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FLUID MECHANICS 01 15. What is the pressure 8000 ft below the water surface of the ocean?
Neglect compressibility.
PSE MODULE 13.1 A. 512,000psf C. 321 ,000 psf
B. 324,500 psf D. 532,000 psf
I. If the specific gravity of a certain oil is 0.82, calculate the specific
weight. 16. Water in the hydraulic press, initially at 137 kPa abs is subjected to a
A. 51.2 lblft3 C. 65 .7 Nlm 3 pressure of 116,280 kPa abs. Using E= 2.5 Gpa, determine the
B. 32.5 Nlm 3 D. 32.4 N/m 3 percentage decrease in the volume of water.
2. What is the value of the surface tension of a small droplet of water 0 .3 A . 4.65 % C. 5.73 %
mm in diameter which is in contact with air if the pressure within the B. 3.25 % D. 3.81 %
droplet is 561 Pa?
17. If the viscosity of water at 70°C is 0.00402 poise and its specific
A . 0.042Nlm C. 0.078 N im
gravity is 0.978, determine its kinematic viscocity in cm 2ls?
B. 0.021 Nim D.0.017Nlm A. 4.11 x 10·3 stoke C. 9.23 x 104 stoke
3. If the specific volume of a certain fluid is 0.7848 m 3/kg, what is the B . 5.44 x 10·3 stoke D. 7.57 x 104 stoke
specific weight?
18. Estimate the height to which water will rise in a capillary tube 2 mm
A. 12.5 Nlm 3 C. 10.75 N lm 3
in diameter. Use cr = 0.0728 Nim and y = 9810 Nlm3 .
B. 11.65 Nlm 3 D. 8.45 N l m3
A. 9.9 mm C. 3.91 mm
4. Ice in an iceberg has asp. gr. of0.922. When floating in seawater (sp. B. 5.8mm D. 10.8 mm
gr. 1.03), its exposed volume% is nearest to _ _ __
19. Compute the capillary depression for mercury in a glass capillary tube
A.5.6 C.8.9
2 mm in diameter if the surface tension of mercury is 0.514 Ni m and 0
B.7.4 D .10.5
= 140°.
5. What is the hydraulic radius of the trapezoidal (isosceles) irrigation A. 3.4mm C. 5.9mm
canal of bases 5 m and 11 cm respectively with depth of 4 m? B. 7.8mm D. 6.8mm
A. 1.63 m C. 2.13 m
B. 2.00m D. 4.00m 20. At a height of 10,000 m (33,000 ft) above the sea level, atmospheric
pressure is about 210 mm of Hg. What is the resultant normal force on
To what height will a barometer column rise if the atmospheric a 600 cm2 window of an airplane flying at this height when the
6.
conditions are 13 .9 psia and 68°F and barometer fluid is ethy,l alcohol? F hydrostatic conditions and a pressure inside the plane of 760 mm of
mercury and density of mercury is 13,600 kg/m 3?
Note:@ 68°F; Pv = 122.4 lbf/ft 2 and specific gravity of0.79 for
A. 4.403 kN C. 5.721 kN
ethyl alcohol.
B. 3.407 kN D. 2.741 kN
A. 457.45 in. C. 235.6 inches
B. 522.45 in D. 152.45 inches 21. A barrel contains a 0.150 m layer of oil floating on water that is 0.30
mm deep. If the density of the oil is 600 kg/m3, what is the pressure
7. Convert a vacuum pressure of 110 mm of.mercury into absolute
(gage) at the oil-water interface?
pressure if atmospheric pressure is 10.5 meters of water.
A. 883 Pa C. 900 Pa
A. 76.00 kPa C. 88.3 kPa
B. 742 Pa D. 924 Pa
B. 92.54 kPa D. 87.S kPa
22. An atmospheric pressure of 101.325 kPa will be supported by how
8. There are two fluids in an open end manometer. Fluid 1 is glycerin much height of water?
(12.4 kNlm 3), 70 mm below the closed end and fluid 2 is carbon A. 10.32 m C. 15.42 m
tetrachloride (15.57 kNlm 3) which is ISO mm above fluid 1 . If the open B. 13.23 m D. 15.45 m
end is exposed to the atmosphere at 101.325 kPa, what is the absolute
