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Refresher Course MODULE 1 – HYDRAULICS

Problem 1.
A tank contains oil, water and mercury. 5. Compute the correct flow of line AB
a. 0.066 cu.m /sec b.0.077 cu.m /sec
c .0.055 cu.m /sec d.0.088 cu.m /sec

6. Compute the corrected flow of line DB

a. 0.017 cu.m /sec b.0.117 cu.m /sec
c.0.034 cu.m /sec d.0.334 cu.m /sec

Problem No.7
A free jet of water 5cm in diameter is discharged from nozzle
( base diameter 10cm; 30cm long ) at an angle of 60 deg from
the horizontal. If the pressure at the base is 465 kpa and Cv =
0.97, what is the maximum distance necessary for the jet to
strike a point 20m above a horizontal through the nozzle’s tip
a.13.85m b.68.65m c.75.23m d.49.34m

Solve for P in KN to hold it in equilibrium if the tank is 5m wide. Situation III

a. 370.60 b.360.70 c.340.60 d.390.5 A pipeline with a pump leads to a nozzle as shown

Situation I
A rectangular channel having 5.4m wide by 1.2m deep is lined
with a smooth stone, well laid and has a hydraulic slope of 0.001.
Using n = 0.013
1. What is the capacity of the channel in m3/s
a.10.22 b.8.34
c.8.9 d.13.93

2. What saving in earth excavation could have been offered by

using favorable proportions but adhering to the same delivery
and slope. 8. Find the flow rate when pump “P” develops 24.4m head.
a.0.2554m2 b.0.331 m2 Assume head loss in 152mm pipe expressed by 5V62 / 2g while
c.1.2554 m 2
d.1.133 m2 head loss in the 102mm pipe is 12V4 2/ 2g
a.82 L/s b.95L/s c.41.5L/s d.103L/s
3. What savings in lining per meter length by using more
favorable proportions but adhering to the same delivery and 9. Find the pressure head at the suction side
slope. a.87.5m b.3.56m c.4.51m d.75.6m
a.0.493m b.0.743
c.0.991 d.0.113 10. Velocity at the jet having a diameter of 75mm
a.9.394m/s b.21.5m/s c.9.094m/s d.19.8m/s
Problem No.4
The head lost in 50m of 12 cm diameter pipe is known to be 6m Situation IV
when a liquid of s.g. 0.9 flows at 0.06 m/s. Find the shear stress A small pipe 60cm long is filled with water and capped at its end .
at the walls of the pipe. If placed in a horizontal position.
a.30.78Pa b.31.78Pa
c.32.78Pa d.33.78Pa 11. How fast must it be rotated about a vertical axis, 30 cm from
an end to produce a maximum pressure of 70kg/cm2.
Situation II a.1320RPM b.1324RPM c.1328RPM d.1330RPM
The water supply required for a new development is to be taken
from an existing main by making connections at A and B as 12. What is the pressure at the midpoint of the pipe in KPA
shown in the figure . The peak draw off rates on the new section a.2594 b.2590 c.2585 d.2592
of the pipe network will be 15 Lit per sec and 5 Lit per sec at C
and D, respectively while maintaining an available flow at B of 80 Problem 13
Lit per sec. The frictional characteristics of the pipes in the A watershed covering an area consisting of an equilateral
system may be expressed as h = kQ2; where h= headloss in triangle ABC and a square section on the side BC. AB is 1.5km
meters and Q = flow rate in cu. meter per sec. long. If the storm precipitation depths as measured on the rain
gages at A,B, and C are 75mm,125mm and 100mm respectively,
The value of k are as follows: compute the average precipitation over the watershed using
Kab = 1 x 103 Kbc = 4 x 103 Thiessen’s polygon method.
Kca = 6 x 103 Kad = 6 x 103
Kdb = 2 x 103 a.116.77mm b.100mm
c.106.7mm d.103.2mm