1. The document provides 20 sample problems in fluid mechanics. The problems cover topics like pressure, viscosity, buoyancy, flow rate, and water jets.
2. Example calculations are given for determining pressure at different depths, force on objects in fluid flow, volume changes with pressure, and other fluid mechanics relationships.
3. Solutions are provided for each problem to check understanding of concepts and calculations in fluid mechanics.
1. The document provides 20 sample problems in fluid mechanics. The problems cover topics like pressure, viscosity, buoyancy, flow rate, and water jets.
2. Example calculations are given for determining pressure at different depths, force on objects in fluid flow, volume changes with pressure, and other fluid mechanics relationships.
3. Solutions are provided for each problem to check understanding of concepts and calculations in fluid mechanics.
I. FLUID MECHANICS SAMPLE PROBLEMS: closed end of the manometer if it is jet if it undergoes a 90º turn.
occupied by fluid 1? (Ans. -0.60MN)
9. A solid material in a cube shape 18. A uniform area water jet travels at floats in oil of density 800 kg/m3 600 ft/s (200m/s) and 100 ft3/sec (3 1. The viscosity of water at 70ºC is with one third of the block out of m3/sec). What is the horizontal 0.00402 poise and its specific the oil. What is the buoyant force force acts on the water jet if it gravity is 0.978, determine its on the cube whose edge is 0.75 cm. undergoes a 180º turn. (Ans. -1.2MN) absolute viscosity in pa-s and its 10. An iceberg having a specific gravity 19. What is the hydraulic radius of the kinematic viscosity in m2/s and of 0.92 is floating on salt water of semi circular channel shown? (Ans. stokes? sp. Gravity 1.03. If the volume of 2ft) 2. A 4.9 cubic feet of water are ice above the water surface is 1000 20. Water having kinematic viscosity µk compressed to 5000 psig. What is the m3, what is the total volume of the = 1.3 x 10-6 m2/s flows in a 100mm volume decrease if the temperature ice? diameter pipe at a velocity 4.5 m/s. is 60 ºF ? Assume the average bulk 11. In a hydraulic press the large compute the Reynolds number. (Ans. modulus of elasticity of 311,000 piston has a cross-sectional area A1 346153.85) psi. = 200 cm2 and the small piston has a 3. Estimate the height to which water cross sectional area A2 = 5 cm2. If will rise in a capillary tube of the force applied is 250 N to the diameter 3 mm if the surface tension small piston. Compute the force is 0.0728 N/m and the contact angle acting on the large piston. (Ans. is 90º? 10KN) 4. Convert vacuum pressure of 110 mm of 12. A vacuum pump is used to drain a mercury into absolute pressure if flooded mine shaft of 69ºF water. atmospheric pressure is 10.5 meters The vapor pressure of water at this of water. temperature is 0.34 psi. The pump is 5. A tank contains water. What is the incapable of lifting the water intensity of pressure at a depth of higher than 400 inches. What is the 6 meters. atmospheric pressure? (Ans. 14.78 6. A hydraulic press is used to raise psi) an 80 KN cargo truck. If oil of 13. If a depth of liquid of 1 m causes a specific gravity 0.82 acts on the pressure of 7 Kpa, what is the piston under pressure of 10 Mpa. specific gravity of the liquid? What is the diameter of piston (Ans. 0.714) required? 14. What is the pressure 12.5m below the 7. If the pressure in the air space ocean? (126.3 Kpa) above an oil (S.G. = 0.75) surface 15. A hose shoots water straight up a in a closed tank is 115 Kpa distance of 2.5m. The end opening on absolute. What is the pressure 2 the hose has an area of 0.75 cm2. meters below the surface? How much water comes out in min? 8. There are two fluids in an open end (Ans. 31.5 LPM) manometer. Fluid 1 is glycerin (12.4 16. The jet discharges water at the rate kN/m3), 70mm below the closed end of 0.10 m3/s and at a speed of 18 and fluid 2 is carbon tetrachloride m/s to stationary plate. Determine (15.57 kN/m3) which is 150 mm above the force on the plate. (1800 N) fluid 1. If the open end is exposed 17. A uniform area water jet travels at to the atmosphere at 101.325 Kpa. 200 m/s and 3 m3/s. What is the What is the absolute pressure at the horizontal fore acts on the water