pressure at the closed end of the manometer if it is occupied by fluid 1? 23. An atmospheric pressure of 101.325 kPa will be supported by how
A. 102.79 kPa C. 103.45 kPa much height of mercury (s.g. = 13 .6)?
B. 143.45 kPa D. 143.45 kPa A. 0 .56 m C. 0.66 m
B . 0.76 m D. 0.86 m
9. To what height will a barometer column rise if the atmospheric
conditions are 13 .9 psia and 68°F and barometer fluid is mercury? 24. A hydraulic lift is to be used to lift a truck weighing 5000 lb. What is
A.28.3 in. C. 35.6 inches the pressure (gage) must be applied to the oil if the diameter of the
B. 24.45 n D. 22.45 inches large piston is 12 in.?
10. If the Pressure in the air space above an oil (S.G. = 0.75) surface in a "-' A . 44.2 psi C. 42.7 psi
closed tank is 11 S kPa absolute. What is the pressure 2 meters below B. 24.5 psi D.17.6psi
the surface? 25 . How high does mercury barometer stands on a day when atmospheric
A . 129.72 kPa C. 143 .56 kPa
pressure is 98.6 kPa considering that the specific gravity of mercury is
B. 143.54 kPa D. 143 .54 kPa 13.6?
A. 739 mm C. 760 mm
11. A surface tension force, cr, of water in air is approximately 0.00518 B. 400 mm D. 540 mm
lbrlft. If the atmospheric pressure is 14.7 psia, what is the pressure
inside a droplet 0.01" in diameter? 26. A rigid container is closed at one end and measures 8 in. diameter by
A. 14.53 psia C. 14.87 psia 12 in. long. The container is held vertically and is slowly moved
B. 14.70 psia D. 14.78 psia downward until the pressure in the container is 15.5 psia. What will be
the depth of the water surface measure from the free water surface?
12. A cylinder weights 150 lbr. Its cross-sectional area is 40 square inches. A. 9.2 in. C. 22 in.
When the cylinder stands vertically on one end, what pressure does B. 12 in. D. 9.8 in.
the cylinder exert on the floor? 27. How far below the water surface should a vertical square 1 m on a side
A. 14.1 kPa C. 63.2 kPa with two sides horizontal to be immersed so that the center of pressure
B. 25.8 kPa D. 89.7 kPa will be 70 mm below the centre of gravity?
A. 0.69 m C. 0.57 m
13. Estimate the height to which water will rise in a capillary tube of B. 0 .72 m D. 0.78 m
diameter S mm if the surface tension is 0.0728 Nim and the contact
angle is 0°? 28. A 0.50 m diameter window has its center three meters below the water
A. 5.94 mm C.4.54mm surface. Determine the force acting on the window considering the
B. 4.55 mm D. 5.35 mm window is submerged vertically.
A. 5.8kN C. 3.8 kN
14. A floating cylinder 8 cm in diameter and weighing 950 grams is placed B. 2.9kN D. 4.8 kN
in a cylindrical container 20 cm in diameter partially full of water. The
increase in the depth of water in the container due to placing the float
in it is:
A.10 cm C.3 cm
B.5cm D.2cm
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29. A vertical sliding gate is being submerged in a I 0-meter water. The 45. How high does mercury barometer stands on a day when atmospheric
gate is 5 m wide and 9 m high and weighs 50 kN. What vertical force pressure is 98.6 kPa considering that the specific gravity of mercury is
is needed to just lift this gate considering that the coefficient of friction 13.6.
between the guides and edges is 0.25? (Note: Neglect buoyant force) A. 739mm C. 760mm
