Assume a cars exhaust system can be approximated as 14 ft of 0.125-ft-diameter cast-iron pipe with the equivalent of six 90 flanged elbows and a muffler. (See Video V8.14.) The muffler acts as a resistor with a loss coefficient of KL = 8.5. Determine the pressure at the beginning of the exhaust system if the flowrate is 0.10 cfs, the temperature is 250 F, and the exhaust has the same properties as air.
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The vented storage tank shown in Fig. P8.90 is used to refuelrace cars at a race track. A total of 40 ft of steel pipe (I.D. = 0.957 in.),two 90 regular elbows, and a globe valve make up the system.Calculate the time needed to put 20 gal of fuel in a car tank. The pressures,p2 and p1, are equal, the connections are threaded, and the fuelhas the properties of 68 F normal octane ( = 8.31 106 ft2/s).
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The first step in solving 8.5 problem number 6 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: The vented storage tank shown in Fig. P8.90 is used to refuelrace cars at a race track. A total of 40 ft of steel pipe (I.D. = 0.957 in.),two 90 regular elbows, and a globe valve make up the system.Calculate the time needed to put 20 gal of fuel in a car tank. The pressures,p2 and p1, are equal, the connections are threaded, and the fuelhas the properties of 68 F normal octane ( = 8.31 106 ft2/s).
From the textbook chapter Pipe Flow Examples you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.
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