A pipe of 10 cm inner diameter is used to send crude oil over distance of 400 meters. The entire pipe was laid horizontal. The v
iscosity of the oil is 10 cp. The density of oil is 800 kg/m3 . a. (20 pts) The desired volumetric flow rate is 0.1 m3 /min. What is the Reynolds number of this flow? Is the flow laminar or turbulent? What is the pressure difference needed to generate this flow rate? b. (15 pts) Three month later, the operator found that they had to triple the pressure difference to maintain the flow rate at 0.1 m3 /min. The operator thought that wax deposition from the oil had reduced the inner diameter of the tube. Based on this assumption, can you estimate the reduced inner diameter of the tube? What is the Reynolds number of the flow?
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Explanation:
Looking at Reynolds number, we can go ahead and describe the Reynolds number as a dimensionless value that is used to determine whether the fluid is exhibiting laminar flow (R less than 2300) or turbulent flow (R greater than 4000). Laminar flow is when a fluid moves smoothly and is predictable.
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Answer:
The air heats up when being compressed and transefers heat to the barrel.
Explanation:
When a gas is compressed it raises in temperature. Assuming that the compression happens fast and is done before a significant amount of heat can be transferred to the barrel, we could say it is an adiabatic compression. This isn't exactly true, it is an approximation.
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SInce it is compressing, the fraction P1/P0 will always be greater than one, and raised to a positive fraction it will always yield a number greater than one, so the final temperature will be greater than the initial temperature.
After it was compressed the hot air will exchange heat with the barrel heating it up.