Question

Problem 5 A 12-in diameter pipe conveys fluid at 8 ftl/s between two tanks. The friction factor fis 0.02. The pipe entrance and exits are both squared edged. The pipe also contains a fully-open gate valve. Determine what percent of the head loss is due to minor losses for the following three pipe lengths: (a) 4 ft, (b) 80 ft, (c) 1600 ft. Comment on whether minor losses are always "minor".

Answer 1

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