SOUTHERN LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Lucban, Quezon
PRELIM - ACTIVITY NO. 1
Name: MCE 09 – FLUID MACHINERY
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GENERAL INSTRUCTION: Answer the following questions. Complete solution is required. Box only your final answer.

1. What is the expected head loss per mile of a closed circular pipe (17 in. inside diameter), friction factor of
0.03 when 3,300 gal/min of water flow under pressure?

2. A perfect venturi with throat diameter of 1.8 inches is placed horizontally in a pipe with a 5 in inside
diameter. Eighty (80) lb of water flow through the pipe each second. What is the difference between the
pipe and venturi throat static pressure?

3. The flow rate of water through a cat iron pipe is 5000 gpm. The pipe is 1 ft. and the coefficient of friction f =
0.0173. What is the pressure drop over a 100 ft length of pipe?

4. Determine the size of pipe which will deliver 5 liters of medium oil ( v = 6.10 x 10 -6 m2/s) assuming laminar
flow conditions.

5. A 300 mm diameter pipe discharges water at the rate of 200 li/s. point 1 on the pipe has a pressure of 280
kPa and 3.4 m below point 1 is point 2 with a pressure of 300 kPa. Compute the head loss between points 1
and 2.