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Ans Problem Set - Complex Piping
Ans Problem Set - Complex Piping
D = 6 in D = 6 in
D = 4.24 in
Q = Q1 = Q2 = Q3
u1A1 = u 2A 2 = u 3A 3
gal 1 ft 3 1
u1 = 500 min x 7.48 gal
x 3.1416 ¿¿ = 340.4 ft/min
62
u2 = 340.4 ft/min ( ¿
4.24 2 = 681.7 ft/min
U3 = U1 = 340.4 ft/min
2.
3. For the branch pipe shown, water enters the pipe at a rate
of 15 L/s. Assuming that the velocity in both branches is the
same. (D1 = 50 mm, D2 = 20 mm, D3 = 30 mm)
Determine:
a. Velocity in the pipe
b. Velocity in each branch
c. Volumetric flow rate in each branch
L 1000 cm3 1
U1 = 15
s
x )x
3.1416 ¿¿
= 764 cm/s
L
Q1 = Q2 + Q3
U2 = U3
52 1
764()( 4 ¿= U2()( 4 ¿(22 + 32)
U2 = 1469 cm/s
cm 22 cm2 L
Q2 = 1469 s ()( 4
¿(
1000 cm3
) = 4.61 L/s
cm 32 cm2 L
Q3 = 1469 s ()( 4
¿(
1000 cm3
) = 10.38 L/s
MEB
P u2 g
z w F 0
2gc gc
kg−m
150 kPa x 1000 /kPa
s2−m2 m2
= kg
= 150.3 s2
998 3
m
4fLu2
Fs
2gcD
For pipe 1
4 f 1 (100 m)u12
150.3 = 2(0.08 m)
f = 0.0074
u1 = 2.85
For pipe 2
4 f 2 (80 m) u22
150.3 = 2(0.04 m)
f = 0.0077
u2 = 2.21
Q = Q1 + Q2
❑
= u1A1 + u2A2 = [3(0.08)2 + 2.16(0.04)2]
4
= 0.018 m3/s