Pump Power Pressure
1. **Problem statement:**
Calculate the power required to pump aqueous nitric acid through a steel pipe, the gauge pressure at the pump outlet, and the effects of increased pipe roughness on power and pressure.
2. **Given data:**
- Pipe length, $L = 278$ m
- Pipe diameter, $D = 3.20$ cm = 0.032 m
- Initial absolute roughness, $\epsilon_1 = 0.0035$ mm = 3.5 \times 10^{-6}$ m
- Corroded roughness, $\epsilon_2 = 0.050$ mm = 5.0 \times 10^{-5}$ m
- Vertical discharge height, $z = 57.4$ m
- Suction depth below liquid surface, $h_s = 5.60$ m
- Density, $\rho = 1068$ kg/m$^3$
- Viscosity, $\mu = 1.06 \times 10^{-3}$ Pa\cdots
- Mass flow rate, $\dot{m} = 2.35$ kg/s
3. **Step 1: Calculate volumetric flow rate $Q$ and velocity $V$**
$$Q = \frac{\dot{m}}{\rho} = \frac{2.35}{1068} = 0.0022\, \text{m}^3/\text{s}$$
Cross-sectional area:
$$A = \frac{\pi D^2}{4} = \frac{\pi (0.032)^2}{4} = 8.042 \times 10^{-4} \text{ m}^2$$
Velocity:
$$V = \frac{Q}{A} = \frac{0.0022}{8.042 \times 10^{-4}} = 2.74 \text{ m/s}$$
4. **Step 2: Calculate Reynolds number $Re$**
$$Re = \frac{\rho V D}{\mu} = \frac{1068 \times 2.74 \times 0.032}{1.06 \times 10^{-3}} = 8.83 \times 10^{4}$$
5. **Step 3: Calculate friction factor $f$ using Colebrook-White equation approximation**
Relative roughness:
$$\frac{\epsilon_1}{D} = \frac{3.5 \times 10^{-6}}{0.032} = 1.09 \times 10^{-4}$$
Using the Swamee-Jain equation for turbulent flow:
$$f = 0.25 \left[ \log_{10} \left( \frac{\epsilon_1}{3.7D} + \frac{5.74}{Re^{0.9}} \right) \right]^{-2}$$
Calculate inside log:
$$\frac{\epsilon_1}{3.7D} = \frac{3.5 \times 10^{-6}}{3.7 \times 0.032} = 2.95 \times 10^{-5}$$
$$\frac{5.74}{Re^{0.9}} = \frac{5.74}{(8.83 \times 10^{4})^{0.9}} = 1.22 \times 10^{-4}$$
Sum:
$$1.51 \times 10^{-4}$$
Log base 10:
$$\log_{10}(1.51 \times 10^{-4}) = -3.82$$
Friction factor:
$$f = 0.25 \times (-3.82)^{-2} = 0.0171$$
6. **Step 4: Calculate head loss due to friction $h_f$**
$$h_f = f \frac{L}{D} \frac{V^2}{2g}$$
Where $g = 9.81$ m/s$^2$
$$h_f = 0.0171 \times \frac{278}{0.032} \times \frac{(2.74)^2}{2 \times 9.81} = 20.9 \text{ m}$$
7. **Step 5: Calculate total head $H$ the pump must provide**
Suction lift is 5.60 m below surface, so total vertical lift:
$$H = h_f + z + h_s = 20.9 + 57.4 + 5.6 = 83.9 \text{ m}$$
8. **Step 6: Calculate power required $P$**
$$P = \rho g Q H = 1068 \times 9.81 \times 0.0022 \times 83.9 = 1920 \text{ W} = 1.92 \text{ kW}$$
9. **Step 7: Calculate gauge pressure at pump outlet $P_g$**
Using Bernoulli and head loss:
$$P_g = \rho g (h_f + h_s) = 1068 \times 9.81 \times (20.9 + 5.6) = 273,000 \text{ Pa} = 273 \text{ kPa}$$
10. **Step 8: Repeat friction factor calculation for corroded roughness $\epsilon_2$**
$$\frac{\epsilon_2}{D} = \frac{5.0 \times 10^{-5}}{0.032} = 0.00156$$
Inside log:
$$\frac{\epsilon_2}{3.7D} = \frac{5.0 \times 10^{-5}}{3.7 \times 0.032} = 4.22 \times 10^{-4}$$
Sum inside log:
$$4.22 \times 10^{-4} + 1.22 \times 10^{-4} = 5.44 \times 10^{-4}$$
Log base 10:
$$\log_{10}(5.44 \times 10^{-4}) = -3.26$$
Friction factor:
$$f = 0.25 \times (-3.26)^{-2} = 0.0235$$
11. **Step 9: Calculate new head loss $h_f'$**
$$h_f' = 0.0235 \times \frac{278}{0.032} \times \frac{(2.74)^2}{2 \times 9.81} = 28.7 \text{ m}$$
12. **Step 10: Calculate new total head $H'$ and power $P'$**
$$H' = h_f' + z + h_s = 28.7 + 57.4 + 5.6 = 91.7 \text{ m}$$
$$P' = 1068 \times 9.81 \times 0.0022 \times 91.7 = 2097 \text{ W} = 2.10 \text{ kW}$$
13. **Step 11: Calculate percentage increase in power**
$$\% \text{ increase} = \frac{P' - P}{P} \times 100 = \frac{2097 - 1920}{1920} \times 100 = 9.3\%$$
14. **Step 12: Calculate new gauge pressure $P_g'$**
$$P_g' = \rho g (h_f' + h_s) = 1068 \times 9.81 \times (28.7 + 5.6) = 333,000 \text{ Pa} = 333 \text{ kPa}$$
**Final answers:**
- (a) Power required = 1.92 kW
- (b) Gauge pressure at pump outlet = 273 kPa
- (c) Percentage increase in power due to corrosion = 9.3%
- (d) Gauge pressure with corrosion = 333 kPa