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Carrie (CJ) McClelland, P.E. cmcclel@mines.edu

MAJOR TOPICS Fluid Properties Fluid Statics Fluid Dynamics Fluid Measurements Dimensional Analysis

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Fluids Substances in either the liquid or gas phase Cannot support shear Density Mass per unit volume Specific Volume

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Specific Weight g m = lim = g V 0 V Specific Gravity

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Example (FEIM):

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Determine the specific gravity of carbon dioxide gas (molecular weight = 44) at 66 C and 138 kPa compared to STP air.

Ans: 1.67
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Example (FEIM):

9-1a2

Determine the specific gravity of carbon dioxide gas (molecular weight = 44) at 66 C and 138 kPa compared to STP air. J 8314 kmol K = 189 J/kg K Rcarbon dioxide = kg 44 kmol J kmol K = 287 J/kg K kg 29 kmol J 287 (273.16) 5 kg K 1.38 10 Pa = 1.67 = 1.013 105 Pa J (66C + 273.16) 189 kg K 8314 Rair =

SG =

PRairTSTP = STP RCO TpSTP

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Shear Stress Normal Component: Tangential Component - For a Newtonian fluid: - For a pseudoplastic or dilatant fluid:

9-1b

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Absolute Viscosity Ratio of shear stress to rate of shear deformation Surface Tension

9-1c1

Capillary Rise

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Definitions

9-1c2

Example (FEIM): Find the height to which ethyl alcohol will rise in a glass capillary tube 0.127 mm in diameter.
Density is 790 kg/m 3 , = 0.0227 N/m, and = 0.

Ans: 0.00923 m
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Definitions

9-1c2

Example (FEIM): Find the height to which ethyl alcohol will rise in a glass capillary tube 0.127 mm in diameter.
Density is 790 kg/m 3 , = 0.0227 N/m, and = 0.

kg (4)0.0227 2 (1.0) s 4 cos h= = = 0.00923 m d kg m 3 790 3 9.8 2 (0.127 10 m) m s

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Fluid Statics
Gage and Absolute Pressure pabsolute = pgage + patmospheric Hydrostatic Pressure p = h + gh p2 p1 = (z2 z1) Example (FEIM): In which fluid is 700 kPa first achieved?

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(A) ethyl alcohol (B) oil (C) water (D) glycerin

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p0 = 90 kPa kPa p1 = p0 + 1h1 = 90 kPa + 7.586 (60 m) = 545.16 kPa m

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kPa p2 = p1 + 2h2 = 545.16 kPa + 8.825 (10 m) = 633.41 kPa m kPa p3 = p2 + 3h3 = 633.41 kPa + 9.604 (5 m) = 681.43 kPa m
kPa p4 = p3 + 4h4 = 681.43 kPa + 12.125 (5 m) = 742 kPa m

Therefore, (D) is correct.

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Fluid Statics
Manometers

9-2b1

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Fluid Statics

9-2b2

Example (FEIM): The pressure at the bottom of a tank of water is measured with a mercury manometer. The height of the water is 3.0 m and the height of the mercury is 0.43 m. What is the gage pressure at the bottom of the tank?

Ans: 27858 Pa
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Fluid Statics

9-2b2

Example (FEIM): The pressure at the bottom of a tank of water is measured with a mercury manometer. The height of the water is 3.0 m and the height of the mercury is 0.43 m. What is the gage pressure at the bottom of the tank?

From the table in the NCEES Handbook, kg mercury = 13560 3 water = 997 kg/m3 m p = g 2h2 1h1

m kg kg = 9.81 2 13560 3 (0.43 m) 997 3 (3.0 m) s m m = 27858 Pa

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Barometer

9-2c

Atmospheric Pressure

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Forces on Submerged Surfaces

9-2d

Example (FEIM): The tank shown is filled with water. Find the force on 1 m width of the inclined portion.

Ans: 90372 N
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Forces on Submerged Surfaces

9-2d
The average pressure on the inclined section is: kg m 1 pave = 2 997 3 9.81 2 3 m + 5 m m s = 39122 Pa

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Example (FEIM): The tank shown is filled with water. Find the force on 1 m width of the inclined portion.

