CEW442: HYDRAULICS

1.

The velocity distribution for laminar flow in a circular pipe is given by the following expression :

R
u
i)
ii)

2.

EXERCISE 1

r
4

d P gz
dx

Determine the discharge, mean velocity and maximum velocity in the pipe.
What is the ratio of the maximum velocity to the mean velocity?

Water at a viscosity of 1.14x10-3 Nsm-2 flows at the rate of 25 liters/min along a pipe of 40 mm
diameter. The pipe is 1 km long and its absolute roughness is 0.09 mm.
i)
ii)
iii)
iii)

Determine whether the flow is laminar or turbulent

Determine the head loss due to friction
Calculate the maximum flow allowed for laminar flow to occur
Calculate the power required to maintain the flow

3.

Water at a density of 996 kg/m3 and viscosity of 1.14x10 -3 Nsm-2 flows in a circular pipe of 5 mm
diameter. If the discharge is 10 L/min,
i)
Determine whether the discharge is laminar or turbulent.
ii)
Calculate the pressure drop and the head loss due to friction over a distance of 75m?
iii)
Solve the maximum velocity in the pipe?
iv)
Calculate would be the velocity at a distance of 1 mm from the wall of the pipe?

4.

Water at a viscosity of 1.14x10-3 Nsm-2 flows in a circular pipe of 5 mm diameter. If the avearge
velocity in the pipe is 0.1 m/s,
i)
Determine whether the discharge is laminar or turbulent.
ii)
Calculate the pressure drop and the head loss due to friction over a distance of 125 m?
iii)
Calculate the velocity at a distance of 4 mm from the wall of the pipe?
iv)
Calculate the maximum velocity in the pipe?

5.

Water at a viscosity of 1.14x10-3 Nsm-2 flows in a circular pipe of 25 mm diameter at a rate of 150
Liter/hour.
i)
Determine whether the discharge is laminar or turbulent.
ii)
If the length of pipe is 100 m, what is the pressure drop and the head loss due to friction?
iii)
Calculate the local velocity at a distance of 5 mm from the wall of the pipe?