A. 675 kN C. 657 kN B. 400mm D. 540mm
B. 765 kN D. 756 kN
46. The length of pipe is 168 meters. If the pressure drop is 50 kPa for
30. The fluid in a manometer tube is 60% water and 40% alcohol (S.G. = every 30 m, what is the total pressure drop?
0.8). What is the manometer fluid height difference if a 6.2 psi A.240 kPa C. 280 kPa
pressure is applied across the two ends of a manometer? B. 260 kPa D. 220 kPa
A. 251 in. C. 151 in.
47. A balloon having a mass of 400 kg remains suspended motionless in
B. 215 in. D. 186 in.
the air. If the air density is 1.29 kg/m 3, what is the volume of the
31. In a hydraulic press the large piston has a cross-sectional area A1 = 200 balloon in cubic meters?
cm2 and the small piston has a cross-section area A2 = 5 cm 2. If the A. 310 m 3 C. 280 m 3
force applied is 250 N to the small piston. Compute the force acting on B. 340 m 3 D. 270 m 3
the large piston.
48. Which of the following refers to the measure of the fluid's resistance
A. 20kN C. 21 kN
to flow when acted upon by an external force?
B. 12kN D. IOkN
A . Specific gravity C. Specific volume
32. A vacuum pump is used to drain a flooded mine shaft of 69°F water. B. Coefficient ofresistance D. Viscosity
The vapor pressure of water at this temperature is 0.34 psi. The pump
is incapable of lifting the water higher than 400 inches. What is the 49. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
atmospheric pressure? A. Steady flow do not change with time at any point
A. 14.78 psi C. 17.67psi B . Bernoulli's equation only holds on the same streamline
B. 12.45 psi D. 13.27 psi C. The Reynolds number is the ratio of the viscous force to the
inertial force
33 . The density of water is typically taken to be 62.4 lbm / ft 3 for D. For a fluid at rest, the pressure is equal in all directions
engineering problems where greater accuracy is not required. What is
the value is slugs/ft 3?
A. 1.24 slugs/ft 3
B. 1.94 slugs/ft 3
C. 2.04 slugs/ft 3
D. 3.24 slugs/ft 3
.- 50. Density in terms of viscosity is
A. kinematic viscosity / dynamic viscosity
B. dynamic viscosity / kinematic viscosity
C. kinematic viscosity x dynamic viscosity
34. An ice berg has a density of57.1 lb/ft 3 . Ifit floats fresh water, what
D. none of the above
percent of the iceberg's volume will be visible?~
A. 10.5 % C. 7.5 %
51. Liquids and gases take the following characteristic(s) of their contents.
B. 8.5 % D. 5.5 %
A. Volume C. Shape
35. What is the sea level (g = 32.2 ft/s 2) specifi~ weight ( lb/ft 3 ) of liquid B. Shape and volume D. Neither shape nor volume
with density of58.3 lb/ft 3 ?
52. Which of the following statements about a Newtonian fluid is most
A. 64.3 C. 25.3
accurate?
B. 58.3 D. 43.3 A. Shear stress is proportional to strain
36. What is the pressure of 8000 ft below the ocean surface? B. Viscosity is zero
A. 514,176 lbtfft2 C. 321,000 lbr/ft 2 C. Shear stress is mu!~ valued
B. 312,000 lbtfft2 D. 548,000 lbtfft 2 D. Shear stress is proportional to rate of strain
37. A water-tight, cubical,12 inches outside dimensions, is made from ¼ 53. The normal stress is the same in all directions at a point in fluid:
inch iron plate. IfSG = 7.7 for the iron, will the box float? A . independent of tlie motion of one fluid layer relative to an adjacent
A. The box sink C. The box will not float layer

