Week 3 -Fluid Mechanics II

Workshopr Mec fluidos 2sep in

RStudio.

Luis Eduardo Lopez Morales.

Tomas Jose Ferrer Monzon.
1. It is going to evaluate the viscosity effect on three ophthalmic solutions in the scale up process, the
mixing tank uses a marine propeller for reaching the perfect mixing of the solutions. There has
proposed to determine the mixing time under the working conditions by using the criteria of the
same liquid movement with a value of π*Ni*Di=5 m/s. The laboratory tests were carried out into
a vessel of 10 L and the new scale will be of 10 m 3. Table 1 shows the information about the
density and kinematic viscosity of three different solutions.

Table 1. Properties of ophthalmic solutions:

Solution Density (kg/m3) Kinematic viscosity (m2/s)

A 1007 2.019x10-5

B 1005 3.74x10-6

C 1011 6.59x10-6

a) What kind of conclusions could you get from the data of mixing time? b) If the scale-up
criteria is changed to P/V=2.5 kW/m3 what can you conclude?

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2. It is desire to make scale-up of a chemical reactor, a plant pilot reactor is charged with 50 kg and
operated at batch mode. The volume of the reactor is 0.06 cubic meters and, the density and
viscosity of the mass reaction are 950 kg/m 3 and 0.65 cp respectively. A pitched blade turbine of
three blades is used, the reactor tank has a ratio H L/DT of 1.5 and a stirrer speed of 100 rpm. A
larger reactor will be charged with 475 kg. Assuming the same geometry similarity and power per
volume unit for both reactors. What is the mixing time for the larger reactor tank?

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3. It is desire to make scale-up of a chemical reactor, a plant pilot reactor is charged with 25
kg and operated at batch mode. The volume of the reactor is 0.03 cubic meters and, the
density and viscosity of the mass reaction are 950 Kg/m 3 and 0.65 cp respectively. A
 Rushton turbine is used, the reactor tank has a ratio HL/DT of 1.5 and a stirrer speed of 150
rpm. A larger reactor will be charged with 475 kg. Assuming the same geometry
similarity and power per volume unit for both reactors. What is the power requirement
for the larger reactor tank?

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4. Calculate the total pressure drop in the system shown in figure 1, for air-water mixture flow with
the following specifications: pipe diameter D = 3.7 cm, liquid mass flux L=1500 kg/m2*s and gas
mass flux G=130 kg/m2*s, temperature T=25 °C, ΔPG=28000 N/m2 and average pressure P=10
bars.
 Figure 1. Horizontal pipe

For properties we get ρL=997.5 kg/m3, ρG=11.7 kg/m3, μL=8.93x10-4 kg/m*s and μG=1.85x10-5
kg/m*s.
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5. Natural
gas flows by a pipeline of 2400 meters with an inner diameter D=100 mm and the
gas volumetric flow rate is 300000 cubic meters per day. The gas reservoir has a pressure
of 8 MPa and 65 °C and, the following properties: a molecular mass of 22, a density of
66 Kg/m3 and a viscosity of 0.015 cp. 15 cubic meters are condensed through the pipeline
with 665 Kg/m3 and 0.3 cp of density and viscosity respectively. Determine:
 a) Pattern flow.
b) Final pressure.
c) What is the amount of liquid that should be condensed or eliminated for changing its
regime flow?
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L = 2400 m
D = 0,100 m
V ng = 300000 m3/day = 3,4722 m3/s
Δ P= 8 Mpa
T= 65°C
mw= 22 kg/kmol
3
ρ NG =66 kg / m
μ NG= 0.015 cp= 0,000015 kg/m-s
Vcg = 15 cubic meters
V CG =665 kg /m3
μCG =0.0003 cp

First we calculate the flow of m ass per unit of area for the natural gas

ρng V ng❑ kg
⋅ =14596,5
G =
ng D
2
❑
2
m s
Π
2

Now, the condensed gas:

. ρcg V ..cg kg
G = cg 2
=7,350
D m2 s
Π
2

Both Reynolds number for the phases:

G.ng D
ℜng= =97310000
μ cg
.
Gcg D
ℜcg= =2450
μ cg

X tt is calculated using the following equation and the properties given by the exercise:

( ) ( ) ( )
0,111 0,555 ⋅
μ png Gcg
X tt = cg =0,0001948
μng pcg G ⋅ng

Since, x << 1 and they are both turbulent flows:

2 3
Y G ( tt)=1,7172+15,431 X tt +3,931 X tt −2,2952 X tt =1,7202❑
ΔP
Z G ( )=80000 MPa
 ( ΔZP ) =Y ( tt)( ΔPZ ) =13761,6 mN
t
G
G
2

N
13761,6
( ΔLP ) = t 2400
m2
=5,734
N
m3

To know the amount of liquid that should be eliminated in order to change to transitory state the gas
flow:

⋅ μ ng kg
Gng=3999 =0,59985 2
D m s
⋅ 2
2 p ng V ng mw D π Gng
G⋅ng= 2
⇒ ⋅
=m w
D π 2 png V ng

−3
mw =0,41116 x 10 kmol

Around 0,41116x10^-3 kmol of natural gas should be removed from the flow to change the regime of
the flow