DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

(INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, LUCKNOW)

Assignment No. 1
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING FLUID MECHANICS (ICH 302)

Date of Assignment; 27.11.2023 Date of submission; 30 .11.2023

(Note: Please do the assignment on A4 size paper and submit it by the due date.)

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7. Derive the following expressions for the constant pressure and constant
temperature elevations by stating with P/ρk = CONSTANT and ρ =
PM/(RT)

8. The tank in the figure contains gasoline and water. What is the absolute
pressure at the bottom? Sketch the curve of gauge pressure vs depth of
this tank.

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12. A block of wood is floating at the interface between a layer of gasoline and a
layer of water as shown in figure. What fraction of the wood is below the
interface?

13. A helium ballon is at the same pressure and temperature as the surrounding
air (1 atm, 200C) and has a diameter of 3m. The weight of the plastic skin of
the balloon is negligible. How much payload can the balloon lift ?
14. The fluid shown in the manometer in figure is ethyl iodide with SG = 1.93.
the heights are h1=44 in and h2 = 8 in.
a. What is the gauge pressure in the tank?
b. What is the absolute pressure in the tank?

15. The two tanks in figure are connected through a mercury manometer. What
is the relation between Δz and Δh?

16. The rectangular tank in the figure is sitting on a cart. We slowly accelerate
the cart. What is the maximum acceleration we can give to the cart without
having the fluid spill over the edge of the tank?

17. The piston shown in figure has an area of 100 cm2 and the spring
18. An open tank contains water 5m deep. It is sitting on an elevator. Calculate
the gauge pressure at the bottom of the tank
(a) When the elevator is standing still
(b) When the elevator is accelerating upward at the rate of 5 m/s2
(c) When the elevator is accelerating downward at the rate of 5
m/s2.

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