CONFIDENTIAL EH/JAN 2012/CHE503

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

FINAL EXAMINATION
COURSE
COURSE CODE
EXAMINATION
TIME
FLUID FLOW
CHE503
JANUARY 2012
3 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. This question paper consists of five (5) questions
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QUESTION 1
(P02.C03, C5)
Water need to be pump at rate of 100 m
3
/hr via 100 mm internal diameter pipe from the
pump house to the water tank which situated 60 m on the top of newly build administration
building. The distance between the pump house and the administration building is 50 m and
in between of these building is a recreational pond with water depth of 1.2 m. Water pipe
used to transfer water from the pump house to the administration building cannot be visible
to the visitors of the recreational pond and at the same time the pipe cannot be situated
under the pond for easy maintenance. Take density and viscosity of water as 1000 kg/m
3
and 0.001 Ns/m
2
respectively.
Recreational Pond
Pump House
AdrranistSicn Building
Figure 1 arrangement of pump house, recreational pond and administration building
a) As the responsible engineer for the project, sketch the propose water pipeline and
state the pipe length and the type of pipe fitting together with its amount needed.
(10 marks)
b) From the proposed pipeline, calculate the total pressure lost due to friction of the pipe
and its fittings.
(15 marks)
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QUESTION 2
(P01. C01. C3)
Figure 2 shows a liquid flows inside a circular pipe with a certain velocity. The radius of the
pipe is determined to be r.
I
Ry
T
p AP
Figure 2 show the liquid flow in a horizontal pipe
a) State the force for every surface in the element ABCD and create the force balance
for the element.
(5 marks)
b) Derive the formula for the maximum velocity in the pipe from the force balance in
Question 2 (a).
(10 marks)
c) If the pressure drop per unit length in the pipe is 0.5 N/m
2
/m. Calculate the velocity of
water at the wall of the pipe and at the center of the 100 mm internal diameter pipe.
Take the fluid as water with density and viscosity as 1000 kg/m
3
and 0.001 Ns/m
2
.
(5 marks)
QUESTION 3
(P01.C02.C1)
Mixing tank is use for mixing two or more components together in order to form a
homogenous product. The effect of mixing also important in a reaction process where the
collision of the element determines the reaction.
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a) Describe the importance of an impeller in the mixing tank and state three types of
impeller available in industry.
(4 marks)
b) From the impeller mention in question 3 (a), draw the top view and the front view of the
liquid flow pattern inside the mixing tank during its operation.
(6 marks)
c) Draw and label each of the components in a typical mixing tank.
(5 marks)
QUESTION 4
(P01, C02, C3)
The selection of pump use in the process is depending on the characteristic of the fluid to be
handle. The density, viscosity, pressure and corrosiveness of are some of the characteristics
to take into the consideration in determining the most suitable pump. Diaphragm pump is
considered as the most suitable pump to handle highly corrosive chemical dosage.
a) Explain in detail the working mechanism of the diaphragm pump in operation.
(6 marks)
b) In a production of 18 molar hydrochloric acid, the acid need to be pump from the
production line to the storage tank. Develop an analysis of pump capability for piston
pump, diaphragm pump, peristaltic pump and centrifugal pump to determine the most
suitable use for the pumping.
(14 marks)
QUESTION 5
(P01. C02, C3)
a) Define the term "open channel flow".
(4 marks)
b) Water flows through the rectangular channel as shown in Figure 3 below. The channel
is made of unfinished concrete and has a slope of 0.05 and Manning's coefficient
0.017.
i) Determine the flow rate through the rectangular channel if the flow depth
y = 1.0 meter.
(6 marks)
ii) If the channel is designed to produce 28 m
3
/s of water flow rate, determine the
flow depth of y.
(10 marks)
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Figure 3 a rectangular channel
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Table 1 Friction losses in pipe fittings
45 elbows (a)*
90 elbows (standard radius) (b)
90 square elbows (c)
Entry from leg of T-piece (d)
Entry into leg of T-piece (d)
Unions and couplings (e)
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Gate valves: fully open
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3 open
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Number of
pipe diameters
15
30-40
60
60
90
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60-300
7
40
200
800
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velocity heads (u
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0.3
0.6-0.8
1.2
1.2
1.8
Very small
1.2-6.0
0.15
1
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