Pipe friction & head loss worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
V = 0.5 m/sD = 150 mmν = 0.801 × 10⁻⁶ m²/s

Water at 30 °C (ν = 0.801 × 10⁻⁶ m²/s) flows at a mean velocity of 0.5 m/s through a pipe with an inside diameter of 150 mm. Find the Reynolds number Re.

V = 0.5 m/sD = 150 mmν = 0.801 × 10⁻⁶ m²/s
Re =
2.Easy
V = 1 m/sD = 100 mmν = 0.801 × 10⁻⁶ m²/s

Water at 30 °C (ν = 0.801 × 10⁻⁶ m²/s) flows at a mean velocity of 1 m/s through a pipe with an inside diameter of 100 mm. Find the Reynolds number Re.

V = 1 m/sD = 100 mmν = 0.801 × 10⁻⁶ m²/s
Re =
3.Medium
V = 1.4 m/sD = 250 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 250 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 = 250 mmf = 0.02ρ = 1000 kg/m³
Δp = kPa
4.Medium
V = 1 m/sD = 150 mmL = 100 mf = 0.015

Water (ρ = 1000 kg/m³) flows at 1 m/s through a horizontal pipe, 100 m long, with an inside diameter of 150 mm. Use the Darcy friction factor f = 0.015 and g = 9.81 m/s². Find the pressure drop Δp over the pipe in kPa.

V = 1 m/sL = 100 mD = 150 mmf = 0.015ρ = 1000 kg/m³
Δp = kPa
5.Hard
K = 2free outletH = ?L = 100 m, D = 100 mm, f = 0.0153× bend (K = 0.3)

A pipe 100 m long with an inside diameter of 100 mm (Darcy friction factor f = 0.015) runs from an open reservoir and discharges as a free jet into the air. The minor losses are a square-edged entrance (K = 0.5), 3 bends (K = 0.3 each) and a valve (K = 2). Use g = 9.81 m/s². How far H must the reservoir surface be above the pipe outlet for a flow rate of 12 L/s?

Q = 12 L/sL = 100 mD = 100 mmf = 0.015Kentrance = 0.5Kbend = 0.3 (×3)Kvalve = 2
H = m
6.Hard
K = 10Δz = ?L = 200 m, D = 150 mm, f = 0.0153× bend (K = 0.3)

Two open reservoirs are joined by a pipe 200 m long with an inside diameter of 150 mm and a Darcy friction factor f = 0.015. The minor losses are a square-edged entrance (K = 0.5), 3 bends (K = 0.3 each), a valve (K = 10) 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 50 L/s?

Q = 50 L/sL = 200 mD = 150 mmf = 0.015Kentrance = 0.5Kbend = 0.3 (×3)Kvalve = 10Kexit = 1.0
Δz = m

Answer key

  1. 1. Re = 93633
  2. 2. Re = 124844
  3. 3. Δp = 78.4 kPa
  4. 4. Δp = 5 kPa
  5. 5. H = 2.308 m
  6. 6. Δz = 13.22 m

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