QUIZ #1

ME 411

PROBLEM 1.0
Water flows through a horizontal pipe of cross sectional of 20 cm2. At one section the cross-
sectional area is 4cm2. The pressure difference between the two sections is 29.4 psi. How many
cu. meters of water will flow out of the pipe in 1 minute?

PROBLEM 2.0
Water flows steadily with a velocity of 3.05 m/s in a horizontal pipe having a diameter of
15.24cm. At one section of the pipe, the temperature and pressure of the water are 21oC and
689.3 kPa, respectively. At a distance of 304.8 m downstream, the pressure is 516.9 kPa. What is
the friction factor?

PROBLEM 3.0
What is the expected head loss per mile of a closed circular pipe with a (17in inside diameter,
friction factor of 0.03) when 3300 gal/min of water flow under pressure?

PROBLEM 4.0
A perfect venturi with throat diameter of 1.8 inches is placed horizontally in a pipe with a 5 in
inside diameter. Eighty (80) Ibm of water flow through the pipe each second. What is the
difference between the pipe and venturi throat static pressure in lb/in2?