Educative computational tools for education in Chemical Engineering has been increasing in the last decade due to the advance in technology.This branch of engineering has many subjects that make it difficult to have only one robust software that contains all the main subjects.It involves the creation of special programs dedicated to specific areas of study.One of the main subjects in Chemical Engineering programs is fluid mechanics.This study presents the application of a graphical user interface developed in Matlab for the study of piping systems where the flow rate, pump power, and pressure drops are determined as a function of the material, diameter, length, and elevation of the pipe, as well as the number and type of pipe couplings.The software is based on an algorithm that allows the solution of piping systems with elevation using energy balances, specific equations of fluid mechanics, and specific geometric parameters.Three relevant case studies were developed, showing the behavior of the energy expenses of the pumps.It was found an increase in the pump power from 91.4% to 3713.4% when a pipe diameter of 2½ inches is increased from 20% to 60%.It was observed that the effect of the length of the pipe on the energy consumption of the pump is not significant for flows lower than 8 L/s.When the flow rate in the pipeline is 15 L/s and a change of pipeline is made from a 2-inch pipe -PVC schedule 40 to one of PVC schedule 80 of the same size, a 26.5% increase in pump power is needed.For steel pipes with schedule 40 and schedule 80, a rise of 30% and 67.8% was required, respectively.
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Vibration and Dynamic Analysis
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FuenteJournal of Engineering Science and Technology Review