PRACTICE PROBLEMS: FUNDAMENTALS OF FLUID FLOW

Instructions:

1. Group Formation:
o You will be divided into two groups (Group 1 and Group 2).
2. Problem Solving:
o You will be provided with a set of 10 hydraulics practice problems.
o Odd-numbered problems (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) are assigned to Group 1.
o Even-numbered problems (2, 4, 6, 8, 10) are assigned to Group 2.
o Work individually on the problems assigned to your group.
o Write your solutions neatly and completely in your notebook, including any diagrams,
calculations, and explanations (if required).
3. Solution Submission:
o Once you have completed your assigned problems, scan your handwritten solutions
and save them as a single PDF document.
o Submit your PDF document through the designated submission link.

Peer Review and Analysis:

1. Collaborative Analysis:
o After the submission deadline, you will be asked to analyze the solution of another
student from the opposite group (Group 1 analyzes Group 2 solutions, and vice versa).
o You will be provided with a specific student's solution (not your own or your group
member's).
2. Review and Analysis:
o Carefully review the solution for clarity, accuracy, and completeness.
o Analyze if the approach, calculations, and final answer are correct.
o Do not change the original solution.
3. Feedback:
o Prepare a concise written analysis highlighting the strengths and any potential
weaknesses you identified in the solution.
o Offer constructive feedback and suggestions for improvement.
o Be respectful and professional in your analysis.

Point Distribution:

 Problem Solving (Individual): ([Total Points for Each Problem (10 pts)] x Number of
Assigned Problems)
o Points will be awarded based on the clarity, completeness, and correctness of your
approach, calculations, and final answer for each assigned problem.
 Peer Review and Analysis: ([Total Points per item for Peer Review] x 10)
o Points will be awarded for actively participating in the peer review process. Your
analysis should demonstrate a thorough understanding of the reviewed solution and
offer constructive feedback.
1. Water flows from the faucet on the first floor of the building shown with a maximum velocity of
20 ft/s. For steady inviscid flow, determine the maximum water velocity from the basement
faucet and from the faucet on the second floor (assume each floor is 12 ft tall)

2. What pressure, is needed to produce a flowrate of 0.09 cfs from the tank shown.

3. Water flows down the sloping ramp shown with negligible viscous effects. The flow is uniform
at sections (1) and (2). For the conditions given, determine the downstream depth and velocity.
Assume a 1-ft width.
4. Water flows from a pressurized tank, through a 6-in.-diameter pipe, exits from a 2-in.-diameter
nozzle, and rises 20 ft above the nozzle as shown. Determine the pressure in the tank if the
flow is steady, frictionless, and incompressible.
5. Water flows steadily from a large, closed tank as shown. The deflection in the mercury
manometer is 1 in. and viscous effects are negligible. (a) Determine the volume flowrate. (b)
Determine the air pressure in the space above the surface of the water in the tank.

6. Water flows steadily through the variable area pipe shown with negligible viscous effects.
Determine the manometer reading, H, if the flowrate is 0.5 m3 /s and the density of the
manometer fluid is 600 kg/m3.

7. Water is siphoned from a large tank and discharges into the atmosphere through a 2-in.-
diameter tube as shown. The end of the tube is 3 ft below the tank bottom, and viscous effects
are negligible. (a) Determine the volume flowrate from the tank. (b) Determine the maximum
height, H, over which the water can be siphoned without cavitation occurring. Atmospheric
pressure is 14.7 psia, and the water vapor pressure is 0.26 psia.
8. Oil with a specific gravity of 0.87 is being pumped from a lower reservoir (elev. 150 m) to an
elevated tank (elev. 200 m) as shown. The pump (elev. 180 m) in the system is 78% efficient
and is rated at 185 kW. If the head loss from point 1 to the suction side of the pump is three
times the velocity head in the 200-mm-diameter pipe and the head loss from the discharge
side of the pump to point 2 is five times the velocity head in the 160-mm-diameter pipe.
9. What horsepower must be supplied to the water to pump 3.0 cfs from the lower to the upper
reservoir? Assume that the head loss in the pipes is given by HL= 0.018 (L/D) (V 2/2g), where L
is the length of the pipe in feet and D is the pipe diameter in feet. Sketch the HGL and the
EGL.

10. If the discharge is 500 cfs, what power output may be expected from the turbine? Assume that
the turbine efficiency is 90% and that the overall head loss is 1.5V^2/2g where V is the velocity
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