Activity 6.

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System Operating Point
A process liquid is pumped from a storage tank to a distillation column using a centrifugalJuly
pump. The
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pipeline is 80 mm internal diameter commercial steel pipe, 100 m long. Miscellaneous losses are
equivalent to 600 pipe diameters. The storage tank operates at atmospheric pressure and the column at
1.7 bara. The lowest liquid level in the tank will be 1.5 m above the pump inlet, and the feed point to
the column is 3 m above the pump inlet. Plot the system curve on the pump characteristic given in
Figure 6.2 and determine the operating point and pump efficiency. Properties of the fluid: density 900
kg/m3, viscosity 1.36 mNm-2s.
Given:

Storage Tank Z2=3 m

Patm=1 bar
Distillation Column
P=1.7 bara
z1 =1.5 m
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Commercial Steel Pipe

L = 100 m
ID = 80 mm =0.08 m
Miscellaneous losses = 600 pipe diameters
kg
Fluid: ρ=900 3
, μ=1.36 mN m−2 s
m
Required: Operating Point, Pump Efficiency
Solution:
P2=1.7 bar = 1.7×105 N/m2
P1=1.013×105 N/m2

1. Calculate Static Head in m:

Δ z= z2− z1
Δ z=3 m−1.5 m
Δ z=1.5 m
 Δ P=P2−P1

Δ P=( 1.7 ×105 −1.013× 105 ) N /m2

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Δ P=68.7 ×103
m2

Δ P=ρgh
ΔP
h=
ρg
N
68.7 × 103
m2
h=
kg m
( )(
900 3 9.81 2
m s )
h=7.7811 m
Total Static Head= Δ z+ h
Total Static Head=1.5+7.7811
Total Static Head = 9.2812m
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2. Calculate total pipe length including miscellaneous losses.

Total Pipe Length including miscellaneous losses=100 m+ 600 ( 0.08 ) m
Total Pipe Length including miscellaneous losses=148 m

3. Calculate Flow rate at different velocities.

π
A= d 2
4
π
A= ( 0.08 )2
4
A=5.0265× 10−3 m2
Q= AV
@ V = 1 m/s
3600 s
Q=( 5.0265× 10−3 ) ( 1 ) ×
1 hr
m3
Q=18.0954
hr
@ V = 1.5 m/s
 3600 s
Q=( 5.0265× 10−3 ) ( 1.5 ) ×
1 hr
m3
Q=27.1431
hr
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@ V = 2 m/s
3600 s
Q=( 5.0265× 10−3 ) ( 2 ) ×
1 hr
m3
Q=36.1908
hr
@ V = 2.5 m/s
3600 s
Q=( 5.0265× 10−3 ) ( 2.5 ) ×
1 hr
m3
Q=45.2385
hr
@ V =3 m/s
3600 s
Q=( 5.0265× 10−3 ) ( 3 ) ×
1 hr
m3
Q=54.2862
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4. Calculate total pipe length including miscellaneous losses.

Total Pipe Length including miscellaneous losses=100 m+ 600 ( 0.08 ) m
Total Pipe Length including miscellaneous losses=148 m

5. Calculate Reynold’s Number and Friction Factor at different flow rates

Dνρ
ℜ=
μ
1 ϵ 1.256
Using Colebrook Formula:
√f
=−4 log( +
3.7 D ℜ √ f )
@ v =1 m/s
m km
(0.08 m)(1 )(900 3 )
s m
ℜ= =52941.1765
−3 N ∙ s
1.36× 10
m2
1 0.0457 1.256
√f
=−4 log ( +
3.7(80) (52941.1765) √ f )
 f =5.6440 ×10−3
@ v =1.5 m/s
m km

ℜ=
(
( 0.08 m) 1.5
s )(
900 3
m )
=79411.7647
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−3 N ∙ s
1.36 ×10
m2
1 0.0457 1.256
√f
=−4 log ( +
3.7(80) (79411.7647) √ f )
f =5.3119 × 10−3
@ v =2 m/s

ℜ=
( ms )(900 kmm ) =105882.3529
( 0.08 m) 2 3

N ∙s
1.36 ×10−3
m2
1 0.0457 1.256
√f
=−4 log ( +
3.7(80) (105882.3529) √ f )
f =5.1179 × 10−3
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@ v =2.5 m/s
m km

ℜ=
(
( 0.08 m) 2.5
s )(
900 3
m )
=132352.9412
−3 N ∙ s
1.36 × 10
m2
1 0.0457 1.256
√f
=−4 log ( +
3.7(80) (132352.9412) √ f )
f =4.9889× 10−3

@ v =3 m/s
m km
(0.08 m)(3 )(900 3 )
s m
ℜ= =158823.5294
−3 N ∙ s
1.36 ×10
m2
1 0.0457 1.256
√f
=−4 log ( +
3.7(80) (158823.5294) √ f )
 f =4.8962×10−3

6. Calculate the dynamic head at difference flow rates

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Δ P s=
2D
Δ Ps
hf=
ρg
@ v = 1 m/s
2
4 ( 5.6440 × 10−3 ) ( 900 ) ( 148 )( 1 )
Δ P s= =18794.52 Pa
2 ( 0.08 )
18794.52
hf= =2.1287 m
( 900 ) ( 9.81)
@ v = 1.5 m/s
2
4 ( 5.3119 ×10−3 ) ( 900 ) ( 148 ) ( 1.5 )
Δ P s= =39799.4108 Pa
2 ( 0.08 )
39799.4108
hf= =4.5078 m
( 900 ) (9.81)
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2
4 ( 5.1179 ×10−3 ) ( 900 ) ( 148 ) ( 2 )
Δ P s= =68170.428 Pa
2 ( 0.08 )
68170.428
hf= =7.7212 m
( 900 ) (9.81)
@ v =2.5m/s
2
4 ( 4.9889 ×10−3 ) ( 900 )( 148 ) ( 2.5 )
Δ P s= =103831.4813 Pa
2 ( 0.08 )
103831.4813
hf= =11.7603 m
( 900 ) (9.81)
@ v = 3 m/s:
2
4 ( 4.8962× 10−3 ) ( 900 ) ( 148 ) (3 )
Δ P s= =146739.1140 Pa
2 ( 0.08 )
146739.1140
hf= =16.6201 m
( 900 ) ( 9.81)
 7. Fill-up the following table:

Velocity, m/s Flow Rate, Static Head, m Dynamic Head, m TotalJuly

Head, m
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m3/h
1 18.0954 9.2811 2.1287 11.4098
1.5 27.1431 9.2811 4.5078 13.7889
2 36.1908 9.2811 7.7212 17.0023
2.5 45.2385 9.2811 11.7603 21.0414
3 54.2862 9.2811 16.6201 25.9012

8. Plot total head vs flow rate in the graph below

9. Plot total head vs flow rate in the graph below

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10. What is the operating point and the efficiency?

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