Two sharp-ended pipes of diameter d₁ = 50 mm, and d₂ = 100 mm, each of length 100 m, are connected in parallel between two reservoirs which have a difference of level h = 10 m, as shown in figure below. If the friction coefficient, f= 0.032 for each pipe, calculate: a. the rate of flow for each pipe, b. the diameter d of a single pipe 100 m long which would give the same flow if it was substituted for the original two pipes, (Notes: Use Darcy Weisbach's equation, h= (flv²)/(2dg) Pipe 2- Pipe 1 h = 10 m 110

Two sharp-ended pipes of diameter d₁ = 50 mm, and d₂ = 100 mm, each of length 100 m, are connected in parallel between two reservoirs which have a difference of level h = 10 m, as shown in figure below. If the friction coefficient, f= 0.032 for each pipe, calculate: a. the rate of flow for each pipe, b. the diameter d of a single pipe 100 m long which would give the same flow if it was substituted for the original two pipes, (Notes: Use Darcy Weisbach's equation, h= (flv²)/(2dg) Pipe 2- Pipe 1 h = 10 m 110

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Two sharp-ended pipes of diameter d₁ = 50 mm, and d₂ = 100 mm, each of length
100 m, are connected in parallel between two reservoirs which have a difference of
level h= 10 m, as shown in figure below. If the friction coefficient, f= 0.032 for
each pipe, calculate:
a. the rate of flow for each pipe,
b. the diameter d of a single pipe 100 m long which would give the same flow if
it was substituted for the original two pipes,
(Notes: Use Darcy Weisbach's equation, h,= (flv²)/(2dg)
Pipe 2-
Pipe 1
h = 10 m
110

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