The resultant force is

R = paveA = 39122 Pa 2.31 m 1 m = 90372 N

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Center of Pressure

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If the surface is open to the atmosphere, then p0 = 0 and

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Example 1 (FEIM): The tank shown is filled with water. At what depth does the resultant force act?

9-2f1

The surface under pressure is a rectangle 1 m at the base and 2.31 m tall.

Ans: 4.08 m
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Example 1 (FEIM): The tank shown is filled with water. At what depth does the resultant force act?

9-2f1

The surface under pressure is a rectangle 1 m at the base and 2.31 m tall.

A = bh b3 h Iy = 12 4m Zc = = 4.618 m sin60
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Using the moment of inertia for a rectangle given in the NCEES Handbook,
z* = =

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Iy b3 h b2 = = AZc 12bhZc 12Zc

c

(2.31 m)2 = 0.0963 m (12)(4.618 m)

Rdepth = (Zc + z*) sin 60= (4.618 m + 0.0963 m) sin 60= 4.08 m

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Example 2 (FEIM): The rectangular gate shown is 3 m high and has a frictionless hinge at the bottom. The fluid has a density of 1600 kg/m3. The magnitude of the force F per meter of width to keep the gate closed is most nearly

9-2g

(A) 0 kN/m (B) 24 kN/m (C) 71 kN/m (D) 370 kN/m Ans: B
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Example 2 (FEIM): The rectangular gate shown is 3 m high and has a frictionless hinge at the bottom. The fluid has a density of 1600 kg/m3. The magnitude of the force F per meter of width to keep the gate closed is most nearly

9-2g

pave = gzave (1600

kg m 1 )(9.81 2 )( 2 )(3 m) m3 s

= 23544 Pa R = paveh = (23544 Pa)(3 m) = 70 662 N/m w F + Fh = R

R is one-third from the bottom (centroid of a triangle from the NCEES Handbook). Taking the moments about R, 2 F = Fh N 70,667 F 1 R m = 23.6 kN/m = = w 3 w 3 Therefore, (B) is correct.

(A) 0 kN/m (B) 24 kN/m (C) 71 kN/m (D) 370 kN/m

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Archimedes Principle and Buoyancy The buoyant force on a submerged or floating object is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid. A body floating at the interface between two fluids will have buoyant force equal to the weights of both fluids displaced.

9-2h

Fbuoyant = waterVdisplaced

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Fluid Dynamics
Hydraulic Radius for Pipes

9-3a

Example (FEIM): A pipe has diameter of 6 m and carries water to a depth of 2 m. What is the hydraulic radius?

Ans: 1.12m
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Fluid Dynamics
Hydraulic Radius for Pipes

9-3a

Example (FEIM): A pipe has diameter of 6 m and carries water to a depth of 2 m. What is the hydraulic radius? r =3m

d=2m
1 = (2 m)(arccos((r d ) / r )) = (2 m)(arccos 3 ) = 2.46 radians

(Careful! Degrees are very wrong here.)

s = r = (3 m)(2.46 radians) = 7.38 m
1 1 A= 2 (r 2 ( sin )) = ( 2 )((3 m)2 (2.46 radians sin2.46)) = 8.235 m2

RH =

A 8.235 m2 = = 1.12 m s 7.38 m

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Continuity Equation

9-3b

If the fluid is incompressible, then 1 = 2 .

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Fluid Dynamics
Example (FEIM):

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The speed of an incompressible fluid is 4 m/s entering the 260 mm pipe. The speed in the 130 mm pipe is most nearly (A) 1 m/s (B) 2 m/s (C) 4 m/s (D) 16 m/s

Ans: D
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Example (FEIM):

9-3c

The speed of an incompressible fluid is 4 m/s entering the 260 mm pipe. The speed in the 130 mm pipe is most nearly (A) 1 m/s (B) 2 m/s (C) 4 m/s (D) 16 m/s A1v1 = A2v 2

A1 = 4A2 m so v 2 = 4v 1 = 4 4 = 16 m/s s Therefore, (D) is correct.

