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Pump and Pipeline Design
Q1/
Crude dichlorobenzene is pumped from a storage tank to a
distillation column. The tank is blanketed with nitrogen and the
pressure above the liquid surface is held constant at 0.1 bar gauge
pressure. The minimum depth of liquid in the tank is 1 m. The
distillation column operates at a pressure of 500 mmHg (500 mm
of mercury, absolute). The feed point to the column is 12 m above
the base of the tank. The tank and column are connected by a 50
mm internal diameter commercial steel pipe, 200 m long. The pipe
run from the tank to the column contains the following valves and
fittings: 20 standard radius 900 elbows; two gate valves to isolate
the pump (operated fully open); an orifice plate and a flow-control
valve. If the maximum flow-rate required is 20,000 kg/h, calculate
the pump motor rating (power) needed. Take the pump efficiency
as 70 per cent and allow for a pressure drop of 0.5 bar across the
control valve and a loss of 10 velocity heads across the orifice.
Density of the dichlorobenzene 1300 kg/m3, viscosity 1.4 cp.
Q2/
A liquid is contained in a reactor vessel at 115 bar absolute
pressure. It is transferred to a storage vessel through a 50 mm
internal diameter commercial steel pipe. The storage vessel is
nitrogen blanketed and pressure above the liquid surface is
kept constant at 1500 N/m2 gauge. The total run of pipe between
the two vessels is 200 m. The miscellaneous losses due to entry
and exit losses, fittings, valves, etc., amount to 800 equivalent
pipe diameters. The liquid level in the storage vessel is at an
elevation 20 m below the level in the reactor. A turbine is fitted in
the pipeline to recover the excess energy that is available, over
that required to transfer the liquid from one vessel to the other.
Estimate the power that can be taken from the turbine, when the
liquid transfer rate is 5000 kg/h. Take the efficiency of the turbine
as 70%. The properties of the fluid are: density 895 kg/m3,
viscosity 0.76 mNm2s.

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 Q3/
A process fluid is pumped from the bottom of one distillation
column to another, using a centrifugal pump. The line is standard
commercial steel pipe 75 mm internal diameter. From the column
to the pump inlet the line is 25 m long and contains six standard
elbows and a fully open gate valve. From the pump outlet to
the second column the line is 250 m long and contains ten standard
elbows, four gate valves (operated fully open) and a flow-control
valve. The fluid level in the first column is 4 m above the pump
inlet. The feed point of the second column is 6 m above the pump
inlet. The operating pressure in the first column is 1.05 bara
and that of the second column 0.3 barg. Determine the operating
point on the pump characteristic curve when the flow is
such that the pressure drop across the control valve is 35 kN/m2.
The physical properties of the fluid are: density 875 kg/m3,
viscosity 1.46 mN m2s. Also, determine the NPSH, at this flow-rate,
if the vapour pressure of the fluid at the pump suction is 25 kN/m2.

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