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This document contains 5 questions regarding fluid dynamics and centrifugal pump calculations. Question 1 asks to calculate net positive suction head (NPSH) given pump head, water temperature, barometric pressure, intake pressure, and intake velocity. Question 2 asks to calculate pump efficiency given suction and discharge pipe diameters, flow rate, suction pressure, discharge pressure, and input power. Question 3 asks to calculate minimum NPSH and maximum allowable pump height given flow rate, head, atmospheric pressure, vapor pressure, and suction head loss. Question 4 asks to calculate NPSHA and suction pressure given vapor pressure, specific gravity, pressure above liquid, suction friction loss, and vapor pressure at a given height. Question

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Assignment 6

This document contains 5 questions regarding fluid dynamics and centrifugal pump calculations. Question 1 asks to calculate net positive suction head (NPSH) given pump head, water temperature, barometric pressure, intake pressure, and intake velocity. Question 2 asks to calculate pump efficiency given suction and discharge pipe diameters, flow rate, suction pressure, discharge pressure, and input power. Question 3 asks to calculate minimum NPSH and maximum allowable pump height given flow rate, head, atmospheric pressure, vapor pressure, and suction head loss. Question 4 asks to calculate NPSHA and suction pressure given vapor pressure, specific gravity, pressure above liquid, suction friction loss, and vapor pressure at a given height. Question

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Assignment No.

6 Chemical Engineering Fluid Dynamics


session 2017 Due Date: 26-April-2019
Solve all the questions. (As a part of assessment of CLO1)
Q1
Suppose a pump is to pump water at a head of 130ft, the water temperature being 100F and the
barometric pressure being 14.3Psia. At intake the pressures is a vacuum of 17 in Hg and the
velocity is 12fps. What are the values of NPSH?

Q2
A centrifugal pump has a 100 mm diameter suction pipe and a 75 mm diameter delivery pipe.
When discharging 15 l/s of water, the inlet water mercury manometer with one limb exposed to
the atmosphere recorded a vacuum deflection of 198 mm; the mercury level on the suction side
was 100 mm below the pipe centerline. The delivery pressure gauge, 200 mm above the pump
inlet, recorded a pressure of 0.95 bar. The measured in put power was 3.2 kW. Calculate the
pump efficiency.

Q3
A centrifugal pump rotating at 1000 rpm delivers 160 liter/s of water against a head of 30m. The
pump is installed at a place where atmospheric pressure is 1 x 105 pa (abs) and vapor pressure of
water is 3 KPa (abs.). The head loss in suction pipe is equivalent to 0.2 m of water. Calculate
i) Minimum NPSH
ii) Maximum allowable height of the pump from free surface of water in the sump.
Q4
A nonboiling liquid is pumped out of a vented tank. The vapor pressure of gasoline at 100 oF
=7.0 psia. The specific gravity of gasoline at 100 oF =0.7 and Pressure above liquid at 49 ft is
14.7 psia. Suction friction loss is 0.7 ft Fluid vapor pressure at 23 ft is 7.0 psia. Calculate the
NPSHA and Pressure at the suction of pump?

Q5

A centrifugal pump with critical cavitation number 0.12 is said to be installed at a location
where the barometric pressure and the vapor pressure are stated to be 95 kPa (abs) and 3 kPa
(abs) respectively. If the pump duty is to deliver 0.15 m3/s of water against 25 m head, determine
the minimum NPSH required. Also calculate the maximum allowable elevation, above the sump
water surface, at which the pump can be set up. Take intake pipe friction equivalent to 0.25 m.

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