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Bernoulli Equation

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In the form of energy per unit mass:

2 p1 v1 p v2 + + gz1 = 2 + 2 + gz2 1 2 2 2

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Fluid Dynamics

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Example (FEIM): A pipe draws water from a reservoir and discharges it freely 30 m below the surface. The flow is frictionless. What is the total specific energy at an elevation of 15 m below the surface? What is the velocity at the discharge?

Ans: 294.3 J/kg Ans: 24.3 m/s

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Let the discharge level be defined as z = 0, so the energy is entirely potential energy at the surface. m E surface = zsurface g = (30 m)9.81 2 = 294.3 J/kg s (Note that m2/s2 is equivalent to J/kg.) The specific energy must be the same 15 m below the surface as at the surface. E15 m = Esurface = 294.3 J/kg The energy at discharge is entirely kinetic, so
1 E discharge = 0 + 0 + 2 v2

9-3d3

J v = (2) 294.3 = 24.3 m/s kg

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Flow of a Real Fluid Bernoulli equation + head loss due to friction

9-3e

(hf is the head loss due to friction)

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Fluid Dynamics
Hydraulic Gradient The decrease in pressure head per unit length of pipe

9-3i

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Fluid Flow Distribution If the flow is laminar (no turbulence) and the pipe is circular, then the velocity distribution is:

9-3f

r = the distance from the center of the pipe v = the velocity at r R = the radius of the pipe vmax = the velocity at the center of the pipe

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Fluid Dynamics
Reynolds Number For a Newtonian fluid:

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D = hydraulic diameter = 4RH = kinematic viscosity = dynamic viscosity

For a pseudoplastic or dilatant fluid:

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Fluid Dynamics

9-3h

Example (FEIM): What is the Reynolds number for water flowing through an open channel 2 m wide when the flow is 1 m deep? The flow rate is 800 L/s. The kinematic viscosity is 1.23 10-6 m2/s.

Ans: 6.5 x 105

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Fluid Dynamics

9-3h

Example (FEIM): What is the Reynolds number for water flowing through an open channel 2 m wide when the flow is 1 m deep? The flow rate is 800 L/s. The kinematic viscosity is 1.23 10-6 m2/s.

A (4)(1 m)(2 m) = =2m p 2 m +1 m +1 m L 800 Q s = 0.4 m/s v= = A 2 m2 m 0.4 (2 m) s vD Re = = = 6.5 105 2 6 m 1.23 10 s D = 4RH = 4

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Head Loss in Conduits and Pipes
Darcy Equation calculates friction head loss Moody (Stanton) Diagram:

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Head Loss in Conduits and Pipes
Minor Losses in Fittings, Contractions, and Expansions Bernoulli equation + loss due to fittings in the line and contractions or expansions in the flow area

9-4b

Entrance and Exit Losses When entering or exiting a pipe, there will be pressure head loss described by the following loss coefficients:

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Head Loss in Conduits and Pipes

9-4b

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Pump Power Equation

9-5

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Impulse-Momentum Principle

9-6a

Pipe Bends, Enlargements, and Contractions

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Impulse-Momentum Principle

9-6b1

Example (FEIM): Water at 15.5C, 275 kPa, and 997 kg/m3 enters a 0.3 m 0.2 m reducing elbow at 3 m/s and is turned through 30. The elevation of the water is increased by 1 m. What is the resultant force exerted on the water by the elbow? Ignore the weight of the water.

Ans: 13118 N
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Impulse-Momentum Principle

9-6b1

Example (FEIM): Water at 15.5C, 275 kPa, and 997 kg/m3 enters a 0.3 m 0.2 m reducing elbow at 3 m/s and is turned through 30. The elevation of the water is increased by 1 m. What is the resultant force exerted on the water by the elbow? Ignore the weight of the water.

r1 =

0.3 m = 0.15 m 2 0.2 m r2 = = 0.10 m 2 A1 = r12 = (0.15 m)2 = 0.0707 m2 A2 = r22 = (0.10 m)2 = 0.0314 m2

By the continuity equation:

m 2 3 (0.0707 m ) v1A1 s v2 = = = 6.75 m/s A2 0.0314 m2

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Impulse-Momentum Principle
Use the Bernoulli equation to calculate 2:

