Practice - General Equation for Pressure Drop
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Practice Questions
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Define pressure drop in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about fluid flow and resistance.
What are the two types of losses in pipes mentioned in the section?
💡 Hint: Consider what kind of factors lead to energy loss.
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What does the Darcy-Weisbach equation calculate?
💡 Hint: Remember what ΔP stands for.
True or False: Minor losses only occur due to friction in the pipe.
💡 Hint: Consider factors other than pipe length.
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Challenge Problems
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A pipe has a length of 200 meters, diameter of 0.05 m, and fluid flowing through it has a velocity of 2 m/s. Calculate the pressure drop using a friction factor of 0.03.
💡 Hint: Make sure to substitute all values correctly into the equation.
Propose a design for a piping system that minimizes friction losses while maintaining flow rate. What considerations should you factor in?
💡 Hint: Think about what affects flow characteristics in the system.
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