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(ENME1010)
Final Exam Spring 2008
Faculty of Engineering and Materials Science (EMS)
Department of Engineering Mechanics June 2008
Dr. Eng. Hamdy A. Kandil
Bar Code
Question # 1 2 3 4 5 Total
Max. Score 30 20 20 20 15 105
Obtained
Score
a
/12 /10 /10 /10 /5
b
/10 /5 /10 /10 /10
c
/8 /5 @@@ @@@ @@@
1- In an installation with one pump, an engineer tried to increase the system flow
rate by connecting another identical pump with the original pump. Would you
advise him to connect the two identical pumps in parallel or in series to increase
the flow rate? use sketches
2- When an engineer connected a new pump in series with the original identical
pump, both pumps stopped because of overload. When he tries to start any one
of them, he notices that it can start and work with no problem if it is working alone
but the two pumps can not work together. What is your explanation of this
problem? use sketches.
4- During the design process and before installing a new pump in a new system, the
engineer checked the required NPSH of the pump they have and the available
NPSH of the system that he designed. He found that cavitation will occur. Please
give him your recommendations how to increase the available NPSH.
1- Timing gears are required in dry-type screw compressors but they are needed in
flooded type.
3- Although axial compressors are very expensive they find many applications
4- We can not obtain very large compression ratios from single-stage reciprocating
compressors and multi-stage compressors must be used.
5- Liquid piston compressors are more suitable than other types to be used as
vacuum pumps
10- Oil must be injected on the meshing parts of the flooded-type screw compressors.
c- Gas Turbines: Write only one reason for each of the following:
1- Hot gases from the combustion chamber are mixed with cold air before entering
the turbine
2- Turbojet engines are suitable for fighter aircrafts while turbofan engines are
suitable for commercial airplanes
4- Turbine blades are manufactured from special materials and extreme care must
be taken in their manufacturing and installation
35 80
70
30
60
25
50
20 H (m)
sys-6
40
sys-10
15 h %
30
10
20
5 10
0 0
0 5 10 15 20 25
1400 90
80
1200
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1000
60
H (m)
800 50 H2
system
40 h %
600
eta2
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10
0 0
0 200 400 600 800 1000
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70
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90 Hm
h2
80 50 system
Efficiency %
70 eta2
40
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60 80 100 120 140 160
d s2 2 d d2 2
2g( ) 2g( )
4 4
Affinity laws:
Q1 N1 D13 H1 N12 D12
(a) & 2 2 (b)
Q2 N 2 D23 H 2 N 2 D2
P1 N13 D15
3 5 (c) & 1 2 (d )
P2 N 2 D2
Cavitation:
NPSHA = Hatm – Hvap + Hms + Vs2/2g = Hatm – Hvap + Hss - hls
NPSHA NPSHR
Hms – Hm Hvap – Hatm.