Sample Problems for PRINCIPLES OF FLUID FLOW – Jose R.

Francisco textbook

1. A pump delivering 0.227 m 3/s of water has a 30.48-cm diameter suction flange and a 25.4-cm
diameter discharge flange. The suction pipe is 4 m long and the discharge pipe is 23 m long. The
water is delivered to a reservoir 16 m above the intake water level. Neglecting turbulence losses
in the pipe, determine the following:
a. Pump Head
b. Pump Theoretical Power
c. Pump brake power if the pump efficiency is 85%

2. A pump delivering 31.5 lps of water has a 40.64-cm diameter suction pipe and 35.56-cm
diameter discharge pipe. The suction vacuum gauge that is 8 cm below the pump centerline
reads 127 mm of mercury below atmospheric pressure. The discharge gauge that is 46 cm above
the pump centerline reads 73.14 kPa. What is the head of the pump? Determine the pump brake
power if the pump efficiency is 82%

3. It is desired to pump 1000 gallons per hour of gasoline (SG = 0.85) from the bottom of a storage
tank at ground level to the top of a fractioning column 27.5 m high. The total length of pipe
(actual+equivalent lengths of valves and fittings) is 38.5 m. The pipeline is a 5.08-cm diameter
standard steel pipe. Calculate the size of motor needed, if the efficiency of the pump and drive is
assumed to be 60%. Assume a friction factor od 0.022 for the standard steel pipe.

4. One thousand gallons of benzol are to be pumped per hour through a 3.175-cm steel pipe to the
top of a reaction tower. The equivalent length of the line, including pump, is 305 m and the pipe
outlet is 15.5 m above the level of the benzol in the supply tank. The temperature is 21 ℃ ; the
specific gravity of benzol is 0.88. The pump is a directly connected electrical centrifugal with an
overall efficiency of 60%. Calculate the size of the motor driving the pump. Assume a friction
factor of 0.02.

5. Water is pumped from a reservoir to a tank with a lift of 6m. The suction pipe which connects
the reservoir to the pump is 30.48-cm in diameter and 8 m long. The discharge pipe which
connects the pump to the tank is 25.4 cm in diameter and 137 m long. Both pipes may be
classified as clean, smooth, cast iron pipes. The suction pipe projects into the reservoir and the
discharge pipe projects into the tank. The efficiency of the pump is 60%. Considering all losses,
calculate the horsepower required to operate the pump to discharge 85 lps into the tank.

6. A pump that delivers 320 lps of oil (SG = 0.90)

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