PLATE NO.

2: BERNOULLI’S ENERGY THEOREM

1. A horizontal pipe gradually reduces from 300 mm diameter section to 100 mm diameter section.
The pressure at the 300 mm section is 100 kPa and at the 100 mm section is 70 kPa. If the flow
rate is 15 liters/sec of water, compute the head lost (m) between the two sections.

2. A diverging tube discharges water from a reservoir at a depth of 10 m below the water surface.
The diameter of the tube gradually increases from 150 mm at the throat to 225 mm outlet.
Neglecting friction, determine the maximum possible rate of discharge (m3/s) through this tube
and the corresponding pressure (kPa) at the throat.

3. During a flow of 500 liters, the gage pressure is +68 kPa in the horizontal 300 mm supply line of
a water turbine and a -41 kPa at a 450 mm section of the draft tube 2 m below. Estimate the
horsepower output of the turbine under such conditions assuming efficiency of 85%.
a. Compute the total head extracted by the turbine in m.
b. Compute the output horsepower of the turbine.
c. Assuming an efficiency of 85%, compute the horsepower input of the turbine.

4. A pipeline with a pump leads to a nozzle as shown. Find the flow rate (ft3/s) when pump develops
an 80-ft head and the input horsepower by the pump having an efficiency of 88%. Assume head
lost in the 16-in pipe to be five times its velocity head while the head lost in the 4-in pipe to be
twelve times its velocity head.
5. A 20 hp suction pump operating 70% efficiency draws water from a suction line whose diameter
is 200 mm and discharges into air through a line whose diameter is 150 mm. The velocity in the
150 mm line is 3.6 m/s. If the pressure at point A in the suction pipe is 34 kPa below the
atmosphere, where A is 1.8 m below B on the 150 mm line, determine the head added (m) by the
pump and maximum elevation (m) above B to which water can be raised assuming head loss of
3 m due to friction.