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B. The iron will float D. The ~ x Will float B . when there is no motion of one fluid layer relative to an adjacent
layer
38. Calculate the pressure at a depth of I 00 meters in seawater, for which
C . only if the fluid is fri ctionless
the specific weight is 10 .I kN/m 3 .
D. only if fluid is frictionless and incompressible
A. 1212 kPa
B. 1616 kPa
C. 1414 kPa
D. 1010 kPa
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cE ~

s-!) Under which condition, the specific weight of water is 1000 kg/m ? 3

39. What is referred to as friction within a fluid that prevents the fluid A. at normal pressure of 760 mm
from flowing freely? B. at 4°C temperature
A. Fluidity C. Adhesion C. at mean sea level
B. Viscosity D. Gradient D. all of these
40. If a depth of liquid of 1m causes a pressure of 7 kPa, what is the
55 . Avena contracta in a fluid jet issuing through a hole in a plate is
specific gravity of the liquid?
located approximately :
A. 0.817 C. 0.786
A. 10 diameters downstream of the hole
B . 0.714 D . 0.324
B. at jet's minimum diameter
C. at the orifice minimum diameter
D. at the orifice maximum diameter
41. What is the pressure 12.5 m below the ocean?
A . 134.5 kPa C. 126.3 kPa
56. For partially submerged objects to be stable, where does the
B. 123 .6 kPa D. 132.7 kPa
metacenter be located?
42. Find the absolute pressure is kPa at a depth of 10 meters below the free A. Above the center of gravity
surface of oil of sp. gr. 0.75 if the barometer reading is 752 mm Hg. B. Below the center of gravity
A. 173 .9kPa C.317.45kPa C. To the left of the center of gravity
B. 145 .7 kPa D. 143 .45 kPa D. To the right of the center of gravity
43. If the atmospheric pressure is 95. 7 kPa and the gage attached to the 57. A hydrometer scale for measuring the relative density (specific
tank reads 188 mmHg in vacuum, find the absolute pressure within the gravity) ofliquids.
tank. A . Beckman scale C. Baume scale
A. 70.62 kPa C. 31.2 kPa B . Beaufort scale D. Buckley scale
B. 89.53 kPa D. 42.3 Kpa
58. It refers to the fractional change in the volume of a fluid per unit
44. A pressure of 35 kPa is measured 4 m below the surface of an
change in pressure in a constant temperature process. Which one?
unknown liquid. What is the specific gravity of the liquid.
A. Proportional limit C. Bulk modulus
A . 0.09 C. 0.93
B. Compressibility D. Capillarity
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59. An instrument which is used to determine the specific gravity of a 79. On a stationary floating object, the buoyant force acts upward through
substance? the centroid of the displaced volume. What do you call this centroid?
A. Hydrometer C. calorimeter A. Center of pressure C. Center of volume
B. Odometer D. None of these B. Center of buoyancy D. Center of mass
67. Which of the following statements is TRUE about a fluid? 80. In tubes having very small diameters, liquids are observed to rise or
A. It has a very regular molecular structure fall relative to the level of the surrounding liquid. What do you call this
B. It is a liquid only phenomenon?
C. It cannot sustain a shear force at rest A. Fluidity C. Capillarity
D. It can strain B. Surface tension D. Viscosity
68. Which of the following is an absolute property ofliquid? 81. The following are the basic components of a fluid element in motion.
A . Density C. specific gravity Which one is NOT included?
B. specific weight D. weight density A. Translation C. Twist
B . Rotation D. Volume distortion
69. Which of the following is not a unit of viscosity?
A . SSU ( Saybolt Second Universal) 82. Which of the following is the dominating cause of viscosities of
B. Stokes liquids?
C. Poise A. molecular cohesion C. molecular randomness
D . Baume' B . molecular adhesion D. molecular spacing
70. What is the pressure at point A in the tank ifh = 2 m? 83. This principle states that where the velocity of a fluid is high, the
pressure is low, and where the velocity is low, the pressure is high.
Which one?
A. Bernoulli's principle C. Stoke's principle
h=2m B. Archimedes principle D. Torricelli's principle

