I.

The diameter of the pipe at B is 10 feet, and the pressure at B is -5 feet of water. The diameter
of the line A is 9 feet. The turbine output required is 5000 horsepower for power generation.
(Assume a constant efficiency of 91%, and neglect friction and entrance losses). What is the
pressure at A when the water surface behind the dam is at Elevation 850?
II. The pipe system are all cast iron with f=0.02. if the flow is 0.6 cu.m per sec. what would be the
diameter of a single pipe from B to C such that it replaces pipes 2, 3 and 4 without altering the
capacity for the same head loss from A to D.
PIPE LENGTH DIAMETER
1 900m. 600mm.
2 1050m. 350mm.
3 750m. 300mm.
4 900m. 400mm.
5 1500m. 750mm.
III. You are asked to design a pump which is to supply fireflow to a hydrant by way of a 6 diameter
ductile iron pipe with roughness coefficient f = 0.025, and is 800 feet long. Connect to the fire
hydrant is a cotton-rubber lined fire hose 2 inches in diameter (f = 0.018) The hose is 300 feet
long and terminates in a nozzle with a tip diameter of 1 inches, and C = Cv = 0.97, C being
coefficient of discharge and Cv is coefficient of velocity. The nozzle is at an elevation 25 feet
higher than the pump. Assume the pressure loss in the hydrant of (2psi)
1. When the flow is (250gpm) what pressure in pounds per square inch must be maintained on
the discharge side of the pump?
2. If the pressure on the suction side of the pump in the 6 inch diameter suction pipe is 8
pounds per sq. inch, what is the horsepower output of the pump?
3. What is the head loss in the 6 diameter ductile pipe?
4. What is the head loss in the 2.5 diameter hose? 5. What is the velocity at the nozzle?
IV. Pipes from three reservoirs meet at point X which is the elevation 366. Assume all pipes are
new PVC, with Hazen-Williams C = 150. Pressure at point D = 18.3 psi.
1. What is the flow direction in pipe A? (away from or into point D).
2. What is the flow direction in pipe B? (into or away from point D)
3. What is the flow direction in pipe C? (into or away from point D)
4. What is the head loss from reservoir A to point D? 5. What is the head loss from reservoir B to
point D?
6. What is the head loss from reservoir C to point D?
7. What is the flow in cubic feet per second to reservoir A?
8. What is the flow in cubic feet per second from reservoir B?
9. What is the flow in cubic feet per second from reservoir C?
10. What is the flow?