CIVL2611 Introductory Fluid Mechanics

CIVL5505 Foundations of Introductory Fluid Mechanics

Assignment 1
(Due at 4pm on Friday, 22 August 2014)

Viscosity [15 marks]
1. A 25-mm diameter shaft is pulled through a cylindrical bearing as shown below. The
lubricant that fills the 0.3-mm gap between the shaft and bearing is a type of oil having a
kinematic viscosity of 8.010
-4
m
2
/s and a specific gravity of 0.91. Determine the force F
and power P required to pull the shaft at a velocity of 3 m/s. Assume the velocity
distribution in the gap is linear.






Hydrostatic Pressure [15 marks]
2. A piston having a cross-sectional area of 0.07 m
2
is located in a cylinder containing water
as shown in the figure below. An open U-tube manometer of uniform cross-section is
connected to the cylinder. Initially the system is in an equilibrium state. Determine how
much the manometer reading h changes when the applied force P acting on the piston is
increased by 900 N. The density of mercury is 13,600 kg/m
3
. Assume the cross-sectional
area of the piston is much bigger than that of the U-tube.



Force on Submerged Surfaces [20 marks]
3. A rectangular gate that is 2 m wide is located in the vertical wall of a tank containing
water, as shown below. The gate pivots about a horizontal, frictionless shaft located a
distance d below the top of the gate. Note that d is not necessarily at the midpoint of the
gate. It is desired to have the gate open automatically when the depth of the water above
the top of the gate reaches 10 m.
(a) At what distance d from the top of the gate should the shaft be located?
(b) What is the magnitude of the force on the gate when it opens?