Scribd
Upload
9 views

Tutorial 2

The document outlines a tutorial on fluid mechanics focusing on manometers and hydrostatic forces on submerged surfaces. It includes various problems related to pressure differences in pipelines, gage pressure measurements, forces on pistons and gates, and pressure calculations in different fluid scenarios. Each problem requires applying principles of fluid statics and dynamics to determine specific values such as pressure differences, heights, and forces acting on submerged surfaces.

Uploaded by

Mohd Rehan
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
9 views

Tutorial 2

The document outlines a tutorial on fluid mechanics focusing on manometers and hydrostatic forces on submerged surfaces. It includes various problems related to pressure differences in pipelines, gage pressure measurements, forces on pistons and gates, and pressure calculations in different fluid scenarios. Each problem requires applying principles of fluid statics and dynamics to determine specific values such as pressure differences, heights, and forces acting on submerged surfaces.

Uploaded by

Mohd Rehan
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 4

Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machinery-ME2004D

Tutorial 2: Manometer and Hydrostatic Forces on Submerged Vertical


Surfaces

1. Freshwater and seawater flowing in parallel horizontal pipelines are connected to each
other by a double U-tube manometer, as shown in figure below. Determine the pressure
difference between the two pipelines. Take the density of seawater at that location to
be ρ = 1035 kg/m3. Can the air column be ignored in the analysis? Repeat this problem
by replacing the air with oil whose specific gravity is 0.72.

2. The gage pressure of the air in the tank shown in figure is measured to be 65 kPa.
Determine the differential height ‘h’ of the mercury column. Repeat the problem for a
gage pressure of 45 kPa.

3. A piston having a cross-sectional area of 0.07 m2 is located in a cylinder containing


water as shown in figure. An open U-tube manometer is connected to the cylinder as
shown. For h1 = 60 mm and h = 100 mm, what is the value of the applied force, P,
acting on the piston? The weight of the piston is negligible.
4. For the inclined tube manometer of figure shown below, the pressure in pipe A is 4.14
kPa. The fluid in both the pipes A and B is water, and the gage fluid in the manometer
has a specific gravity of 2.6. What is the pressure in pipe B corresponding to the
differential reading shown? (1 inch=0.0254 m).

5. Determine the elevation difference, △h, between the water levels in the two open tanks
shown in figure below.

6. A 3 m wide, 8 m high rectangular gate is located at the end of a rectangular passage


that is connected to a large open tank filled with water as shown. The gate is hinged at
its bottom and held closed by a horizontal force, FH, located at the centre of the gate.
The maximum value for FH is 3500 kN. (a) Determine the maximum water depth, h,
above the centre of the gate that can exist without the gate opening (b) Is the answer
the same if the gate is hinged at the top?

7. Gate AB in the fig. is 1.25m wide and hinged at A. Gauge G reads - 12.5 kN/m2, while
oil (SG = 0.75) is in the right tank. What horizontal force must be applied at B for
equilibrium of gate AB? (Hint: Convert the negative pressure head due to air to
equivalent head, ‘h’ in water. This negative pressure head is equivalent to having ‘h’ m
less water above A).

8. A 6-m-high, 5-m-wide rectangular plate blocks the end of a 5-m-deep freshwater


channel, as shown in figure below. The plate is hinged about a horizontal axis along its
upper edge through a point A and is restrained from opening by a fixed ridge at point
B. Determine the force exerted on the plate by the ridge.
9. A pipe line which is 4 m in diameter contains a gate valve. The pressure at the centre
of the pipe is 19.6 N/cm2. If the pipe is filled with oil of sp. gr. 0.87, find the force
exerted by the oil upon the gate and centre of pressure.

10. A trapezoidal channel 2 m wide at the bottom and 1 m deep has side slopes 1:1.
Determine: (i) the total pressure, and
(ii) the centre of pressure on the vertical gate closing the channel when it is full
of water.

You might also like