PROBLEM SET 2

CE123 - HYDRAULICS

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Read carefully the instructions.
2. All answers MUST be written in any clean paper. Answer honestly. Write legibly.
3. In problem solving, show the complete solution and box the final answer.
4. Use black or blue ballpen only. Avoid using pencil.

I. PROBLEM SOLVING. (80pts)

Course Question Question

Outcome #
Codes
CO2 1. A pipe carrying water changes in size from 150mm at section 1 and 450mm at section 2. Section
1 is 3.6 m below section 2 and the pressures are 90 kPa and 60 kPa respectively. If the discharge
is 150 lit/sec. Determine the head lost and the direction of flow. (10 points)
CO2 2. A pipeline with a pump leads to a nozzle as shown. Find the flow rate when pump develops an
80ft (24.4m) head. Assume head lost in the 6-inch (152mm) pipe to be five times its velocity
head while the head lost in the 4-inch(102mm) pipe to be twelve time its velocity head. (a)
Compute the flow rate, (b) sketch the energy grade line and hydraulic grade line, and (c) find the
pressure head at the suction side. (15 points)

CO2 3. Water flows from a tank through 160 feet of 4 inches diameter pipe and then discharges into air
as shown in the Figure. The flow of water in the pipe is 12cfs. Assume n=0.013 and neglect minor
losses. Determine the following:
(a) The velocity of flow in the pipe in fps. (5pts)
(b) The total head lost in the pipe in feet, (5pts)
(c) The pressure at the top of the tank in psi. (5pts)

CO2 4. Water flows in a 300 mm x 400 mm rectangular conduit at the rate of 150 lit/sec. Assuming
f=0.025, find the head loss per km length. (5pts)

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 CO2 5. A 25-mm diameter pipe of length 2,500m conveys water between two reservoirs at the rate of
8.5 m3/s. What must be the difference in water-surface elevations between the two reservoirs?
Neglect minor losses and assume f=0.018. (10pts)
CO2 6. A pipe network consists of pipeline 1 from A to B then at B it is connected to pipelines 2 and 3,
where it merges again at joint C to form a single pipeline 4 up to point D. Pipelines 1, 2 and 4 are
in series connection whereas pipelines 2 and 3 are parallel to each other. If the rate of flow from
A to B is 10 liters/sec and assuming f=0.02 for all pipes. Determine the flow in each pipe and the
total head lost from A to D. (25pts)

Pipelines Length (m) Diameter (mm)

1 3,000 200
2 2,200 300
3 3,200 200
4 2,800 400

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ENGR. KRISTINE R. CERVANCIA / 09-10-20 ENGR. HERMIE M. DEL PILAR / 09-10-20