Chapter 16 : Machinery and Equipment

Example 16.2 Page No : 16-11

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#initialisation of variables
p = 500	#ft
p1 = 6	#in
t = 500	#cfm
p2 = 7	#psig
P = p2+14.7	#psia
T = 520*(P/14.7)**0.283	#F
f = 0.048*p1**0.027/(t)**0.148	#in
	
#CALCULATIONS
delP = 20.*10**-3*p*T*(t)**2/(38*10**3*P*p1**5)	#psia
	
#RESULTS
print 'the pressure drop = %.2f psia'%(delP)
the pressure drop = 0.23 psia