Bicol University

College of Engineering
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
S.Y 2016-2017

FOR : Engr. John Raymond B. Barajas

Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
FROM : Neil Dominic D. Careo
BSChE 4
SUBJECT : Momentum Transfer
DATE : March 28, 2017

Reviewer in Momentum Transfer

PART I: Conceptual Problems
1. What is the flow variation from mean ( in percent ) of single cylinder- double acting
reciprocating pump?

a. +220 to -100 c. +24.1 to -100

b. +60 to -100 d. +6.1 to - 21.5

Ans. b. Table 10-12, section 10-30, Perrys 8th ed.

2. A pressure measurement device that indicates directly the absolute pressure of the
atmosphere in terms of height of the mercury column

a. Mercury barometer c. Differential U Tube

b. Liquid-column manometer d. Inverted U Tube

Ans. a. Section 10-8, Perrys 8th ed.

3. The ______ is generally used for measuring velocities in open channels such as rivers and
irrigation channels.

a. Current meter c. Inferential Mass Flow meter

b. Anemometer d. Elbow meters

Ans. a. Section 10-12, Perrys 8th ed.

4. Type of fluid for which the slope of the rheogram decreases with increasing shear rate

a. Bingham plastic c. Shear-thinning fluid

b. Newtonian fluid d. Thixotropic fluid
 Ans. c. Section 6-4, Perrys 8th ed.
5. What is the average value of n (ft1/6 ) for Manning formula for dredged earth channels?

a. 0.011 c. 0.023
b. 0.019 d. 0.057

Ans. c. Table 6-2, Section 6-13, Perrys 8th ed.

6. A type of pump that employs a combination of mechanical impulse and centrifugal force
to produce heads of several hundred meters (feet) at low volumes, usually less than 20 m3/h
(100 gal/min).

a. Regenerative Pump c. Reciprocating Pump

b. Turbine Pump d. Sump Pump

Ans. a. Section 10-38, Perrys 8th ed.

7. What will be the corrective action for polymer buildup between wear surfaces (rings or
vanes)?

a. Overhaul pump, replacing parts as needed

b. Remove buildup to restore clearances
c. Inspect piping for leakage and replace as needed
d. Check out switch gear and repair as necessary

Ans. b. Table 10-15, section 10-44, Perrys 8th ed.

8. It is the phenomenon of collapse of vapor bubbles in flowing liquid.

a. Cavitation c. Calcination
b. Frothing d. Vaporization

Ans. a. Section 6-45, Perrys 8th ed.

9. It is a dimensionless number defined as time constant of system over period of pulsation

a. Dean number c. Hodgson number

b. Deborah number d. Reynolds number

Ans. c. Table 6-7, section 6-50, Perrys 8th ed.

10. It is a dimensionless number defined as excess pressure above vapor pressure over
velocity head

a. Reynolds number c. Dean number

 b. Cavitation number d. Hodgson number

Ans. b. Table 6-7, section 6-50, Perrys 8th ed.

11. How many guidelines and standards related to flow measurement do British Standards
Institution (BSI) have?

a. 100 c. 52
b. 78 d.120

Ans. a Table 10-5, section 10-16, Perrys 8th ed.

12. What is the minimum cake thickness for discharge of belt drum type filter?

a. 3-5 mm c. 10-15 mm
b. 6 mm d. 12mm

Ans. a. Table 18-8, section 18-84, Perrys 8th ed.

13. Refers to blockage of the fabric itself, either by the wedging of process solids or by solids
precipitated in and around the yarn.

a. Blocking c. Binding
b. Blinding d. Bucketing

Ans. b. Section 18-85, Perrys 8th ed.

14. A _____________is used for small-scale leaf tests to simulate the performance of
pressure-leaf (leaf-in-shell) filters.

a. Rotary drum filter c. Leaf filter

b. F and P filter d. Bomb filter

Ans. d. Section 18-96, Perrys 8th ed.

15. It is a tank with a false bottom, perforated or porous, which may either support a filter
medium or act as the filter medium.

a. Cake filter c. Nutsche filter

b. Horizontal plate filter d. Filter press

Ans. c. Section 18-99, Perrys 8th ed

16. What is the minimum cake thickness for discharge of disk type filter?

c. 3-5 mm c. 10-15 mm
 d. 6 mm d. 10-13 mm

Ans. d. Table 18-8, section 18-84, Perrys 8th ed.

17. This is a highly sensitive device for measuring small gas heads.

a. Two-fluid U tube c. Inclined U tube

b. Draft gauge d. diaphragm gauge

Ans. a. Section 10-9, Perrys 8th ed.