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u 84. Viscosity for a fluid is define as the constant of proportionality
between shear stress and what other variable?
A. 12 kPa C. 16kPa
A . The spatial derivative of velocity
B. 13 kPa D. 20kPa * B. The time derivative of pressure
F C. The time derivative of density
71. What do you call the pressure which the fluid exerts on an immers ed D. The spatial derivative of density
object or container walls?
85 . What is the atmospheric pressure on a planet if the absolute pressure is
A. Normal pressure
l 00 kPa and the gage pressure is IO kPa?
B. Standard liquid pressure
A . 10 kPa C. 90 kPa
C. Hydrostatic pressure
B . 80 kPa D. 100 kPa
D. Gage pressure
86. Which of the following devices is used for measuring the absolute
72. Viscosity for a fluid is define as the constant of proportionality
pressure of the atmosphere?
between shear stress and what other variable?
A. Venturi tube C. Barometer
A. The spatial derivative of velocity
B . Bolometer D. Manometer
B. The time derivative of pressure
C. The time derivative of density
( 87. A load from a faucet comes out in separate drops. Which of the
D. The spatial derivative of density following is the main cause of this phenomenon?
A. Gravity C. Viscosity of the fluid
73 . SI unit of viscosity Pa-s is
B . Surface tension D. Air tension
A. IO times poise C. 9.81 times poise
B. I / 9 .81 times poise i
D. I 10 times poise 88. A 100 g of water are mixed with 150 g of another fluid(p=790 kg/
m 3 .What is the specific volume of the resulting mixture, assuming that
74. In a hydraulic press the large piston has a cross-sectional area A1 = 200 the volumes are additive and the mixture is homogeneous?
cm2 and the small piston has a cross-section\rea A2 = 5 cm 2. If the A. 0 .63 cm3/g C. 0.86 cm3/gm
force applied is 250 N to the small piston. Compe the force acting on B. 0.82 cm3/g D. 0.95 cm3/gm
the large piston.
89. A I 00 g of water are mixed with 150 g of another fluid(p=790 kg/
A.!OkN C. 21 kN V
I \ m 2l/.What is the specific volume of the resulting mixture, assuming
B. 12kN D. 20kN r'\ C
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V that the volumes are additive and the mixture is homogeneous?
75. Assuming normal barometric pressure, how deep in the ocean is the A. 0.63 C. 0.86
point where an air bubble, upon reaching the surface, has five times its B. 0 .82 D. 0.95
volume than it had a the bottom ?
90. Kinematic viscosity can be expressed in which of the following units?
A. 40.1 m C. 50.4 m
A. m 3/s C. kg.s 2/m
B. 25.4m D. 43.5 m
B . s 2/m D. kg/s
76. The hydraulic radius of noncircular pipe is :
91. Which of the following does not affect the rise and fall of liquid in a
A. the square root of the flow area
small-diameter capiliary tube?
B. the ratio of the area to the wetted perimeter
A . Adhesive forces C. surface tension
C. the radius of a pipe of equivalent area
B. Cohesive forces D. viscosity of liquid
D. none of the above
92. What is the approximate total pressure of the air inside the container?
77. Absolute viscosity of a fluid varies with the pressure and temperature
A . 101.3 kPa C. 103.5 kPa
and is defined as a function of
B . 102.1 kPa D. 110.4 kPa
A.density and angular deformation rate
B. density and shear stress
93 . Archimedes established his principle while investigating a suspected
C. shear stress and angular deformation rate
fraud in the construction of a crown. The crown was made from an
D. density, shear stress and angular deformation rate
alloy of gold and silver instead of pure gold. Assume that the volume
of the alloy was the combined volumes of the components (the density
78. According to Archimedes' principle, the buoyant force on a submerged of gold is 19.3 g/cm 3· the density of silver is 10.5g/cm 3). If the crown
object is equal to which of the following? had a weight of I 000 g in air and 940 g in pure water, what percentage
A. Weight of the fluid not being displaced of gold (by weight) was it?
B. Weight of the displaced fluid A. 53.1% C. 81.2%
C. Weight of the object above the fluid surface B. 67.4% D. 91.3%
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94. Which of the following statements concerning buoyancy are false?

I. Buoyance is the tendency of a fluid to exert a supporting
force on a body placed in that fluid.
II. Buoyancy is the ability of a body to return to its original
position after being titled on its horizontal axis.
III. The buoyant force is measured by multiplying the specific
weight of the oblect by the displaced volume of the fluid.
IV. Buoyant forces occur both when an object floats in a fluid
and when an object sinks in a fluid.
V. The buoyant force acts vertically upward through the
centroid of the displaced volume.
A. l,II and III C. I and V
B. III,IV and V D. II and III

95. What is the depth of the center of pressure on the vertical plate if the
upper edge is 1.5 m below the water surface?
A. 2.12 m C.2.50 m
B. 2.32 m D.2.63 m

96. A pressure vessel with an internal pressure, p is connected to the

simple U-tube open to the atmosphere as shown. A 10 cm deflection of
mercury is observed. The density of mercury is 13.6 Mg /m 3 . What is
the most nearly the pressure p, if the atmospheric pressure is 101 kPa?
A. 1.0 kPa C.439 kPa
B. 13 kPa D. 75 kPa

97. The surface tension of water is 0.07 Nim. Find the weight of water
supported by surface tension in a capillary tube with radius of0.10
mm.
A.44 µN C. 35 µN
B.54 µN D. 57 µN

98. How far below the water surface should a vertical square 1 m on a side
with two sides horizontal to be immersed so that the center of pressure
will be 70 mm below the center of gravity?
A.0.69 m C. 0.5V fu
B.0.72 m D. 0.78 m

99. A mercury barometer stands 762 mm. A gas bubble, whose volume
is 33 cm3 when it is at the bottom of the lake 45.7 m deep rises to the
surface. Compute the volume at the surface of the lake.
A. 178 cm 3 C. 520 cm 3
B. 258 cm 3 D.20 m 3

100. A mercury barometer stands 762 mm. A gas bubble, whose volume
is 33 cm3 when it is at the bottom of the lake 45.7 m deep rises to the
surface. Compute the volume at the surface of the lake.
A. 178 cm 3 C. 520 cm3
B. 258 cm 3 D.20 m 3
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