DEBRIEFING – Cal’c 1, Cal’c 2 and Fluid Mechanics

I. DULONG FORMULA (Gross Calorific Value or HHV) a) decreasing the inlet pipe size
Perry’s 8th Ed, pg. 22-86 b) increasing the outlet pipe size
c) lower the height of the discharge tank
d) lower the pump position

II. HEATING VALUE FORMULA (pg. 24-5)

6. Perry’s Handbook, 8th Edition: Table 11-12, page 11-42
A. HIGHER HEATING VALUE (HHV)
The higher the BWG rating of a tube, the lower is the
a) strength c) length of a tube section
B. LOWER HEATING VALUE (LHV) b) area of flow d) grade of the metal used

7. Perry’s 8th Edition: Chapter 8, page 8-74

Valve where direction of fluid flow does not change
a) Gate b) Globe c) Ball d) Needle

8. Energy or Power input to the pump

III. CLASSIFICATION OF COAL ( pg. 24-4)
9. Energy or Power output by the pump
10. BERNOULLI’S EQUATION
11. FLUID AND THERMO PROBLEMS (STEADY FLOW
CONDITIONS only) (Steam Table pg. 2-413 to 2-415)
During a steady flow process, the pressure of the working
substance drops from 200 to 20 psia, the speed increases
from 200 to 1000 fps, the internal energy of the open
IV. UNIT OPERATIONS DRIVING FORCE system decreases 25 BTU/lb and the specific volume
increases from 1 to 8 ft3/lbm. No heat is transferred.
V. PROCESS VARIABLES a) Determine the power in hp for 10lbm/min.
Which of the following is not a process variable? ANS: Power = 3.1185 hp
a) level b) pressure c) flowrate d) density b) Is the work done on or by the substance?
ANS: Work is done by the substance
VI. FLUID MECHANICS BOARD QUESTIONS
1. Hydrostatic Principle 12. FLUID AND THERMO PROBLEMS (STEADY FLOW
h1SG1 = h2SG2 CONDITIONS only) (Steam Table pg. 2-413 to 2-415)
2. CENTRIFUGATION A turbine receives steam through a 3 inch pipe at a
pressure of 1000 kPa and 3270C with at speed of 10 ft/s
3. Transition length and elevation of 3 m. The steam leaves the turbine through
a) LAMINAR (p.6-11 Perry’s 8th ed) a 10 inch pipe at 41.682 kPa and zero elevation. Assuming
no heat losses, what is the horsepower output of the
turbine. ANS. Power of turbine = 42.8208 hp

b) TURBULENT (p.6-11 Perry’s 8th ed)

13. EQUIVALENT DIAMETER
Calculate the Reynolds number of water at 20 0C flowing in
an open channel at 200 gal/s. The channel has a height of 4
4. FANNING FRICTION FACTOR
feet and a width of 8 feet.
a) LAMINAR (pg. 6-10 Perry’s 8 th
edition)
a) 6 x 105 b) 8 x 105 c) 1 x 106 d) 1.2 x 106

14. FLOWMETERS: ORIFICE

b) Turbulent for smooth tubes (pg.6-10 Perry’s 8th ed) A sharp edged orifice meter is to be fabricated to measure
water flowing at a rate not to exceed 1200 cu. ft per hour,
with a differential head of 30 in Hg. What orifice diameter
in inches is required if D2/D1 is made 1/5?
c) Turbulent flow – rough pipes (p.6-11 Perry’s 8 th
ed)
a) 1 b) 1.5 c) 2 d) 2.5

5. A pump operating under specific conditions delivers 15. FLOWMETERS: ORIFICE

insufficient quantity of liquid. This may be set right by
DEBRIEFING – Cal’c 1, Cal’c 2 and Fluid Mechanics
An open cylindrical tank, 2.4 m in diameter and 6 m tall has
1.5 m of glycerin (SG = 1.5), 2.5 m of water and 1.5 m of oil
(SG = 0.82). Determine the discharge through the 125 mm
diameter located at the bottom of the tank. Assume Cd =
0.65. ANS: Q= 0.0705 m3/s

16. FLOWMETERS: VENTURI

A venturi meter is installed in a pipeline. The diameter of
the inlet cone is 0.3 m while the diameter at the throat is
0.1 m. The high pressure tap reads 200 kPa, while the low
pressure tap reads 150 kPa. Calculate the mass flowrate of
water in the circular pipeline.
a) 65 kg/s b) 100 kg/s c) 52 kg/s d) 79 kg/s

17. FLOWMETERS: PITOT TUBE

A pitot-static tube (C d= 1)is used to measure air speeds.
With water in the differential manometer and a gage
difference of 75 mm, calculate the air speed using density
of air equal to 1.16 kg/m3.
ANS: theoretical velocity air = 35.5958 m/s, actual
velocity of air = 35.5958 m/s

18. NPSH
19. PUMPS IN SERIES AND PARALLEL
20. AFFINITY LAWS
21. DRAG FORCE & TERMINAL VELOCITY
22. MACH NO.

23. A cylindrical tank 1 ft in diameter discharges through a

pipe connected to the base. Find the time needed for
the water level in the tank to drop from 4 ft to 2 ft
above the pipe. The diameter of the pipe is 1 inch.
a) 42s b) 30 s c) 21 s d) 15 s

24. (Nov 2015 & Nov 2011 Board Exam question. Found in
McCabe 5th Edition: Example 4.6 pg. 89)
A pump draws a solution of specific gravity 1.84 from a
storage tank through a 3 in. Schedule 40 steel pipe. The
efficiency of the pump is 60 percent. The velocity in the
suction line is 3 ft/s. The pump discharges through a 2-in.
Schedule 40 pipe to an overhead tank. The end of the
discharge pipe is 50 ft above the level of the solution in the
feed tank. Friction losses in the entire piping system are 10
ft lbf/lbm. What pressure must the pump develop?
25. Using the given in the preceding problem, what is the power
delivered to the fluid by the pump?

26.