18. A pressure-tap hole with nominal inside diameter of 3 inches has a maximum diameter of

a. 12.3 mm c. 9.53 mm
b. 7.25 mm d. 10 mm

Ans. c. Table 10-3, section 10-11, Perrys 8th ed.

19. It is used for gas metering when there is a possibility of entrained liquids or solids and for
liquid metering with entrained gas present in small concentrations.

a. Venture meter c. Pitot tube

b. Slotted orifices d. Annular orifices

Ans. d. Section 10-18, Perrys 8th ed

20. This type of fluid exhibits elastic recovery from deformation when stress is removed.

a. Viscoelastic fluid c. Dilatant fluid

b. Rheopectic fluid d. Bingham plastic

Ans. a. Section 6-5, Perrys 8th ed.

PART II: Situational Problems

21. A pipe contains an oil of specific gravity of 0.9. A differential manometer connected at
the two points A and B shows a difference in mercury lever of 15 cm.

1. Find the difference of pressure at the two points.

a. 18.6881 kPa c. 20.6881 kPa

b. 19.6881 kPa d. 21.6881 kPa

Ans. a.
2. What will be the new pressure difference if the mercury level reading is 0.3281 ft?

a. 12.1125 kPa c. 12.7899 kPa

b. 12.372 kPa d. 12.4587 kPa

Ans. d.

3. If the fluid is changed to alcohol with specific gravity of 0.82 and mercury level reading
of 15cm, what will be the new pressure difference?

a. 18.1901 kPa c. 18.8058 kPa

b. 18.7667 kPa d. 18.0223 kPa

Ans. c.

22. Methane is being pumped through a 300m length of 3 in. schedule 40 steel pipe at the
rate of 25 kg/m2-s . The inlet pressure is P1= 295 kPa abs. Assume isothermal flow at
288.8 K.

1. Calculate the Pressure P2 at the end of the pipe.

a. 281.345 kPa c. 295. 792 kPa

b. 282.990 kPa d. 295.133 kPa

Ans. b.

2. Calculate the maximum velocity that can be attained at the given condition.

a. 387.394 m/s c. 372. 283 m/s

b. 362. 9248 m/s d. 340.001 m/s

Ans. a.

3. What is the actual velocity of the fluid?

a. 12.243 m/s c. 14.424 m/s

b. 13.258 m/s d. 15.841 m/s

Ans. b.

23. A heavy hydrocarbon liquid at 25 deg. Celsius having a density of 910 kg/m3 and a
viscosity of 6.2 cP is flowing in a 6-in schedule 40 steel pipe. When the flow rate is
 0.0335 m3/s it is desired to have a pressure drop reading across the manometer equivalent
to 90,000 Pa.

1. What size of orifice should be used if the orifice coefficient is assumed as 0.61?

a. 0.0872m c. 0.0125m
b. 0.0389 m d. 0.0697 m

Ans. d.

2. What is the velocity of fluid in the orifice?

a. 7.8298 m/s c. 9.9013 m/s

b. 8.7679 m/s d. 10.3498 m/s

Ans. b.

3. What is the Reynolds number for the flow in the pipe?

a. 89,697 c. 100,000
b. 90,834 d. 101,325

Ans. a.

24. An experimental filter press having an area of 0.0871 m 2 is used to filter an aqueous
CaCO3 slurry at a constant pressure of 310 kPa. The filtration equation obtained was

= 10.25106 + 3.4103

Where t is in s and V is in m3.

1. If the same slurry and conditions are used in leaf press having an area of 7.56m 2, how
long will it take to obtain 1.25 m3 of filtrate?

a. 12.577 min c. 36.247 min

b. 23.829 min d. 40 min

Ans. c.

2. After the filtration, the cake is to be washed with 0.230 m 3 of water. Calculate the
time of washing.

a. 13.189 min c. 13.148 min

b. 13.782 min d. 13.625 min

Ans. a.
 3. What is the time of washing if the volume of water used is 0.125 m 3?

a. 7.196 min c. 7.349 min

b. 7.167 min d. 7.792 min

Ans. b.

25. A centrifugal pump has a power output of 800 horsepower and is used to deliver oil at a
rate of 6.25 ft/s.

1. What would be the new power output required for the pump of the same impeller
diameter if it is required to pump 9.5 ft/s of fluid.

a. 2743.834 hp c. 2809.446 hp
b. 2812.826 hp d. 2743.276 hp

Ans. c.

2. If the pump used in number 1has an efficiency of 65%, what will be its new required
power rating?

a. 4322.225 hp c. 983.306 hp
b. 18826.140 hp d. 3982.684 hp

Ans. a.

3. If the power output of the centrifugal pump in number 25 is increased by , what

would be the new power output required under the same conditions.

a. 3511.808 hp c. 3825.890 hp
b. 3451.922 hp d. 3611.678 hp

Ans. a.