1. A pipeline connecting two reservoirs is constructed along undulating ground.

A gauge
indicates that the pressure at point 1 is 150kN/m2. Ignoring all losses, calculate the pressure at
point 2, whose elevation is 7.5m above point 1.
[76.4KN/m2]

2. A pipe carrying a flow of 0.12m3/s changes from 150mm to 300mm diameter and rises through
7m. Ignoring all losses, calculate the pressure in the 300mm pipe when the pressure in the
150mm pipe is 350kN/m2.

[302KN/m2]

3. The horizontal junction shown in Figure Q3 splits the flow from pipe 1 into pipes 2 and
3. If the pressure in pipe 1 is 20KN/m2 and in pipe 2 is 15KN/m2, calculate the flows
through pipes 2 and 3, and the pressure in pipe 3. Ignore all losses.
[Q2 = 31.4l/s, Q3 = 18.6l/s, P3 = 39.7KN/m2]

D2 =75mm

30°

Q1 = 50l/s
D1 = 100mm

50°

D3 = 150mm

Figure Q3
4. A pump is used to lift water from a large underground storage tank, as shown in Figure Q4.
The inlet pipe (to the pump) is 100mm in diameter and the pump discharge is 20l/s. Ignoring
all losses, determine the water pressure at the pump inlet in metres of water.

[-4.33m of water]

pump

4m

Figure Q4
5. From first principles (i.e. application of the Bernoulli equation), determine the pipe flow velocity
given the pitot tube data shown in Figure Q5. Ignore all losses.

[3.16m/s]
P= 125kN/m2
V= 0
2
V1
2g

P1
ρg

12
P = 120kN/m
V= ?

Figure Q5

6. A 120mm diameter venturi meter is installed in a 250mm diameter pipeline to measure

discharge. From first principles (i.e. application of the Bernoulli equation), calculate the
discharge when the pressure difference between the pipe and venturi throat is 2.5m head of
water and the coefficient of discharge is 0.97.

[0.0708m3/s]