University of Alberta

Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering

ChE 312 Fluid Mechanics
Assignment #1
04-14 Sept. 2015
eClass Multiple
Choice
Questions
Assignment:
Submit hard
copy

Questions
Q01

Notes
Log into eClass and complete by
2:00pm, Mon. 14 Sept. 2015

Q02, Q03

Due 2:00pm, Mon. 14 Sept. 2015

(Submit SEPARATELY to
assignment boxes in CME)

Notes:
1. Please review the document entitled Assignment Format Requirements on
eClass (under Assignments & Solutions).
2. You may also wish to review the document entitled ChE 312 Problemsolving Tips, which is also posted on eClass (under Assignments &
Solutions).
3. Please, if you work as part of a study group, acknowledge your group
members. Also, DO NOT hand in identical assignments! Do your own
calculations.
4. Questions #2 and #3 should be submitted SEPARATELY hard copies (#2 in
Box A, #3 into Box B) in the assignment boxes on the 3rd floor of CME.

ChE 312 Assignment #1

Question 1 eClass Multiple Choice Questions (10 marks)

Please log on to eClass to complete the Assign 01, Q01 set of multiple choice
questions.
Question 2 - submit as part of your hard-copy assignment (10 marks)
Find five (5) different types of equipment- or system- specifications that you deal with
regularly (in your day-to-day life or part-time job). Use a table similar to the one shown
here to compile your answers. For each specification, tell me: the quantity, the value
(with units), the units system, and then convert the value to SI and English Engineering
units. Each entry MUST describe a different quantity (i.e. you cant use any more
pressure ratings)!! Show your calculations used to convert from one unit system to
another.
No.
EX.

Unit or system
description
Bicycle tire:
maximum
inflation

Quantity
Pressure

Stated value
(with units)
65 psi

Value in EE
(with units)
9,400 lbf/ft2

Value in SI
(with units)
450 x 103 Pa

1
2
3
4
5
Question 3 (10 marks)
Answer the following questions. Show your work.
(a) The following equation was programmed into a plants control system for
determining the volumetric flow rate, Q, in m3/s, of a liquid flowing through a
venturi meter: Q 0.136 P
Where P = is the measured pressure drop over the venturi meter and is the fluid
density. Is this equation general or restricted?
(b) The pressure difference, p, across a partial blockage in an artery (called stenosis)
is approximated by the equation
2

V
p K v
K u 0 1 V 2
D
A1

where V is the blood velocity, is the blood viscosity, the blood density, D the artery
diameter, A0 the area of the unobstructed artery, and A1 the area of the stenosis.
Determine the dimensions of the constants Kv and Ku. Would this equation be valid in
any system of units? Explain.

ChE 312 Assignment #1

Additional Information: Please complete this section and return it with your
completed Assign #1.
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Academic Integrity Review:

I have reviewed the information on Academic Integrity that is presented in the ChE 312
Course Outline (Sept. 2015). I have also reviewed the document entitled Code of
Student Behaviour that is posted on the ChE 312 eClass home page.
I have read and understood the definitions of plagiarism, cheating, misrepresentation of
facts and participation in an offence.
I understand that the University considers these to be serious academic offences.

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ChE 312 Assignment #1