pipe flow
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All concepts →For a fully-developed pipe flow, which of the following options is/are correct?
For a fully-developed pipe flow, which of the following options is/are correct?
In the pipe network shown in the figure, all pipes have the same cross-section and can be assumed to have the same friction factor. The pipes connecting points W, N, and S with poi...
Water enters a circular pipe of length L = 5.0 m and diameter D = 0.20 m with Reynolds number ReD = 500. The velocity profile at the inlet of the pipe is uniform while it is parabo...
The wall of a constant diameter pipe of length 1 m is heated uniformly with flux q" by wrapping a heater coil around it. The flow at the inlet to the pipe is hydrodynamically fully...
For steady flow of a viscous incompressible fluid through a circular pipe of constant diameter, the average velocity in the fully developed region is constant. Which one of the fol...
Consider steady flow of an incompressible fluid through two long and straight pipes of diameters $d_1$ and $d_2$ arranged in series. Both pipes are of equal length and the flow is...
Consider steady flow of an incompressible fluid through two long and straight pipes of diameters $${d_1}$$ and $${d_2}$$ arranged in series. Both pipes are of equal length and the...
For steady flow of a viscous incompressible fluid through a circular pipe of constant diameter, the average velocity in the fully developed region is constant. Which one of the fol...
The head loss for a laminar incompressible flow through a horizontal circular pipe is $${h_1}$$. Pipe length and fluid remaining the same, if the average flow velocity doubles and...
For a fully developed laminar flow of water (dynamic viscosity $$0.001$$ $$Pa$$-s) through a pipe of radius $$5$$ $$cm,$$ the axial pressure gradient is $$-10$$ $$Pa/m$$. The magni...
Consider fully developed flow in a circular pipe with negligible entrance length effects. Assuming the mass flow rate, density and friction factor to be constant, if the length of...
Water flows through a pipe having an inner radius of $$10$$ $$mm$$ at the rate of $$36$$ $$kg/hr$$ at $${25^ \circ }C$$. The viscosity of water at $${25^ \circ }C$$ is $$0.001$$ $$...
For a fully developed flow of water in a pipe having diameter $$10$$ $$cm,$$ velocity $$0.1$$ $$m/s$$ and kinematic viscosity $${10^{ - 5}}\,\,{m^2}/s,$$ the value of Darcy frictio...
Water flows through a tube of diameter $$25mm$$ at an average velocity of $$1.0m/s.$$ The properties of water are $$\rho = 1000\,\,kg/{m^3},$$ $$\mu = 7.25 \times {10^{ - 4}}\,\,N....
Consider the turbulent flow of a fluid through a circular pipe of diameter, $$D.$$ Identify the correct pair of statements. $${\rm I}.$$ The fluid is well-mixed $${\rm II}.$$ The f...
Water (specific heat, $${c_p} = 4.18\,\,kJ/kgK$$ ) enters a pipe at a rate of $$0.01$$ $$kg/s$$ and temperature of $${20^ \circ }C.$$ The pipe, of diameter $$50$$ $$mm$$ and length...
For steady, fully developed flow inside a straight pipe of diameter $$D,$$ neglecting gravity effects, the pressure drop $$\Delta p$$ over a length $$L$$ and the wall shear stress...
A smooth pipe of diameter $$200$$ $$mm$$ carries water. The pressure in the pipe at section $${S_1}\,\,$$ (elevation : $$10$$ $$m$$ ) is the $$50$$ $$kPa.$$ At section $${S_2}\,\,$...
Consider steady, incompressible and irrotational flow through a reducer in a horizontal pipe where the diameter is reduced from $$20cm$$ to $$10cm.$$ The pressure in the $$20cm$$ p...
Water at $${25^0}C$$ is flowing through a $$1.0km$$ long $$G.I.$$ pipe of $$200mm$$ diameter at the rate of $$0.07$$ $${m^3}/s.$$ If value of Darcy friction factor for this pipe is...
Oil flows through a $$200mm$$ diameter horizontal cast iron pipe (friction factor, $$f=0.0225$$) of length $$500m.$$ The volumetric flow rate is $$0.2{m^3}/s.$$ The head loss (in $...
The velocity profile in fully developed laminar flow in a pipe of diameter $$D$$ is given by $$u = {u_0}\left( {1 - 4{r^2}/{D^2}} \right),$$ where $$r$$ is the radial distance from...
Hot water flows with a velocity of $$0.1$$ $$m/s$$ in a $$100mm$$ long, $$0.1m$$ diameter pipe. Heat lost from the pipe outer wall is uniform and equal to $$420$$ $$W/{m^2}$$. If t...
For laminar flow through a long pipe, the pressure drop per unit length increases.
For a fully developed laminar flow through a pipe, the ratio of the maximum velocity to the average velocity is ___________ (fill in the blank)
A $$400m$$ long horizontal pipe is to deliver $$900$$ kg of oil $$\left( {S = 0.9,\,\,\upsilon = 0.0002{m^2}/s} \right)$$ per minute. If the head loss is not to exceed $$8$$ $$m$$...
The discharge in $${m^3}/s$$ for laminar flow through a pipe of diameter $$0.04$$ $$m$$ having a centre line velocity of $$1.5$$ $$m/s$$ is:
A $$0.20$$ $$m$$ diameter pipe $$20$$ $$km$$ long transport oil at a flow rate of $$0.01{m^3}/s.$$ Calculate the power required to maintain the flow if the dynamic viscosity and de...
In the case of turbulent flow of a fluid through a circular tube (as compared to the case of laminar flow at the same flow rate) the maximum velocity is ...................., shear...