Mechanics of Fluids

Problem Set 1
1. A reservoir of glycerin (glyc) has a mass of 1200 kg and a volume of• 0.952 m3. Find the
a. glycerin's weight (W),
b. mass density (p),
c. specific weight (y),
d. and specific gravity (s.g.).
2. A body requires a force of 100 N to accelerate it at a rate of 0.20 m/s2. Determine the mass of the body in
kilograms and in slugs.
3. A reservoir of carbon tetrachloride (CC4) has a mass of 500 kg and a volume of 0.315 m 3. Find the carbon
tetrachloride's
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a. weight,
b. mass density,
c. specific weight,
d. and specific gravity.
4. The weight of a body is 100 lb. Determine
a. its weight in newtons,
b. its mass in kilograms, and
c. the rate of acceleration [in both feet per second per sec (ft/s 2) and meters per second per second
(m/s2)] if a net force of 50 lb is applied to the body.

5. The specific gravity of ethyl alcohol is 0.79. Calculate its

a. specific weight (in both pounds per cubic foot and kilonewtons per cubic meter)
b. and mass density (in both slugs per cubic foot and kilograms per cubic meter).

6. The volume of a rock is found to be 0.00015 m3. If the rock's specific gravity is 2.60, what is its weight?
7. A certain gasoline weighs 46.5 lb/ ft3. What are its
a. mass density,
b. specific volume,
c. and specific gravity?

8. If the specific weight of a substance is 8.2 kN/ m3, what is its mass density?

9. What would be the weight of a 3-kg mass on a planet where the acceleration due to gravity is 10.00 m/s2?

10. If 200 ft 3 of oil weighs 10 520 lb, calculate its

a. specific weight,
b. density,
c. and specific gravity.

11. Find the height of the free surface if 0.8 ft3 of water is poured into a conical tank 20 in high with a base
radius of 10 in. How much additional water is required to fill the tank?
a. If the tank holds 30.5 kg of salad oil, what is the density of the oil?

12. If the specific volume of a gas is 360 ft3/slug, what is its specific weight?

13. A liquid compressed in a cylinder has a volume of 1000 cm3 at 1 MN/m2 and a volume of 995 cm3 at 2 MN/m2.
What is its bulk modulus of elasticity (K)?

14. Find the bulk modulus of elasticity of a liquid if a pressure of 150 psi applied to 10 ft 3 of the liquid causes a
volume reduction of 0.02 ft3.

15. Find the change in volume of 1.00000 ft3 of water at 80 °F when subjected to a pressure increase of 300 psi.
Water's bulk modulus of elasticity at this temperature is 325 000 psi.
16. A rigid steel container is partially filled with a liquid at 15 atm. The volume of the liquid is 1.232L. At a pressure
of 30 atm, the volume of the liquid is 1.231 L. Find the average bulk modulus of elasticity of the liquid over the
given range of pressure if the temperature after compression is allowed to return to its initial value. What is the
coefficient of compressibility ( β )?

17. Calculate the density of water vapor at 350 kPa abs and 20 °C if its gas constant (R) is 0.462 kPa · m3 /kg
·K.

18. One kilogram of hydrogen is confined in a volume of 200 L at -45 °C. What is the pressure if R is 4.115 kJ/kg ·
K?

19. A gas at 40 °C under a pressure of 21.868 bar abs has a unit weight of 362 N/ m3. What is the value of R for this
gas?

20. A small drop of water at 80 ° F is in contact with the air and has a diameter of 0.0200 in. If the pressure within the
droplet is 0.082 psi greater than the atmosphere, what is the value of the surface tension?

21. The surface tension of mercury and water at 60 ° C are 0.47 N/m and 0.0662 N/m, respectively. What capillary-
height changes will occur in these two fluids when they are in contact with air in a glass tube of radius 0.30mm? Use
θ = 130 ° for mercury and 0 ° for water; γ = 132.3 kN/m3 for mercury, and 9.650 kN/m3 for water.

22. Find the angle the surface tension film leaves the glass for a vertical tube immersed in water if the diameter is 0.25 in
and the capillary rise is 0.08 in. Use σ = 0.005 lb/ft.

23. For the vessel containing glycerine under pressure as shown in fig., find the pressure at the bottom of the tank.

24. An open tank contains 5.7m of water covered with 2.8m of kerosene ( γ = 8.0 kN/m2). Find the pressure
a. at the interface
b. and at the bottom of the tank
25. An open tank contains 9.4 ft of water beneath 1.8ft oil (s.g. = 0.85). Find the pressure
a. at the interface
b. and at the bottom of the tank

26. From the given figure below, the pressure at point A is 2900 lb/ft 2, determine the pressures at points
a. B
b. C
c. D
27. A manometer is attached to a tank containing three different fluids, as shown below. What will be the difference in
elevation of the mercury column in the manometer?

28. A manometer is attached to a conduit, as shown below. Calculate the pressure at point A.

29. A manometer is attached to a pipe containing oil, as shown below. Calculate the pressure at point A.

30. Find the pressures at

a. A
b. C
c. D
31. A differential manometer is attached to two tanks, as shown. Calculate the pressure difference between chambers A
and B.

32. Vessels A and B contain water under pressure of 40.0 psi and 20.0 psi, respectively. What is the deflection of the
mercury in the differential gage?