University of the East

College of Engineering

Civil Engineering Department

Solved Problems in
Headloss
Homework No. 1

Belleza, Charlie

Cajigas, Fecita

Fresnido, James

Rosete, Judith

Santiago, Fernando

Villar, Chris John

ENGR. JOHN REI M. GOMEZ

Professor
 November 27, 2018

1. A pipe 10 inches in diameter and 60 ft long is fixed in a vertical position, as shown in

Figure P5.22. The pressure head at its upper end is 20.0 ft and the water flows at a velocity
of 10 ft/s. The total friction loss in the pipe in 3 ft. Determine the pressure head at the lower
end of the pipe when the direction of the flow is downward.

A. 78 ft

B. 77 ft

C. 87 ft

D. 58 ft

2. Gasoline at 20°C is pumped through a smooth 12-cm-diameter pipe 10 km long, at a

flow rate of 75 m3/h (330 gal/min). The inlet is fed by a pump at an absolute pressure of 24
atm. The exit is at standard atmospheric pressure and is 150 m higher. Estimate the
frictional head loss hf, and compare it to the velocity head of the flow V2/(2g). (These
numbers are quite realistic for liquid flow through long pipelines.)find friction headloss.
A.199m

B.200m

C.198m

D.201m

3. The long pipe in Fig. P3.172 is filled with water at 20°C. When valve A is closed, p1 _
p2 _ 75 kPa. When the valve is open and water flows at 500 m3/h, p1 _ p2 _ 160 kPa. What
is the friction head loss between 1 and 2, in m, for the flowing condition?
 A.6.7m

B.7.7m

C. 8.7m

D.9.7m

4. What size asphalted cast iron pipe is needed to carry water at a discharge of 12 cfs and
with a head loss of 4 ft per 1000 ft of pipe ?

A. 1.25 ft

B. 1.70 ft

C. 2.28 ft

D. 3.56 ft

5. A 100 m long with D=20cm and =120 carries a discharge of 30 L/sec. Determine
the headloss in the pipe.

A. 0.579 m

B. 0.345 m

C. 0.742 m

D. 0.887 m
Solutions

1. Set the datum to the lower end of the pipe and make point 1 (upper end) and 2 (lower
portion),

Using the modified Bernoulli Equation;

, where HL is the loss due to friction to the

pipe.

Since there is no pump and turbine HA and HE will be equal to zero

2. since the pipe diameter is constant, the average velocity is the same everywhere:

Solve for the friction head loss. Use pascals for the pressures and note that the velocity
heads cancel because of the constant-area pipe.

hf = 199m

3. with valve closed, there is no velocity or friction loss

 or

When he valve i open, he veloci y i he a e a and , hu “d” i no needed:

With flow:

First assume f= 0.012 then

Hf=

D^5 =

D^5= 13.63 ft^3

v= = 5.34 ft/s

D^5=

D^5= 1.70 ft

5.

Area:

Wetted perimeter:

Hydraulic Radius: = A/P = = 0.0500 m

Applying Equation 3.27

V=
Section 3.6 Empirical Equation for friction Headloss

Reference

BookName: Introduction to Hydraulics ( page 154, problem 5.22)

By: James F. Cruise, Mohsen M. Sherif, Vijay P. Singh

Item No. 1

Member : James F. Fresnido

BookName: Fluid Mechanics 7th Edition(page 189, problem 3.7)

By: Frank M. White

Item No. 2

Member : Fernando L. Santiago Jr.

BookName: Fluid Mechanics 7th Edition(page 222, problem 3.172)

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Item No. 3

Member : Fernando L. Santiago Jr.

BookName: Introduction to hydraulics (231-232, problem 5.2) By: Kling

H.W

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Member : Fecita M. Cajigas