Questions from Thermal Fluid Science


Q: What is the kinetic energy correction factor? Is it significant?

What is the kinetic energy correction factor? Is it significant?

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Q: The water level in a tank is 20 m above the ground

The water level in a tank is 20 m above the ground. A hose is connected to the bottom of the tank, and the nozzle at the end of the hose is pointed straight up. The water stream from the nozzle is obs...

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Q: A 3-m-high tank filled with water has a

A 3-m-high tank filled with water has a discharge valve near the bottom and another near the top. (a) If these two valves are opened, will there be any difference between the discharge velocities of t...

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Q: A person is filling a knee-high bucket with water using

A person is filling a knee-high bucket with water using a garden hose and holding it such that water discharges from the hose at the level of his waist. Someone suggests that the bucket will fill fast...

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Q: Water is being pumped from a large lake to a reservoir 25

Water is being pumped from a large lake to a reservoir 25 m above at a rate of 25 L/s by a 10-kW (shaft) pump. If the irreversible head loss of the piping system is 5 m, determine the mechanical effic...

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Q: Reconsider Prob. 12–45. Using appropriate software, investigate

Reconsider Prob. 12–45. Using appropriate software, investigate the effect of irreversible head loss on the mechanical efficiency of the pump. Let the head loss vary from 0 to 15 m in increments of 1...

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Q: A 15-hp (shaft) pump is used to raise

A 15-hp (shaft) pump is used to raise water to a 45-m higher elevation. If the mechanical efficiency of the pump is 82 percent, determine the maximum volume flow rate of the water.

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Q: Water flows at a rate of 0.040 m3/s

Water flows at a rate of 0.040 m3/s in a horizontal pipe whose diameter is reduced from 15 cm to 8 cm by a reducer. If the pressure at the centerline is measured to be 480 kPa and 440 kPa before and a...

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Q: The water level in a tank is 20 m above the ground

The water level in a tank is 20 m above the ground. A hose is connected to the bottom of the tank, and the nozzle at the end of the hose is pointed straight up. The tank is at sea level, and the water...

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Q: What is stagnation pressure? Explain how it can be measured.

What is stagnation pressure? Explain how it can be measured.

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