4.2 - Pipe Length Considerations
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What happens to the pressure when fluid enters a pipe?
💡 Hint: Consider the forces acting on the fluid.
Define fully developed flow.
💡 Hint: Think about stability in flow conditions.
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What defines the entrance pressure drop?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to the fluid at the start of its journey.
Is fully developed flow independent of pipe length?
💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between pipe length and flow stability.
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A pipe with a diameter of 0.5 meters carries water at a Reynolds number of 3000. Determine the entrance length.
💡 Hint: Apply the formula specific to laminar flow conditions.
If a section of pipeline is known to be only 50 meters long, can it be assumed that the flow is fully developed at a flow rate of 1 m/s?
💡 Hint: Compare the given pipe length to calculated entrance length.
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