
International Edition---engineering Mechanics: Statics, 4th Edition
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Author: Andrew Pytel And Jaan Kiusalaas
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.138RP
Determine the centroidal coordinates of the plane region.
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Problem (17): water flowing in an open channel of a rectangular cross-section with width (b) transitions from a
mild slope to a steep slope (i.e., from subcritical to supercritical flow) with normal water depths of (y₁) and
(y2), respectively.
Given the values of y₁ [m], y₂ [m], and b [m], calculate the discharge in the channel (Q) in [Lit/s].
Givens:
y1 = 4.112 m
y2 =
0.387 m
b = 0.942 m
Answers:
( 1 ) 1880.186 lit/s
( 2 ) 4042.945 lit/s
( 3 ) 2553.11 lit/s
( 4 ) 3130.448 lit/s
Problem (14): A pump is being used to lift water from an underground
tank through a pipe of diameter (d) at discharge (Q). The total head
loss until the pump entrance can be calculated as (h₁ = K[V²/2g]), h
where (V) is the flow velocity in the pipe. The elevation difference
between the pump and tank surface is (h).
Given the values of h [cm], d [cm], and K [-], calculate the maximum
discharge Q [Lit/s] beyond which cavitation would take place at the
pump entrance. Assume Turbulent flow conditions.
Givens:
h = 120.31 cm
d = 14.455 cm
K = 8.976
Q
Answers:
(1) 94.917 lit/s
(2) 49.048 lit/s
( 3 ) 80.722 lit/s
68.588 lit/s
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