Tutorial - 5: Fluid flow & Bernoulli's Equation, Course EM2102 Fluid Mechanics -1

Prob. 1 Convert a flow rate of 600 L/min to (m3/s).

Prob. 2 Convert a flow rate of 30 gal/min to (ft 3/s).

Prob. 3 Convert a flow rate of 30 gpm to (L/min)

Prob. 4 In Fig. 1 the Inside diameters of the pipe at sections 1 and 2 are 50 mm and 100 mm, respectively.
Water at. 70°C is flowing with an average velocity of 8 (m/s) at section. 1, Calculate the following:(a) Velocity
at section 2 (b) Volume flow rate (c) Weight flow rate(d) Mass flow rate

Fig. 1 Portion of fluid distribution/flow Fig. 2 Pressure, elevation, velocity and total heads Prob 8
system Prob. 4

Prob. 5 At one section in an air distribution system, air at 14.7 psia and 100°F has an average velocity of
1200 (ft/min) and the duct is 12 in square. At another section, the duct is round with a diameter of 18 in,
and the velocity is measured to be 900 (ft/min). Calculate the density of the air in the round section and
the weight flow rate of air in pounds per hour. At 14.7 psi and 100 oF, the density of air is 2.20 x10-3(slugs/ft3)
and the specific weight is 7.09× 10 -2(lb/ft3 ).

Prob. 6 Determine the maximum allowable volume flow rate in (L/min) that can be carried through
a standard steel tube with an outside diameter of 1- 1/4 in and a 0.065 in wall thickness if the
maximum velocity is to be 3.0 (m/s).

Prob. 7 Determine the required size standard Schedule 40 steel pipe to carry 3200 (L/min) of
water with a maximum velocity of 6.0 (m/s).

Prob. 8 In Fig. 2 water at 10°C is flowing from section 1 to section 2. At section 1, which is 25 mm
in diameter, the gage pressure is 345 kPa and the velocity of flow is 3.0 (m/s). Section 2, which is 50
mm in diameter, is 2.0 m above section 1. Assuming there are no energy losses in the system,
calculate the pressure p 2 .
 Fig. 3 Siphon for Prob. 9 Fig. 4 Venturi meter system for Prob. 10

Prob. 9 Figure 3 shows a siphon that is used to draw water from a swimming pool. The pipe that
makes up the siphon has an inside diameter of 40 mm and terminates with a 25 -mm diameter nozzle.
Assuming that there are no energy losses in the system, calculate the vo lume flow rate through
the siphon and the pressure at points B, C, D, and E.

Prob. 10 The venturi meter shown in Fig 4 carries water at 60 oC. The specific gravity of the gage fluid in the manometer
is 1.25. Calculate the velocity of flow at section A and the volume flow rate of water.

Fig. 5 Flow from a tank (Prob. 11 -12) Fig. 6 Pressurized tank delivering a vertical jet (Prob. 13)

Prob. 11 For the tank shown in Fig. 5, compute the velocity of flow from the nozzle for a fluid depth
h of 3.00 m.

Prob. 12 For the tank shown in Fig. 5, compute the velocity of flow from the nozzle and the
volume flow rate for a range of depths from 3.0 m to 0.5 0 m in steps of 0.50 m. The diameter of
the jet at the nozzle is 50 mm.

Prob. 13 Using a system similar to that shown in Fig. 6, compute the required air pressure above the water to
cause the jet to rise 15.0 m from the nozzle. The depth h = 4.0 m.