Water flows from the ground floor to the third floor in a 4-storey building through a pipe 50 mm in diameter at a rate of 2 L/s and according to the diagram below. The water flows out from the system through a tap with an opening diameter of 15 mm.Q1. Calculate the energy loss due to friction as the water flows through the pipe (J/Kg)Q2. Calculate the total energy loss due to friction through the system (J/Kg) Q3. Calcualte the pressure at point 1 (kN/m2) Friction factor, f0.10.010.001Laminar1.E+021.E+03I+iiTTransition.Ti1.E+04Moody Diagram1.E+05ReTurbulent1.E+061.E+071.E+081.E+09ε/D-5.00E-02-4.00E-02-3.00E-02-2.50E-02-2.00E-02-1.50E-02-1.00E-02-8.00E-03-6.00E-03-4.00E-03-3.00E-03-2.00E-03-1.50E-03-1.00E-03-8.00E-04-4.00E-042.00E-04-1.00E-04-5.00E-05-1.00E-05 (1)1.5 m90⁰90⁰1.5 m3.5 m1.5 mGlove valve90⁰- density of water, 1 g/cm³- consider absolute pressure90⁰- loss coefficient of 450 elbow, K₁=0.4- loss coefficient of glove valve, K₁=10- loss coefficient of tap, KL=2- dynamic viscosity of water, 1.12x10-3 kg/m.s2.5 m3.5 m45°4 m90°Considering the following additional data and the Moody diagram below:-pipe is made of plastic with roughness coefficient Ks=0.03 mm- loss coefficient of 90° elbow, KL=0.93.0 m90⁰45⁰2.5 m3.0 m1.5 mGlove valveTap(2)

Pipe diameter, d1 = 50 mm or 0.05 m Flow rate, Q = 2 L/s or 0.002 m3/s Tap diameter, d2 = 15 mm or…

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Water flows from the ground floor to the third floor in a 4-storey building through a pipe 50 mm in diameter at a rate of 2 L/s and according to the diagram below. The water flows out from the system through a tap with an opening diameter of 15 mm.

Q1. Calculate the energy loss due to friction as the water flows through the pipe (J/Kg)

Q2. Calculate the total energy loss due to friction through the system (J/Kg)

Q3. Calcualte the pressure at point 1 (kN/m²)

Friction factor, f
0.1
0.01
0.001
Laminar
1.E+02
1.E+03
I
+
i
i
T
Transition
.
T
i
1.E+04
Moody Diagram
1.E+05
Re
Turbulent
1.E+06
1.E+07
1.E+08
1.E+09
ε/D
-5.00E-02
-4.00E-02
-3.00E-02
-2.50E-02
-2.00E-02
-1.50E-02
-1.00E-02
-8.00E-03
-6.00E-03
-4.00E-03
-3.00E-03
-2.00E-03
-1.50E-03
-1.00E-03
-8.00E-04
-4.00E-04
2.00E-04
-1.00E-04
-5.00E-05
-1.00E-05

(1)
1.5 m
90⁰
90⁰
1.5 m
3.5 m
1.5 m
Glove valve
90⁰
- density of water, 1 g/cm³
- consider absolute pressure
90⁰
- loss coefficient of 450 elbow, K₁=0.4
- loss coefficient of glove valve, K₁=10
- loss coefficient of tap, KL=2
- dynamic viscosity of water, 1.12x10-3 kg/m.s
2.5 m
3.5 m
45°
4 m
90°
Considering the following additional data and the Moody diagram below:
-pipe is made of plastic with roughness coefficient Ks=0.03 mm
- loss coefficient of 90° elbow, KL=0.9
3.0 m
90⁰
45⁰
2.5 m
3.0 m
1.5 m
Glove valve
Tap
(2)

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