Question

Water at 200C flows through a pipe of 10 mm diameter pipe at 1 m/s. Is the flow Turbulent ? a. Yes b. No

Answer 1

Answer:

Yes, the flow is turbulent.

Explanation:

Reynolds number gives the nature of flow. If he Reynolds number is less than 2000 then the flow is laminar else turbulent.

Given:

Diameter of pipe is 10mm.

Velocity of the pipe is 1m/s.

Temperature of water is 200°C.

The kinematic viscosity at temperature 200°C is $1.557\times10^{-7}$m2/s.

Calculation:

Step1

Expression for Reynolds number is given as follows:

$Re=\frac{vd}{\nu}$

Here, v is velocity, $\nu$ is kinematic viscosity, d is diameter and Re is Reynolds number.

Substitute the values in the above equation as follows:

$Re=\frac{vd}{\nu}$

$Re=\frac{1\times(10mm)(\frac{1m}{1000mm})}{1.557\times10^{-7}}$

Re=64226.07579

Thus, the Reynolds number is 64226.07579. This is greater than 2000.

Hence, the given flow is turbulent flow.