PS 39

A tank is filled with a liquid that has a density of 123.6

lbm/ft3. The discharge piping is 1 in schedule-40 steel
pipe. Internal diameter of the pipe is 1.049 in and the
pipe is 54 ft long. The roughness of the pipe is .00015 ft.
The pressure drop due to friction is 26.35 lbf/in2. The
velocity of the liquid in the pipe is 10 ft/sec. What is the
viscosity of the fluid?

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PS 39
lb
= 123.6 3 , = 1.049 in, = 54 ft,
ft
ft
= 0.00015 , = 26.35 psi, = 10 , =?
s
2
26.35 144
ft. lbf
=
=
=
= 30.7
2

123.6
lbm
1.049
(30.7)(2 32.2)
2
12
=
=
= 0.032
2
2

(54)(10 )
0.00015 12
=
= 0.00172

1.049

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Re=12350

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10 0.08742 123.6
=
=
Re
12350
lb
= 0.00875
= 13.02 cP
ft. s

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