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CMT255 Exercise 1

The document contains 15 questions about fluid mechanics properties and concepts. It defines terms like fluid statics, fluid dynamics, viscosity, and asks questions about how temperature affects viscosity, fluid types, and calculations involving properties like density, specific gravity, viscosity, and kinematic viscosity. Specific questions ask about these calculations and relationships for various fluids like oil, glycerine and an unknown fluid Z.

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CMT255 Exercise 1

The document contains 15 questions about fluid mechanics properties and concepts. It defines terms like fluid statics, fluid dynamics, viscosity, and asks questions about how temperature affects viscosity, fluid types, and calculations involving properties like density, specific gravity, viscosity, and kinematic viscosity. Specific questions ask about these calculations and relationships for various fluids like oil, glycerine and an unknown fluid Z.

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CMT255

FLUID MECHANICS
EXERCISE 1

1. Repeated questions
• State the definition of any five (5) properties of fluids.
• Explain the following properties of fluid:

i) Mass density
ii) Specific gravity
iii) Viscosity
iv) Surface tension
(MAR 2015; OCT 2009)

2. Define the following terms:

i) Fluid statics
ii) Fluid dynamics
iii) Dynamic viscosity
iv) Kinematic viscosity
(APR 2011)

3. Repeated questions
• Explain how the increase in temperature affects the viscosity of liquid and
gases, respectively.
• Define the term 'viscosity'. Explain why the viscosity of a liquid decreases and
the viscosity of a gas increases with the increase in temperature.
(OCT 2016; APR 2010)

4. List any five (5) types of fluids.


(SEP 2015)

5. Define the term 'fluid' and describe two (2) differences between fluid and solid.
(SEP 2011)

6. State the relationship between viscosity and kinematic viscosity. Determine the
specific gravity of a fluid having viscosity of 0.005 Nsm-2 and kinematic viscosity
of 0.035 × 10-4 m2s-1.
(SEP 2011)

7. 1.20 L of an unknown fluid Z weighs 1.80 kg. Calculate the following (your
answer must be in MKS unit system):

i) Mass density of fluid M


ii) Specific volume of fluid M
iii) Specific gravity of fluid M
iv) Specific weight of fluid M
(APR 2011)
CMT255 FLUID MECHANICS
EXERCISE 1

8. State T (TRUE) or F (FALSE) for the following statements:

i) The study of fluids in motion, where the pressure forces are not considered is
called fluid kinematics
ii) A fluid has the ability to resist deformation due to applied external loads
iii) Specific gravity is defined as the ratio of the weight of a fluid to its volume
(OCT 2010)

9. Describe the term 'fluid'? Explain the differences between fluid statics, fluid
dynamics and fluid kinematics.
(APR 2010)

10. A plate located 0.025 mm from a fixed plate, moves at a velocity of 60 cm/s and
requires a force of 2 N to maintain this speed. Determine the fluid viscosity
between the plates.
(OCT 2009)

11. Oil with specific gravity of 0.85 is pumped to a storage tank through a pipe of
diameter 12 cm. It was found that the viscosity of the oil is 0.038 kg/m s at a
temperature of 3 °C. What is the kinematic viscosity of the oil?
(OCT 2009)

12. If 8 m3 of oil weighs 50 kN, calculate its

i) specific weight
ii) mass density
iii) specific gravity

13. A cylindrical can, 150 mm in diameter, is filled to a depth of 100 mm with a fuel
oil. The oil has a mass of 1.56 kg. Calculate its

i) mass density
ii) specific weight
iii) specific gravity

14. Glycerine at 20 °C has a specific gravity of 2.5. Compute its mass density, ρ and
specific weight, γ.

15. A certain fluid has a coefficient of dynamic viscosity, µ of 1.5 × 10-3 Nsm-2 and a
specific weight of 13.5 kNm-3. What is the kinematic viscosity?

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