Fluid Mechanics
If three pipes of different diameters, lengths & friction factors are connected in parallel, then (where, Q = flow rate, V= fluid velocity f = friction factor).

F = f₁ + f₂ + f₃
V₁ = V₂ = V₃
Q₁ = Q₂ = Q₃
Q = Q₁ + Q₂ + Q₃

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Fluid Mechanics
A bed of spherical particles (specific gravity 2.5) of uniform size 1500 μm is 0.5 m in diameter and 0.5 m high. In packed bed state, the porosity may be taken as 0.4. Ergun's equation for the above fluid-particle system (in SI units) is given below : Δ P/L = 375 x 10³ VOM + 10.94 x 10⁶ V²OM (SI units) If water is to be used as the fluidising medium, the minimum fluidisation velocity, VOM is

12 mm/s
28 mm/s
24 mm/s
16 mm/s

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