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Assignment No.

5 Fluid Mechanics

1. Consider a 1.70-m-tall man standing vertically in the water and completely submerged in a
pool. Determine the difference between the pressures acting at the head and at the toes of this
man, in kPa. (Consider the depth between the top of the head of the man and the free surface
of the water negligible) (1 mark)
a. 15.45 kPa
b. 16.97 kPa
c. 16.67 kPa
d. 15.45 kPa

Sol 1: Pressure and height relationship in the static water = ρ×g×h


The difference between the pressures acting at the head and at the toes of this man= ρ×g×
(difference between head and toes)
At the toes = 1000×9.81×(1.70-0) = 16677 Pa = 16.677kPa

2. Which of the following assumption is incorrect in the derivation of the Bernoulli’s


equation? (1mark)
a. The flow is rotational.
b. The flow is ideal.
c. The flow is steady.
d. The flow is incompressible.
3. The water pressure in the mains (pipe) of a city at a particular location is 270 kPa gage.
Determine if this main can serve water to neighbourhoods that are 28 m above this location. (1
mark)
a. Yes
b. No

Sol 2: No, because


270 kPa pressure has the capacity to reach upto (P (270000) = ρ×g×h = 1000×9.81× h) 27.5 m.

4. The difference in mercury level (density of mercury = 13,600kg/m3) of a pitot static tube
connected to a submarine is 25 cm. Assume, the coefficient of velocity as 0.97. What will be
the speed of the submarine if the specific gravity of the sea-water is 1.019? (2mark)
a. 6.821 m/s.
b. 7. 32 m/s.
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c. 7.55 m/s.
d. 9.81 m/s.

5. A 150 mm diameter jet of water is discharged from a nozzle into the air at a velocity of 36
m/s. What is the total head value with respect to datum at the ground level if the jet is located
2.5 m above the ground level? (1 mark)
a. 66.055 m.
b. 68.555 m.
c. 63.555 m.
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d. 65.555 m.

6. At the diverging section of a Venturi-meter, the pressure is________________ and the


velocity is ____________. (1mark)
a. Constant, minimum.
b. Lowered, increases.
c. Recovered, decreases.
d. Increases, recovered.

7. A liquid of specific gravity 1.3 flows in a pipe at a rate of 800 l/s. From point 1 to point 2
which is 1 m above point 1. The diameters at section 1 and 2 are 0.6 m and 0.3 m respectively.
If the pressure at section 1 is 10 bar, determine the pressure at section 2? (1mark)
a. 9.092 bar.
b. 10. 112 bar.
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c. 8.092 bar.
d. 11.112 bar.

8. The maximum blood pressure in the upper arm of a healthy person is about 120 mmHg
(gauge pressure). If a vertical tube (empty) open to the atmosphere is connected to the vein in
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the arm of the person, determine how high the blood will rise in the tube. Take the density of
the blood to be 1020 kg/m3. (2 marks)

a. 1.20 m
b. 1.80 m
c. 1.57 m
d. 1.60 m

Sol 3: Maximum blood gauge pressure = 120 mmHg (means 120 mm height in a mercury tube)
= ρ×g×h
(13600×9.81×120)/1000 = 16010 Pa (16010 Pa pressure, when Hg is used in the tube)
Now, when a vertically empty tube open to the atmosphere is connected to the vein, then how
much height will gain by the vein blood (1020 kg/m3) with 16010 Pa?
P=ρ×g×h
16010= 1020×9.81×h
h=1.6m

9. A metal plate 1.25 m × 1.25 m × 6 mm thick and weighing 90 N is placed midway in the
24 mm gap between the two vertical plane surfaces. The gap is filled with an oil of specific
gravity 0.85 and dynamic viscosity 3.0 N.s/m2. Determine the velocity at which the central
plate will move (m/s) (3 marks)
a. 0.3
b. 0.4
c. 0.15
d. 0.8
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Thickness of gap on each side = 0.5 x (24-6) = 9 mm

Applying Newton’s law of viscosity,

90 𝑢 𝑢
= 3× −3
+3×
1.5625 9 × 10 9 × 10−3

=> 𝑢 = 0.15 𝑚/𝑠

10. Underground water is to be pumped by a 70 percent efficient 5-kW submerged pump to a


pool whose free surface is 30 m above the underground water level. The diameter of the smooth
pipe is 7 cm on the intake side and 5 cm on the discharge side. Determine
(a) the maximum flow rate of water, and
(b) the pressure difference across the pump
Assume the elevation difference between the pump inlet and the outlet and the effect of
the kinetic energy correction factors to be negligible (Hint: Bernoulli’s equation
applicable). (3 marks)

a. 0.0119 m3/s, 276.75 kPa


b. 0.0119 m3/s, 280.71 kPa
c. 0.0132 m3/s, 276.75 kPa
d. 0.0125 m3/s, 280.71 kPa
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Sol 4:
(a) the maximum flow rate
Energy = ρ×Q×g×h
5×1000×0.70=1000×Q×9.81×30
Q= 0.0119 m3/s
(b) the pressure difference
Apply Bernoulli equation,
𝑣2 𝑣2
Pexit-Pinlet= (1000 ∗ 9.81) ∗ {(2𝑔) 𝑖𝑛𝑙𝑒𝑡 + 30 − (2𝑔) 𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑡} (30 is positive because this
height is possible only by the pump energy)
inlet Velocity (v) =Q/inlet area = 0.0119/(π/4)*0.07^2 =3.09 m/s
exit Velocity (v)= Q/outlet area = 0.0119/(π/4)*0.05^2 = 6.06 m/s
Pexit-Pinlet = 280.71kPa

11. A jet of oil with relative density issues from nozzle of 15 cm diameter with a velocity of
12 m/s. A smooth cone with vertex angle of 90 ⁰ deflects the jet. The jet is horizontal and the
vertex of the cone points towards the jet. Calculate the force(N) required to hold the cone in
position (4 marks)

a. 425
b. 500
c. 595
d. 900
Solution: We draw the control volume of the cone as-

Since the cone is smooth the inclination of velocity V to x-axis is 90/2 = 45⁰
𝜋
A= 4 × 0.152 = 0.01767 𝑚2
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𝜌 = 0.8 × 1000 = 800 𝑘𝑔/𝑚3
𝑚3
𝑄 = 𝐴𝑉 = 0.2121
𝑠
By momentum equation in X-direction:
0 − 𝑅𝑥 = 𝜌𝑄(𝑉𝑐𝑜𝑠45° − 𝑉)
𝑅𝑥 = 595𝑁

R= √𝑅𝑥 2 + 𝑅𝑦 2

By symmetry 𝑅𝑦 = 0

Hence 𝑅 = 595𝑁

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