Homework for 9/27/99

Given a hydraulic fluid with dynamic viscosity of 27.6 mPa*s and a density of 850 kg/m3 that is to
be conveyed through hydraulic tubing at a rate of 75 L/min.

µ 27.6 .mPa . sec

kg
ρf 850 .
3
m

L
Q 75 .
min

Calculate the smallest diameter tubing that would allow laminar flow.
The solution can be determined by solving for the tuding diameter in the equation for the
Reynolds number where Reynolds number is set to a value of 2000, the maximum value for
laminar flow.

4 .ρ f .Q when N Re 2000
N Re
π .µ .d

4 .ρ f .Q
d
π .µ . N Re d = 24.508 mm

Calculate the pressure drop per meter of tubing

From the Hagen-Poiselle law:

2.13 µ . Q
∆p
π .d
4 3
∆p = 3.848 10

3.848 .10 .MPa

3
∆p
per meter of tubing

1
Calculate the power loss per meter of tubing
L
Q 75 .
min

3
PL Q .∆p P L = 4.81 10 kW

per meter of tubing

Use figure 3.30 to do an approximate check:

From figure 3.30, following a vertical line from the x axis to the line representing a Reynolds
number of 2000 falls alone a tuning size approximately midway between 20 and 30 mm, say 25
mm. Floowling this to the y-axis results in a pressure loss of 0.0035 MPa/m.

2
 Pa .10
3
mPa

Pa .10
6
MPa

Q 75 µ 27.3
d 24.508