heat and is then delivered to a large open
storage tank at an elevation of 12.54 m above the first tank. What is the final temperature of the water to
the second tank? Also, what is the change in enthalpy of the water due to the work input?

Exercise Problems

1. A fluid is flowing at a rate of 25 cubic meters per hour inside a 60 mm I.D. pipe. What is the average
velocity in meters per second?
2. Oil with a viscosity of 30 cP and a density of 60lb/ft3 flows through a inch ID pipe. Determine the
velocity in ft/s below which flow will be laminar.
3. A 150 mm diameter pipe carries 81.3 L/s of water. The pipe branches into two pipes; 50 mm and 75 mm
diameter. What is the velocity in the 75 mm pipe if the velocity of the flow in the 50 mm pipe is 10 m/s?
4. A 70.874 L/s (150ft3/min) of water is flowing in a round pipe such that the flow remains laminar.
Considering that the critical Reynolds number to be 2000, what is the diameter of the pipe necessary to
ensure laminar flow? Kinematic viscosity of water is 4.75 E-5 ft2/s.
5. Water at 100F is flowing through a long, straight, 4-in schedule 40 steel pipe at a rate of 6.2 gal/min.
What is the velocity at the center of the pipe?
6. A water tank is 30 ft in diameter and the normal depth is 25 ft. The outlet is a 4 inch schedule 40
horizontal steel pipe at the bottom.
a. What is the velocity of the water?
b. If the pipe is sheared off close to the tank, what is the initial flow rate of water in ft3/s from the
tank? (neglect friction losses)
7. Water at 93.3C is being pumped from a large storage tank at 1 atm abs at a rate of 0.198 m3/min by a
pump. The motor drives the pump supplies energy to the pump at the rate of 1.94 kW. The water is
pumped through a heat exchanger, where it gives up 832 kW of heat and is then delivered to a large open
storage tank at an elevation of 12.54 m above the first tank. What is the final temperature of the water to
the second tank? Also, what is the change in enthalpy of the water due to the work input?