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(HOMEWORK #1) Write properly and neatly the Given, Required & Solutions (put in a box the final answer) in the small size yellow booklet. Highlight the correct data in the charts used and submit with it. Avoid Any Erasure. Indicate the final answers into the corresponding problems in this questionnaire:

3. AIR COMPRESSORS / BLOWERS

7. A blower draws 3000 cfm of air through a duct 12 in. in diameter with a suction of 3 in. of water. The air is discharged through a duct 10 in. in diameter against a pressure of 2 in. of water. The air is measured at 70F and 30.2 in. Hg. Calculate the air horsepower. Use specific weight of 62.34 lb/ft3 .
ANS: _________________

1. INDUSTRIAL PIPING
1. A Cylindrical pipe with water flowing downward at 0.02m3/s having top diameter of 0.08m, bottom diameter of 0.04m and height 0f 1.5m. Find the pressure between the pipes. ANS: _________________ 2. A pipe with an inner diameter of 100 mm & has a flow rate of 1000 cum./hr. The pressure is 35 kg/cm2 . The allowable stress of pipes material is 9.0 kg/mm2 . The fluid density is 1.25 kg/cum. and viscosity is 0.018 cP. a. Flow velocity (m/sec) ANS: ____________ b. Kinematic Viscosity (?) in cSt ANS: ____________ c. Reynolds Number & define if Laminar or Turbulent flow? ANS: ____________ d. Schedule number of pipe ANS: ____________ 3. Given the following steam conditions, find the pipe diameter: ANS: ____________ Temperature = 2000C; Steam Pressure= 6 Bars Velocity = 100 m / s ; Steam Flow Rate= 30 ton/hr And given the following pipe details, find the pressure drop ?P: ANS: ______________ DN 300 Pipe Length = 50 m; Velocity= 30 m/s 3-angle valve; 2 standard globe valve; 5 elbows; 3 Tees Given: Service Pressure = 3.5 bar a Pressure at the end of condensate line = 2.5 bar a Boiling temperature = 1000C Flow rate = 40% of 40,131.2 kg steam / hr Determine: Pipe Diameter of the condensate Line ANS: ______________ Note: Indicate your solutions in the charts and submit the charts with the solution.

8. Given the reference condition of the free air delivery of 770 cfm: P=14.7 psia; T=95F; RH=85%. Find the air volumes in ICFM and ISO 1217 conditions. If the ICFM Reference Condition are: P = 14.1 psia; T=95F & RH = 60%; and ISO 1217 Reference Conditions: P = 14.5 psia; T=68F & RH = 0%
ANS: _________________

9. An air compressor is to compress 8.5 m3/min from 98.56 kPa to 985.6 kPa. Assuming conditions ideal, and with n = 1.3, what will be the saving in work due to two staging?
ANS: _________________

4. INDUSTRIAL FANS
10. Air enters a fan through a duct at a velocity of 6.3 m/s and an inlet static pressure of 2.5 cm of water less than atmospheric pressure. The air leaves the fan though a duct at a velocity of 11.25 m/s and a discharge static pressure of 7.62 cm of water above the atmospheric pressure. If the specific weight of the air is 1.20 kg/m 3 and the fan delivers 9.45 m3/s, what is the fan efficiency when the power input to t he fan is 13.75 kW at the coupling?
ANS: _________________

11. The fan has a total head of 190 m and a static pressure of 20cm WG. If the air density is 1.2 kg/m 3, what is the velocity of air flowing?
ANS: _________________

12. A fan whose static efficiency is 40% has a capacity of 60,000 ft3/hr at 60 deg. Fahrenheit and barometer of 30 in Hg and gives a static pressure of 2 in of water column on full delivery. What size electric should be used to drive this fan?
ANS: _________________

2. PUMPS
4. Water in the rural areas is often extracted from underground water source whose free surface is 60 m below ground level. The water is to be raised 5 m above the ground by a pump. The diameter of the pipe is 10 cm at the inlet and 15 cm at the exit. Neglecting any heat interaction with the surroundings and frictional heating effects, what is the necessary power input to the pump for a steady flow of water at the rate of 15 liters/s in KW? ANS: _________________ 5. A pump operating at 1750 rpm delivering 500 gal/min against a total head of 150 ft. Changes in the piping system have increased the total head to 360 ft. At what rpm should the pump be operated to achieve this new head at the same efficiency? ANS: _________________ 6. The rate of flow of water in a pump installation is 60.6 kg/s. The intake static gage is located 1.22 m below the pump centerline and reads 68.5 KPa gage; the discharge static gage is 0.61 m below the pump centerline and reads 344.75 kPa gage. The gages are located close to the pump 2 2 as much as possible. The area of the intake and discharge pipes is 0.093 m and 0.069 m , respectively. The efficiency is 70%. Take density of water equals 1000 kg/m3. What is the hydraulic power in kW? ANS: _________________

5. COOLING TOWERS
13. A mechanical draft dry cooling tower cools the cooling water from 60 degrees Celsius to 25 degrees Celsius at the rate of some 149.4 giga grams per hour. Atmospheric air enters the tower at 20 degrees Celsius and leaves at 35 degrees Celsius. The fan is driven by a 7460 kw motor. What is the mass flow rate of the air into the cooling tower in kg per second?
ANS: _________________

14. Air at 29 degree C db and 23.5 degree C wb enters a cooling tower at a rate of 102 kg/min. It leaves the cooling tower at 38 degree C db and humidity ratio of 0.0436 kg moisture per kg dry air. Hot water enters the tower at 46.5 degree C and a flow rate of 142.2 kg/min. Determine the cooling tower efficiency in percent.
ANS: _________________

15. The evaporative condenser of an ammonia refrigeration plant has a water flow rate of 126 kg/s and enters a natural draft cooling tower at 40 C. The water is cooled to 29 C by air entering at 38 C db and 24 C wb. The air leaves the tower as saturated at 40 C db. Calculate the make up water required in kg/hr.
ANS: _________________ N/F