Question: A horizontal pipe has a sudden contraction from DN 1 2 5 to DN 8 0 Schedule 4 0 steel pipes. The water flows in

A horizontal pipe has a sudden contraction from DN125 to DN80 Schedule 40 steel pipes. The water flows in the smaller pipe at 25C with a flowrate of 3020Lmin. The pressure in the larger section is Pl=380kPa. The minor loss coefficient, kL for the sudden contraction is given as 0.15.
a) Illustrate the picture of the above problem. Determine the type of flow in the smaller and larger pipes.
[10 Marks]
b) Determine the downstream pressure, P2.
[7 Marks]
c) Calculate the percentage of error that would have occurred if downstream pressure, P2 calculated using Bernoulli's equation.
[10 Marks]
d) State the reason for the pressure difference between Part (b) and Part (c). Attach all the tables, assumption and equations used in this problem
[13Marks]
e) Determine the type of flow in both DN125 and DN80 pipe diameter.
[10Marks]
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