8. Water flows through a horizontal 150 mm diameter pipe under a pressure of 414 kPa. Assuming no losses, what is the flow rate, Q, if the pressure at a 75mm diameter reduction is 138 kPa. Ans. 0.11 m3/s.

Fluids at rest possess no flow energy. a)- true b)- false

Air inially occupying a volume of 1 m2 at 100 kpa, 27 c undergoes three internally reversible processes in series. process 1-2 compression to 500 kpa during which pv constant process 2-3 adiabatic expanslon to 100 kpa process 3-1: constant-pressure expansion to 100 kpa (a) calculate the change of entropy for each of the three processes. (b) calculate the heat and work involved in each process. (c) is this cycle a power cycle or refrigeration cycle?

Precipitation hardening can be achieved in many light alloys by a three-step heat treatment. what is carried out and what is the purpose at each step? why is such a treatment necessary based on the nucleation and growth theory of phase transformation. compare this treatment with tempering martensite for carbon steels (similarities and differences).