A 60 cm valve is designed for control of flow in a petroleum pipeline. A one-third-scale model

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A 60 cm valve is designed for control of flow in a petroleum pipeline. A one-third-scale model of the full-size valve is to be tested with water in the laboratory. If the prototype flow rate is to be 0.5 m3/s, what flow rate should be established in the laboratory test for dynamic similitude to be established? Also, if the pressure coefficient Cp in the model is found to be 1.07, what will be the corresponding Cp in the full-scale valve? The relevant fluid properties for the petroleum are SG = 0.82 and μ = 3 × 10–3 N∙s/m2. The viscosity of water is 10–3 N∙s/m2.

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Engineering Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 9781118880685

11th Edition

Authors: Donald F. Elger, Barbara A. LeBret, Clayton T. Crowe, John A. Robertson

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