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EXAMPLE OF QUESTION (CHAPTER 3)

SERIAL & PARALLEL PIPE SYSTEM
QUESTION 1 (SERIAL PIPE SYSTEM)
Two reservoirs A and C as shown in figure below are connected by a pipeline 150 mm
diameter over the first part AB which is 15 m long and 200 mm diameter pipe for BC, the
remaining 30 m length. The entrance and exit are sharp-edged and the change in cross section
B is sudden. The friction factor for both pipes is 0.015. The difference in level between point
A and C is 15 m. Calculate the total discharge in m3/s.

QUESTION 2 (PARALLEL PIPE SYSTEM)

Two sharp-ended pipes of length 150 m are connected in parallel between two reservoirs that
have a difference in head of 12 m as shown in figure below. The diameter of pipe 1 and pipe
2 are 50 mm and 75 mm respectively. The friction factors for both pipes are 0.0075.
Calculate the flow rate for each pipe.

QUESTION 3
(a)
(b)

Determine the discharge and velocities in both pipes shown in figure below. Given that,
entry and exit are sharp and f=0.009.
If both pipe is replace with the 2 parallel pipes with the same diameter of 200 mm,
determine the total discharge into the reservoir B.

Useful Table
Type of Fitting
Gate Valve
Globe Valve
Spherical plug valve (open)
Pump Foot Valve
90 elbow
45 elbow
Large-radius 90 bend
Tee junction
Sharp edge Pipe (from reservoirs)
Exit into Reservoirs

Resistance Co-efficient
(K)
0.25 25
10
0.1
1.5
0.9
0.4
0.6
1.8
0.5
1.0