Fluid Flow Review

Line Sizing Guidelines

1 Does the API RP-14E erosional velocity equation account for erosion by solids?
a. Yes
b. No

2 A gas has a molecular weight of 44 and Cp/Cv = 1.3. If Z = 0.89 at 27ºC, then what is its sonic
velocity?
a. 77 m/s
b. 256 m/s
c. 271 m/s
d. 125 m/s

3 What is likely to happen if liquid velocity is too low?

a. Increased erosion
b. Settling of solids
c. Slugging
d. Increased noise

4 What is likely to happen if gas velocity is too high?

a. Settling of solids
b. Collection of water in low spots
c. Increased noise
d. Water hammer

5 A two-phase fluid has a mixture density of 50 kg/m3. If C = 100, then what is the erosional
velocity?
a. 17.2 m/s
b. 2.4 m/s
c. 14.1 m/s
d. 10.3 m/s

6 Is it true that erosion-corrosion is not a concern in multiphase flow?

a. Yes
b. No

7 Which of the following is NOT a type of slugging?

a. Hydrodynamic
b. Terrain
c. Rate change
d. Non-Newtonian

8 Is there a linear relation between the erosion rate from solids and velocity?
a. Yes
b. No

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