CE 310 HYDRAULICS ENGINEERING

HOMEWORK#1

1) Three reservoirs are connected with smooth pipes at a junction point. It is known that flow
direction in pipe-2 is from reservoir B to the junction, and the discharge of pipe-1 is equal to
the discharge of pipe-2, Q1= Q2 . For pipe characteristics given in the table below, compute
the water surface elevation in reservoir C. ( = 1.0 x 10-6 m2 /s )

Given:

Pipe L (m) D (m)

1 320 0.25
2 160 0.15
3 185 0.40
 2) Two tanks of liquid with =1.0 x 10-6 m2/s are connected by two pipes in series as shown
in the figure below. If the pipe wall roughness is , the diameters of the first and the second
pipe are D1 and D2 ; the lengths of the first and second pipes are L1 and L2 respectively,
find the value of H for the given discharge, Q.

Pipe 1 Pipe 2

Given:

D1 (m) D2(m) L1 (m) L2 (m) ε (m) Q (m3/s)

0.320 0.615 620 9090 0.0028 0.0538

3) Water flows in a parallel pipe system having valves as shown in figure below. If the discharge
through the first pipe is Q1 is 3 m3/s, find the discharges in the other pipes, where L=length of
the pipe, D=diameter of the pipe, f=friction factor, K=minor loss coefficient.

Given:

Pipe L (m) D (mm) f ∑K

1 90 1250 0.018 2.5

2 1025 1000 0.022 2

3 1480 550 0.020 3

4 820 750 0.015 3.5

4) For the given source and loads in a two loop network shown in figure below, how will the
flow be disributed and what will be the pressures at the load points if the pressure at the source
is 400 kPa. Assume horizontal pipes and f=0.012 for all pipes. Initially assume QAB=0.3m3/s,
and QAD=0.15m3/s. Stop after three iterations for each loop.
5) Reservoir A is connected to reservoir B by pipe system shown in the figure below.
Discharge of pipe 1 is 0.05 m3/s. For H=20 m ,
a) Find the discharge of pipes 2 and 3 and compute the diameter of pipe 3.
b) What will be the equivalent length of a pipe having a diameter of 150 mm with
=0.0016m replaced instead of pipes 1 and 2 and calculate discharge for this case?
Neglect minor losses, water=1x10-6 m2/s.

H=20 m
1
3
A
2 B

Pipe L(m) D(mm)  (m)

1 20 100 0.0001
2 30 100 0.001
3 50 ? 0.0016