Exercises 1.

1 The following data were obtained on a diesel engine operating in a prony

brake.
Engine Speed (rpm) Torque (ft-Ibf) Fuel Consumption(gal/hr)
1200 1400 25.3
1000 1550 19.7
800 1650 15.7
600 1700 12.1

a. Compute the brake horsepower at each engine speed

b. Compute the overall engine efficiency at each engine speed.
c. Compute the fuel consumption in gallons per day for an average engine speed of 800 rpm
and a 12- hour work day.
Solution: a) We Know, the brake horsepower P  .T  2 nT
2   1200  1400
P at 1200 rpm P   319.87 hp
33, 000

2    1000  1550
P at 1000 rpm P   295.12hp
33, 000

2    800 1650
P at 800 rpm P   251.3274hp
33, 000

2    600  1700
P at 600 rpm P   194.2075hp
33, 000

P
b) The Overall Engine Efficiency Et 
Qi

25.3  7.2 19, 000  779

At 1200 rpm Qi  w f .H   1361.692hp ;
60  33, 000

P 319.87
Overall Engine Efficiency At 1200 rpm Et (1200)    0.23491 (Ans)
Qi 1361.692

19.7  7.2  19, 000  779

At 1000 rpm Qi  w f .H   1060.3hp ;
60  33, 000

P 295.12
Overall Engine Efficiency At 1000 rpm Et (1000)    0.2783 (Ans)
Qi 1060.3

15.7  7.2  19, 000  779

At 800 rpm Qi  w f .H   845hp ;
60  33,000

P 251.3274
Overall Engine Efficiency At 800 rpm Et (800)    0.29743 (Ans)
Qi 845
 12.1 7.2  19, 000  779
At 600 rpm Qi  w f .H   651.244hp ;
60  33, 000

P 194.2075
Overall Engine Efficiency At 600 rpm Et (600)    0.2982 (ans)
Qi 651.244

c) The fuel consumption in gallons per day is 15.7 12  188.4 gal / day (ans)

Exercises 1.3 A rig must hoist a load of 200,000 lbf. The draw-works can provide a
maximum input power of 800 hp. Ten lines are strung between the crown block and the
traveling block and the dead line is anchored to a derrick leg on one side of the v-door.
a. Calculate the static tension in the fast line when upward motion is impending.
b. Calculate the maximum hook horsepower available.
c. Calculate the maximum hoisting speed.
d. Calculate the derrick load when upward motion is impending.
e. Calculate the maximum equivalent derrick load.
f. Calculate the derrick efficiency factor.
W 200, 000
Solution: a) The static tension in the fast line F f    24691Ibf
En 0.874  6
b) The maximum hook horsepower Ph  Pi  E  800  .81  648hp

Ph 648  33, 000

c) The maximum hoisting speed Vb    106.92 ft / min
W 200, 000

1  E  En 1  0.81  0.81 10
d) The derrick load Fd  ( )W  ( )200, 000  244691.358lbf
En 0.8110
n4 10  4
e) The maximum equivalent derrick load Fde  ( )W  ( )200, 000  280, 000
n 10
Fd 244, 691.358
f) The derrick efficiency factor Ed    0.873896
Fde 280, 000

Exercises 1.2 Compute the tension in the fast line when lifting a 500,000 lbf load for 6, 8, 10,
and 12 lines strung between the crown block and traveling block.
W
Solution: We know the tension in the fast line is F f 
En
 Number Tension in the fast line Ff
of Lines
(n)
6 W 500, 000
Ff    95347.1lbf
En 0.874  6
8 W 500, 000
Ff    74316.3lbf
En 0.841 8
10 W 500, 000
Ff    61728.4lbf
En 0.810  10
12 W 500, 000
Ff    54112.5lbf
En 0.770  12

Exercises 1.6 A driller is pulling on a stuck drill-string. The derrick is capable of supporting
a maximum equivalent derrick load of 500,000 lbf, the drilling line has a strength of 51,200
lbf, and the strength of the drill-pipe in tension is 396,000 lbf. If eight lines are strung
between the crown block and traveling block and safety factors of 2.0 are required for the
derrick, drillpipe, and drilling line, how hard can the driller pull trying to free the stuck pipe?
Solution: The maximum equivalent derrick load
n4
Fde  ( )W
n
8 4
 500, 000  ( )W
8
500, 000  8
W 
12
W  333,333.33lbf

The Safety factor of 2 gives the actual pull is 333,333.33/2=166,666.67Ibf