FLUID MECHANICS, WORKSHOP

DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS-SIMILITUDE
PROF. SALVADOR VARGAS DÍAZ

NOTA: SOLVE LISTED NUMBER PROBLEMS

DUE DATE: JUEVES 21 DE MAYO, 2020
FOR ALL PROBLEMS:

1) PROBLEM STATEMENT (10 %)

2) DRAW A SKETCH (20 %)
3) DATA OF THE PROBLEM (5 %)
4) EQUATIONS USED (10%)
5) CALCULATIONS (20 %)
6) RESULTS WITH UNITS (30%)
7) HOMEWORK MUST BE DELIVERED ON EXAM SHEETS (5 %)

1. Problem.
In flow over a smooth flat plate, the wall
shear w in the boundary layer depends on
the free stream velocity, density and viscosity
of the fluid and the distance from the leading
edge. Determine the dimensionless
parameters. Express the correlation in the
form of dimensionless groups.
2. Problem
Players use spin in ball plays like tennis, golf
etc. As the ball moves the spin rate will
decrease. If the aerodynamic torque  on the
ball in flight depends on the forward speed u,
density and viscosity of air, the ball diameter
D, angular velocity of spin,  and the
roughness height  on the ball surface,
determine the dimensionless parameters.
3. Problem
Oil flows over a submerged body horizontally
at a velocity 15 m/s. The property values for
oil are: kinematic viscosity,  = 3.45 × 10-5
m2/s, density,  = 833 kg/m3. An enlarged
model is used with 8:1 scale in a water towing
tank. Determine the velocity of the model to
achieve dynamic similarity. If drag force on
the model is 3.5 N, predict the drag force on
the prototype. Kinematic viscosity of water, 
= 1.14 × 10-6 m2/s.
4. Problem
Steady incompressible two dimensional flow,
neglecting gravity is described by the
equations below. Non dimensioalise the
equation and obtain the diminsionless groups
that characterize the flow.
∂ u ∂u
+ =0
∂x ∂ y
∂u ∂ u −1 ∂ P ∂2 u
u +v = +v 2
∂x ∂y ρ ∂x ∂y
5. Problem
The drag on a ship 122 m long and with 2135
m2 wetted area is to be estimated. A model
towed at 1.3 m/s through fresh water had a
total drag resistance at 15.3 N. The skin
resistance was separately analyzed and found
to follow the law F=C u1.9
m . When tested at 3
m/s, the skin resistance was 14.33 N-m 2 and
the ships skin resistance is estimated to follow
1.85
the law F=C u s and has a value of 43 N/m2.
Determine the corresponding speed of the
ship and the power needed to propel it.
Density of the sea water is 1025 kg/m 3.