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i. (20 points) A 3-m-diameter tank is initially filled with water 2 m above the center of a sharp-edged 10-cm-diameter orifice. The tank water surface is open to the atmosphere,

and the orifice drains to the atmosphere through a 100-m-long pipe.The friction coefficient of the pipe is taken to be 0.015 and the effect of the kinetic energy correction factor can be neglected. Determine (a) the initial velocity from the tank (5 points); and (b) the time required to empty the tank (5points). (Q.8-78, E-book) ii. (20 points) A certain part of cast iron piping of a water distribution system involves a parallel section. Both parallel pipes have a diameter of 30 cm, and the flow is fully turbulent. One of the branches (pipe A) is 1000 m long while the other branch (pipe B) is 3000 m long. If the flow rate through pipe A is 0.4 m/s,determine the flow rate through pipe B. Disregard minor losses and assume the water temperature to be 15°C. Show that the flow is fully rough, and thus the friction factor is independent of Reynolds number. Please refer to FIGURE P8-91, E-book.

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