Pipe friction & head loss worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
V = 3 m/sD = 75 mmρ = 850 kg/m³, μ = 0.005 Pa·s

Light fuel oil (ρ = 850 kg/m³, μ = 0.005 Pa·s) flows at 3 m/s through a pipe with an inside diameter of 75 mm. Find the Reynolds number Re.

ρ = 850 kg/m³μ = 0.005 Pa·sV = 3 m/sD = 75 mm
Re =
2.Easy
V = 1.3 m/sD = 150 mmν = 1.14 × 10⁻⁶ m²/s

Water at 15 °C (ν = 1.14 × 10⁻⁶ m²/s) flows at a mean velocity of 1.3 m/s through a pipe with an inside diameter of 150 mm. Find the Reynolds number Re.

V = 1.3 m/sD = 150 mmν = 1.14 × 10⁻⁶ m²/s
Re =
3.Medium
V = 1.4 m/sD = 300 mmL = 1000 mf = 0.02

Water (ρ = 1000 kg/m³) flows at 1.4 m/s through a horizontal pipe, 1000 m long, with an inside diameter of 300 mm. Use the Darcy friction factor f = 0.02 and g = 9.81 m/s². Find the pressure drop Δp over the pipe in kPa.

V = 1.4 m/sL = 1000 mD = 300 mmf = 0.02ρ = 1000 kg/m³
Δp = kPa
4.Medium
V = 3 m/sD = 200 mmL = 100 mf = 0.02

Water (ρ = 1000 kg/m³) flows at 3 m/s through a horizontal pipe, 100 m long, with an inside diameter of 200 mm. Use the Darcy friction factor f = 0.02 and g = 9.81 m/s². Find the pressure drop Δp over the pipe in kPa.

V = 3 m/sL = 100 mD = 200 mmf = 0.02ρ = 1000 kg/m³
Δp = kPa
5.Hard
K = 2Δz = 8 mL = 150 m, D = 200 mm, f = 0.024× bend (K = 0.3)

Two open reservoirs are joined by a pipe 150 m long with an inside diameter of 200 mm and a Darcy friction factor f = 0.02. The water surface of the upper reservoir is 8 m above that of the lower one. The minor losses are a square-edged entrance (K = 0.5), 4 bends (K = 0.3 each), a valve (K = 2) and the exit into the lower reservoir (K = 1.0). Use g = 9.81 m/s². Find the flow rate Q in L/s.

Δz = 8 mL = 150 mD = 200 mmf = 0.02Kentrance = 0.5Kbend = 0.3 (×4)Kvalve = 2Kexit = 1.0
Q = L/s
6.Hard
K = 5Δz = ?L = 200 m, D = 250 mm, f = 0.0154× bend (K = 0.3)

Two open reservoirs are joined by a pipe 200 m long with an inside diameter of 250 mm and a Darcy friction factor f = 0.015. The minor losses are a square-edged entrance (K = 0.5), 4 bends (K = 0.3 each), a valve (K = 5) and the exit into the lower reservoir (K = 1.0). Use g = 9.81 m/s². What difference in water level Δz between the reservoirs gives a flow rate of 75 L/s?

Q = 75 L/sL = 200 mD = 250 mmf = 0.015Kentrance = 0.5Kbend = 0.3 (×4)Kvalve = 5Kexit = 1.0
Δz = m

Answer key

  1. 1. Re = 38250
  2. 2. Re = 171053
  3. 3. Δp = 65.33 kPa
  4. 4. Δp = 45 kPa
  5. 5. Q = 88.68 L/s
  6. 6. Δz = 2.344 m

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