{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# 7.22 Compressible Fluids at Subsonic Velocity" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "Given that air is at a pressure of 19.3 psig and a temperature of 100 deg F and is flowing out of a 1/2\" schedule 80 pipe into the atmosphere.\n", "Find the flow rate of air in standard cubic feet per hour." ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 1, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "from fluids.units import *\n", "from math import pi\n", "dP = 19.3*u.psi\n", "P = dP + 1*u.atm\n", "P2 = 1*u.atm\n", "T = 100*u.degF\n", "L = 10*u.foot\n", "NPS, D_pipe, Do_pipe, t = nearest_pipe(NPS=0.5, schedule=80)\n", "A = 0.25*pi*D_pipe**2\n", "\n", "fd = 0.0275 # assumed, initial guess\n", "mu = 1.8e-8*u.Pa*u.s" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 2, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "name": "stdout", "output_type": "stream", "text": [ "Ratio of actual to standard flow: 0.4663198131346627\n", "Air density: 2.6183038705121247 kilogram / meter ** 3\n" ] } ], "source": [ "# Take nitrogen-oxygen as air, and find the density and ratio\n", "from chemicals import Vm_to_rho\n", "from thermo import PRMIX\n", "zs = [0.79, 0.21]\n", "Tcs = [126.2, 154.58]\n", "Pcs = [3394387.5, 5042945.25]\n", "omegas = [0.04, 0.021]\n", "MWs = [28.0134, 31.9988]\n", "MW = sum(MWs[i]*zs[i] for i in range(2))\n", "\n", "eos_flowing = PRMIX(T=(T).to(u.K).magnitude, P=P.to(u.Pa).magnitude, zs=zs, Tcs=Tcs, Pcs=Pcs, omegas=omegas)\n", "eos_std = PRMIX(T=288.15, P=101325.0, zs=zs, Tcs=Tcs, Pcs=Pcs, omegas=omegas)\n", "V_ratio = eos_flowing.V_g/eos_std.V_g\n", "print('Ratio of actual to standard flow: %s' %(V_ratio))\n", "\n", "rho = Vm_to_rho(eos_flowing.V_g, MW)*u.kg/u.m**3\n", "print('Air density: %s' %(rho))" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 3, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [ { "name": "stdout", "output_type": "stream", "text": [ "Flow rate = 3773.572213074693 foot ** 3 / hour\n" ] } ], "source": [ "for i in range(5):\n", " # Problem says to consider 1 exit, and compressible friction\n", " K = K_from_f(fd=fd, L=L, D=D_pipe)\n", " K += exit_normal()\n", " # lump the two losses together for the `isothermal_gas` function\n", " fd_tot = f_from_K(L=L, D=D_pipe, K=K)\n", " m = isothermal_gas(rho=rho, fd=fd_tot, P1=P, P2=P2, L=L, D=D_pipe)\n", " Q = m/rho\n", " v = Q/A\n", " # update frictoin factor\n", " Re = Reynolds(D=D_pipe, rho=rho, mu=mu, V=v)\n", " fd = friction_factor(Re=Re, eD=0.0018*u.inch/D_pipe)\n", " Q_std = Q/V_ratio\n", "print('Flow rate = %s' %(Q_std.to(u.ft**3/u.hour)))" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "The solution given in Crane is 3762 scfh. The solution there uses a simpler formula and does not iterate to converge the friction factor." ] } ], "metadata": { "language_info": { "name": "python" } }, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 1 }