UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

TEST NO: 2

Year Course

FMA401M

FLUID MECHANICS III

Examiner: Z SHAIKH Moderator: M LEKWANA

External Moderator: T RATHUPETSANE Marks: 50
Weight of Assessment: 35%
INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL STUDENTS:
1. This is a closed book examination
2. Answer all the questions in this paper.
3. Write clearly using black or blue ink.
4. Space your work out adequately.
5. Ensure that your scanned document is legible before submitting.
6. NOTE: If you think that insufficient information has been supplied to solve a
problem, make a realistic assumption, motivate it and then proceed to solve
the problem.

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Question 1
Discuss what constitutes major and minor losses in a pipe and define the equivalent length of a
component (5)
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Question 2
A 320 m long steel pipe transports water at a velocity of 2.5 m/s. The diameter and thickness of
the pipe is 250 mm and 8 mm, respectively.
2.1. Determine the critical period of the pipe (10)

2.2. Determine the pressure increase in the pipe for the times t = 0.2 s and 0.6s (20)

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Question 3
Two water tanks A and B are connected to each other as shown in the diagram. The pipe
between the tanks has a friction factor of 0.0055 and is 200 m in length.

3.1. Determine the time it would take to transfer 35 m3 of water from Tank A to Tank B if the
initial difference in water levels, Δh, is 6 m. Include entry and exit losses in your analysis.
(10)

3.2. If it is required to include three 90° bends and a globe valve at tank B, determine how
much longer the water will take to transfer. The bends have loss coefficients of 1.1 and
the globe valve has a loss coefficient 5.8. (5)

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