Hydraulics

1. An impulse wheel must develop 2500 hp before nozzle loss under a total head of 900 ft. The
nozzle coefficient is 0.98, and the jet diameter is 5 inches. What is the efficiency?
Ans. 80.8 %

2. A 400-lbm/sec stream of water leaves a round-edged nozzle and strikes a bucket whose angle is
120 degrees from the horizontal. The total head is 45 feet, and the 10-inch diameter turbine
runner is turning at 500 rpm. What is the energy transmitted to the blades per pound of water
and what is the power produced?
Ans. 31.44 ft-lbf/lbm, 22.87 hp

3. The runner in a turbine is 28 inches in diameter. The wheel develops 550 hp when turning at
600 rpm under a head of 140 ft. What is the specific speed of the turbine?
Ans. 28.9

4. A pump operating at 1850 rpm delivers 70 cu. ft/min. New conditions increase the speed to
2500 rpm. What is the flow rate under these new conditions, assuming no change in efficiency?
Ans. 94.6 cu. ft/min

5. A pump operating with a 1-ft diameter impeller works against a total head of 200 feet. What
impeller diameter should be used if the total head increases to 330 feet and the new pump mus
rotate at the same speed with the same efficiency?
Ans. 1.28 ft

6. A water flume is dammed by a rectangular gate 10 ft wide and 6 ft high. The water is 5 ft high.
There is no water on the down side of the flume. What is the total force on the gate? How far
below the upper edge of the gate does the resultant act?
Ans. F = 7800 lbf, d = 4.33 ft

7. A 7 ft diameter disk lies in a 30 degrees plane in the horizontal and is covered with water to a
depth of 12 ft from its center. Find the magnitude, direction, and location of the resultant force
on the disk.
Ans. R = 28,813.8 lbf, 60 degrees from horizontal
H = 12.06 ft

8. A container supports 9.3 ft of water, 6.5 ft of oil (SG=0.71), and 5 ft of air at 26 psig and 70
degrees F. What is the absolute pressure at the bottom of the container?
Ans. 46.737 psia

9. Two flanges are held together by three bolts. The pipe section is 4 inches inside diameter. If the
pipe is pressurized to 900 psig, what is the force exerted by the bolts?
Ans. 3769.8 lbf

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10. A piece of lead is tied to 8 cubic inches of cork with a specific gravity of 0.25. The combination
floats submerged in the water. What is the weight of the lead?
Ans. 0.2375 lbm

11. What is the density of a stone which weighs 19.9 lb in air and 12.4 lb in water?
Ans. 165.8 lbm/cu. ft

12. The draft of a ship with 4700 sq. ft of water line cross section is 12 ft. What cargo load is
required to increase the draft 3 inches?
Ans. 75,200 lbm

13. A 16,000 cu. ft hydrogen balloon’s cargo and structure weigh in at 650 lbm. What must be the
initial sand weight to prevent lift off? Assume 14.7 psia and 55 deg F.
Ans. 497.84 lbm

14. What is the velocity head in feet of

a) 70 deg F water flowing in a 2 inches pipe at 15 fps? Ans. 3.49 ft
b) 70 deg F air flowing in a 2 inches pipe at 15 fps? Ans. 3.49 ft

15. What is the Reynolds number of air at 250 deg F and 14.7 psia flowing through a 2 inches
diameter pipe at 120 fps?
Ans. 7.362 x 104

16. What is the Reynolds number of 100 deg F of water flowing at 20 fps through a 4 inches
diameter pipe?
Ans. 9.02 x 105

17. A centrifugal pump is used to increase the oil (SAE-30, SG = 0.89) pressure in some bearings
from atmospheric to 100 psig. (a) What mass flow rate is required to compensate for friction
losses of 2 hp within the pump (eff = 0.8)? (b) What is the overall efficiency if the electrical
power to the motor is 12 hp?
Ans. (a) 7.74 kg/sec (b) 0.667

18. 800 gallons of fuel oil (SG = 0.85) per hour must be transferred from the bottom of one tank to
the top of another. The level in the source tank is 3 feet above the pump centerline, and the
level in the discharge tank, is 100 ft above the pump centerline. What is the required hydraulic
power?
Ans. 0.202 kW

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19. A pump adds 330 ft of pressure head to a flow of water. The velocities in the suction and
discharge tank are 6.5 ft/sec and 16 ft/sec, respectively. What is the mass flow rate if the
hydraulic power is 67 hp?
Ans. 50.4 kg/sec

20. A water pump develops a total head of 200 feet. If the cost of electricity is $1 per kilowatt-hour,
what is the cost for pumping 1000 gallons? Assume that all electric power is converted into
pumping power.
Ans. $0.654

21. A centrifugal pump operating at 1800 rpm develops a total head of 200 feet at a flow rate of 320
cu. ft per minute. What is the specific speed?
Ans. 1671

22. A model pump with a 16-inch diameter impeller requires a 12 hp power input when operating at
a speed of 1500 rpm against a head of 25 ft. A homologous pump 6.2 ft in diameter will operate
at the same efficiency against a 50 ft head. What speed and power input would be expected?
Ans. 447 rpm, 574 kW

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