MBS3211_Engineering Science for BS Fluids_Tutorials

Further Problems on Fluid Statics

Q1. A car tyre is inflated to a pressure shown on a pressure gauge as 200 kPa. Determine the
absolute pressure in kPa of the tyre when the atmospheric pressure is 1 atm.
(301.3 kPa)

Q2. The barometric formula for pressure variation with altitude at constant temperature is given
by:  gz 
 
p z  po e  RT 

If the atmospheric pressure at sea level (po) is 1.013 bar, calculate the atmospheric pressure at
an altitude of z (pz) at z = 8000 m above sea level: (i) in bar, and (ii) in kPa.
Given that the constant R = 287J/kgK and the temperature T remains constant at 300 K.
(1.319 bar; 131.9 kPa)

Q3. What is the absolute pressure at a depth of 200 m below sea water surface when the
atmospheric pressure is 1 atm and the density of sea water is 1025 kg/m3?
(2112.3 kPa)

Q4. A rigid vessel contains a fluid at a pressure of measured value 350 kPa. What is its pressure
head in terms of (i) water (H2O), and (ii) mercury (Hg) of RD = 13.60 ?
(35.68 m; 2.62 m)

Q5. A hydraulic press shown in Fig. Q5 is to lift a load of

800 kg. Calculate the force FA required at the small
piston.

Fig. Q5
(27.33 N)

Q6. A piezometric tube inserted into a water stream records

a rise of water to a height of 12 cm. What is the
pressure of water measured?
If the pressure in the water stream is changed to 1 bar,
what length of piezometric tube would be required to
measure this pressure?

(1471.5 Pa; 10.2 m)

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Q7. A simple mercury U-tube manometer records the

following readings: h1 = 0.3 m ; h2 = 0.8 m
If density of measuring fluid is 1250 kg/m3, determine
the measured pressure. (RD of mercury = 13.6)

(103.05 kPa, gauge)

Q8. A differential mercury U-tube manometer measures the pressure differences between two
points A and B in water as shown in the adjacent figure. Calculate the differences in pressure
if a = 1.5 m, b = 0.75 m, and h = 0.5 m. (RD of mercury = 13.6)

(54.44 kPa)

Q9. A water dam of 100 m run is filled up with water to a

depth of 50 m. Determine (i) the magnitude of the
resultant horizontal force F acting on the dam vertical
surface, and (ii) the position of F below free surface
(hp).

(1.226 GN; 33.33 m below free surface)

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