What is the energy balance for a Bernoulli's equation problem?

[pyroknife]

Part a is pretty easy

m'1+m'2=m'3
m'=mass flow rates
density1*velocity1*Area1+(analogous terms for inlet 2)=(analogous terms for inlet 3)
The 3 densities are unknown
but can be found from equation pressure/(RT)
R=286.9 J/(kgk)

This gives:
density 1=1.66 kg/m^3
density 2=1.432kg/m^3
density 3=2.35 kg/m^3

solving for mass flow rate gives 7.128 kg/s





not for part B our professor told us to use the equation
Q_dot_in - W_dot_out = m_dot_3 (cp T3 + V3^2/2 + gx3) - (analogous terms for 2) - (analogous terms for 1)

cp=specific heat =1004 J/kgK
h=cpT so that's where those terms came from

V1=Q1/A1
V2=Q2/A2
V3=Q3/A3

Where Q=volume flow rate given in the problem
this gives:
v1=86.61 m/s
v2=66.1m/s
v3=33.41 m/s

The equation also requires mass flow rates
mass flow rate = density*Q or density*velocity*area
m'1=4.98 kg/s
m'2=2.15 kg/s
m'3=7.128 kg/s

Now we have all the unknowns and the energy equation becomes
67-W_dot_out = 7.128 (1004*311+33.41^2 / 2 + 9.81*.5) - 2.15(1004*365 + .5*66.1^2+9.81*0.5) - 4.98(1004*294+.5*86.615^2+9.81*0)
W_dot_out = -118 kJ/s



W_dot_in = 118 kW
However the answer is supposed to be 223 kW or something like that.
I checked our my answer a few times and haven't found any mistakes. Can you guys check?

 

[cmmcnamara]

Hmmmm odd. Is the "correct" answer given in the back of the book or given by your professor? I too came up with 118kW.

 

[pyroknife]

Sorry, never mind, he just told us it was the wrong answer. UGHhhh