ECW422-FLUID MECHANICS

Tutorial SEPT2018

1. If 5 m3 of certain oil weighs 45 kN calculate the specific weight, specific gravity and mass
density of the oil.

2. A liquid has a mass density of 1550 kg/m3. Calculate its specific weight, specific gravity and
specific volume.
3. A plate (2m x 2m), 0.25 mm distant apart from a fixed plate, moves at 40 cm/s and requires
a force of 1 N. Determine the dynamic viscosity of the fluid in between the plates.

Fig. Q3: Upper plate moving with velocity 40cm

4. At a certain point in an oil the shear stress is 0.2 N/m 2 and the velocity gradient is 0.21 s-1. If
the mass density of the oil is 950 kg/ m3 find the kinematic viscosity.
5. As shown in the figure Q5 a cubical block of 20 cm side and of 20 kg weight is allowed to
slide down along a plane inclined at 30 0 to the horizontal on which there is a film of oil
having viscosity 2.16x10-3 N-s/m2. What will be the terminal velocity of the block if the film
thickness is 0.025mm?

Fig. Q5: Cubical block sliding down along the inclined plane

6. If the equation of a velocity profile over a plate is v = 5y 2 + y (where v is the velocity in m/s)
determine the shear stress at y =0 and at y =7.5cm. Given the viscosity of the liquid is 8.35
poise.
7. A hydraulic lift consists of a 50 cm diameter ram and slides in a cylinder of diameter 50.015
cm while the annular space is being filled up with oil having kinematic viscosity of
0.025cm2/s and specific gravity of 0.85 (Fig. Q7). If the rate of travel of the ram is 9.15m/min
find the frictional resistance when 3.85 m of ram is engaged in the cylinder.

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Fig. Q7: Hydraulic lift with ram and cylinder

8. A tape of 0.015 cm thick and 1.00 cm wide is to be drawn through a gap with a clearance of
0.01cm on each side. A lubricant of dynamic viscosity 0.021 Ns/m 2 completely fills the gap
for a length of 80 cm along the tape. If the tape can withstand a maximum tensile force of
7.5 N calculate the maximum speed with which it can be drawn through the gap.

Fig. Q8: Tape sliding with in lubricant

9. Determine the torque and power required to run a 15 cm long and 5 cm diameter shaft
running at the rate of 500 rpm in a 5.1 cm diameter concentric bearing flooded with oil of
dynamic viscosity 100 centipoise.
10. Find the pressure inside a water droplet having diameter of 0.5 mm at 20 0 C if the outside
pressure is 1.03N/cm 2and the surface tension of water at that temperature is 0.0736 N/m
11. The inside diameters of the two arms of a U-tube are 1.0 mm and 1.5 mm respectively. Now
if it is partially filled with water having surface tension of 0.0736 N/m and zero contact angle
what will be the difference in the level of miniscii between the two arms. (shown in the figure
below)

Fig. Q11: U-tube

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12. Compare the capillary rise of water and mercury in a glass tube of 2 mm diameter at 20 0 C.
Given that the surface tension of water and mercury at 20 0 C are 0.0736 N/m and 0.051N/m
respectively. Contact angles of water and mercury are 00 and 1300 respectively.
13. Find the excess pressure inside a cylindrical jet of water 4 mm diameter than the outside
atmosphere? The surface tension of water is 0.0736 N/m at that temperature
14. Air is forced through a tube of internal diameter of 1.5 mm immersed at a depth of 1.5 cm in
a mineral oil having specific gravity of 0.85. Calculate the unit surface energy of the oil if the
maximum bubble pressure is 150 N/m2
15. Determine the minimum size of a glass tube, which can be used to measure pressure in
water flowing system. The capillary rise in the tube must not exceed 10 mm and surface
tension of water- air - glass interface is 0.001 N/m.
16. A liquid is undergone a change of pressure from 6.87 MPa to 13.73 MPa to make the
volumetric change of 0.0113 m3 to 0.0111 m3 . What is the bulk modulus of elasticity of the
liquid?
17. If the volume of a liquid is decreased by 0.25% for a change of pressure from 6.5 MN/m 2 to
16.1 MN/m2 , calculate the bulk modulus of the liquid
18. At a certain depth of a liquid where the pressure is 850 N/cm 2 what will be the change in
specific volume and specific weight with respect to the surface? Given that the specific
weight of that liquid at the surface is 1025 N/cm 3and the bulk modulus of elasticity is 24x10 3
N/cm3
19. A liquid is undergone a change of pressure from 6.87 MPa to 13.73 MPa to make the
volumetric change of 0.0113 m3 to 0.0111 m3 . What is the bulk modulus of elasticity of the
liquid?
20. A thrust bearing having a 12cm diameter pad rotating on another pad separated by an oil
film of 1.5 mm of dynamic viscosity 85 centipoise. Compute the power dissipated in the
bearing if it rotates at 150 rpm.

Fig. Q20 : Showing (a) ring element and (b) elementary area on the ring

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