Faculty of Engineering & Transport

FLUID MECHANICS I - FLUID FLOW - SAMPLE TEST 2





EXAMINATION CONDITIONS
National Module EA706
TAFE Subject 7759X
Time Allowed 2 hours
Calculators may be used.
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TOTAL MARKS    60
This test is worth 60 % of your assessed mark.
Marks for questions are shown in [square] brackets.

DATA & FORMULAE

  1. Write down the Bernoulli equation and explain each of the terms.[4]
  2. What is a "stream line".[3]
  3. Explain why a pump will not work if it is placed at the top of a well when the water surface is 15 meters below the pump.[5]
Question 2.[13]
    1. A pump is used to fill a water tank dimensions 4m x  4m x 2m deep.  Water is delivered through a 50mm inside??  pipe with a velocity of 3m/s.  How long will it take to fill the tank? [8]
    2. If the inlet to the pump has an inside diameter of 75 mm, what will the velocity of water be at the inlet?[5].
Question 3.[15]
Diesel fuel (RD = 0.9) is kept in an overhead storage tank.   The lower surface of the tank is 2.8 meters above ground level, and the depth of fuel in the container is 1.5 meters.
Fuel is delivered through a flexible hose of inside diameter 40mm attached to the bottom of the tank.  The end of the hose has a hand operated valve with a nozzle of diameter 18mm.
It is desired to fuel a tractor.  The height of the fuel tank opening is 1.6 meters above ground level.  Calculate:
  1. The pressure in the pipe just behind the valve when the valve is closed.[5]
  2. The flow rate from the nozzle when the valve is fully opened.[5]
  3. The pressure in the pipe when the valve is fully opened. [5]
Question 4.[20]
    A pump is used to deliver 180 litres of water per minute from a spring located 3 meters below the pump to a tank that is 35 meters above the pump.   Head losses due to friction are 3.5 meters.  Find:
    1. The power added to the water. [7]
    2. The input energy power if the efficiency of the pump is 83%. and the of the petrol driven motor is 32%.[6]
    3. The volume of water that would be pumped by 3 litres of petrol, if the energy is 35 MJ per litre.[7]
 

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