Question: Determine the force P needed to hold the 1 3 - m - wide gate in theIn the supply system ( Q = 0 .

Determine the force P needed to hold the 13-m-wide gate in theIn the supply system (Q=0.89cfs) shown in the figure, the pressure
required at the delivery end is 65. Consider the entrance and exit
losses and a water temperature of 70F, determine: The pumping
head and The power delivered by the pump (efficiency 0.62)
Solution:
Velocity of the flow in pipe is v=fts;
Major loss hf :
Darcy-Weisback equation method:
Roughness of commercial steel is e=210-4ft;
At 70F, kinematic viscosity of water
is v=1.0610-5ft2s;
Relative roughness is =
Reynolds number is Re=
x105
From Moody diagram, frictional factor f=
Thus hf=
ft.
Hazen-Williams equation (C=105) :
hf=
ft.
Chezy-Manning equation (n=0.011):
hf=
ft.
Minor loss for
hydraulic fittings
hm=
ft;
Energy equation for the pump head: Hp=
=
ft;
Power delivered by the pump Wp=
hp.
position shown in the figure.
Solution:
Set the origin O at the location
; x is
horizontal pointing into the screen and y is
Unit weight of water is
Height of the gate is
Area of the gate is
m2;
yc=
.
m2;
sina=
The magnitute of the resultant force is
kN;
kN;
Moment of inertia of the gate with respect to its own centroid is I
=,m4;
Location of the single resultant force is y'=
m from O;
To figure out the force P required, the gate is in equilibrium, take
the moment of
The force P is
kN.
Determine the force P needed to hold the 1 3 - m

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