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v2 p v2 p2 = 2 + 1 + 1 + g (z1 z2 ) 2 2 2 2 m 6.75 m 3 s 275000 Pa s kg m = 997 3 + + + 9.8 2 (0 m 1 m) m 2 kg 2 s 997 3 m

= 247 000 Pa (247 kPa)
Q = A

Fx = Q(v 2 cos v1) + P1A1 + P2 A2 cos

kg m m = (3)(0.0707)997 3 6.75 cos 30 3 + (275 103 Pa)(0.0707) m s s

+ (247 10 3 Pa)(0.0314 m2 )cos 30 = 256 10 4 N
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Fy = Qp(v 2 sin 0) + P2 A2 sin kg m = (3)(0.0707)997 3 6.75 sin 30 m s
+(247 103 Pa)(0.0314 m2 ) sin30
= 4592 104 N
R = Fx2 + Fy2 = (25 600 kN)2 + (4592 kN)2 = 26 008 kN

9-6b3

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Impulse-Momentum Principle

9-7a

Initial Jet Velocity:

Jet Propulsion:

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Impulse-Momentum Principle
Fixed Blades

9-7b1

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Impulse-Momentum Principle
Moving Blades

9-7b2

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Impulse-Momentum Principle
Impulse Turbine

9-7c

The maximum power possible is the kinetic energy in the flow.

The maximum power transferred to the turbine is the component in the direction of the flow.
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Multipath Pipelines

9-8
1) The flow divides as to make the head loss in each branch the same.

2) The head loss between the two junctions is the same as the head loss in each branch. Mass must be conserved.
2 2 D 2 v = DA v A + DB vB

3) The total flow rate is the sum of the flow rate in the two branches.

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Speed of Sound
In an ideal gas: Mach Number:

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Example (FEIM): What is the speed of sound in air at a temperature of 339K? The heat capacity ratio is k = 1.4.
m2 c = kRT = (1.4) 286.7 2 (339K) = 369 m/s s K

Ans: 369 m/s

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Fluid Measurements
Pitot Tube measures flow velocity

9-10a

The static pressure of the fluid at the depth of the pitot tube (p0) must be known. For incompressible fluids and compressible fluids with M 0.3,

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Fluid Measurements

9-10b

Example (FEIM): Air has a static pressure of 68.95 kPa and a density 1.2 kg/m3. A pitot tube indicates 0.52 m of mercury. Losses are insignificant. What is the velocity of the flow?

Ans: 26.8 m/s

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Fluid Measurements

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Example (FEIM): Air has a static pressure of 68.95 kPa and a density 1.2 kg/m3. A pitot tube indicates 0.52 m of mercury. Losses are insignificant. What is the velocity of the flow?

kg m p0 = mercurygh = 13560 3 9.81 2 (0.52 m) = 69380 Pa m s

v= 2(p0 ps ) (2)(69380 Pa 68950 Pa) = = 26.8 m/s kg 1.2 3 m

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Venturi Meters measures the flow rate in a pipe system The changes in pressure and elevation determine the flow rate. In this diagram, z1 = z2, so there is no change in height.

9-10c

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Fluid Measurements

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Example (FEIM): Pressure gauges in a venturi meter read 200 kPa at a 0.3 m diameter and 150 kPa at a 0.1 m diameter. What is the mass flow rate? There is no change in elevation through the venturi meter. Assume Cv = 1 and = 1000 kg/m3 . (A) 52 kg/s (B) 61 kg/s (C) 65 kg/s (D) 79 kg/s

Ans: D
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p1 Cv A2 p2 Q= 2g + z1 z2 2 A2 1 A 1

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2 2 0.05 m 200000 Pa 150000 Pa 3 = 2 = 0.079 m /s 2 kg 0.05 1000 3 1 0.15 m

m = Q = 1000

kg m3 0.079 = 79 kg/s 3 m s

Therefore, (D) is correct.

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Fluid Measurements
Orifices

9-10e

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Submerged Orifice Orifice Discharging Freely into Atmosphere

9-10f

and Cc = coefficient of contraction

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Fluid Measurements
Drag Coefficients for Spheres and Circular Flat Disks

9-10g

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