A certain part of cast iron piping of a water distribution system involves a parallel section. Both parallel pipes have a diameter of 30 cm, and the flow is fully turbulent. One of the branches (pipe A) is 1000m long while the other branch (pipe B) is 3000 m long. If the flow rate through pipe A is 0.4 m3/s, determine the flow rate through pipe B. Disregard minor losses (loses through bends/fittings) and assume the water temperature to be 15°C. Show that the flow is fully turbulent, and thus the friction factor is independent of Reynolds number.
A certain part of cast iron piping of a water distribution system involves a parallel section. Both parallel pipes have a diameter of 30 cm, and the flow is fully turbulent. One of the branches (pipe A) is 1000m long while the other branch (pipe B) is 3000 m long. If the flow rate through pipe A is 0.4 m3/s, determine the flow rate through pipe B. Disregard minor losses (loses through bends/fittings) and assume the water temperature to be 15°C. Show that the flow is fully turbulent, and thus the friction factor is independent of Reynolds number.
The density and dynamic viscosity of water at 15°C are ρ = 999.1 kg/m3 , μ = 1.138×10-3 kg/m⋅s and roughness of cast iron pipe is ε = 0.00026 m.
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