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Fluid Mechanics
Donato,Danrell Glenn S.
BSEE-3A
1. If the specific gravity of a certain oil is 0.82, calculate 5. What is the hydraulic radius of the trapezoidal
the specific weight. (isosceles) irrigation canal of bases 5 m and 11 cm
respectively with depth of 4 m?
A. 51.2 lb/ft³ C. 65.7 N/m ³
A. 1.63 m C. 2.13 m
B. 32.5 N/m ³ D. 32.4 N/m ³
B. 2.00 m D. 4.00 m
Solution:
Solution:
9.81𝑘𝑁
𝛾 = (𝑆. 𝐺. )( 𝛾𝐻 𝑂 )= (0.82) ( ) 𝐴𝑝
2 𝑚3 𝑟ℎ =
𝑃𝑤
𝑙𝑏
𝑘𝑁 62.4 3 1
𝑓𝑡
𝛾 = (8.0442 3 ) ( ) 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒: 𝐴𝑝 = (𝑏1 + 𝑏2 )ℎ
𝑚 9.81𝑘𝑁 2
𝑚 3
𝑃𝑤 = 2𝑠 + 𝑏1
𝑙𝑏𝑓
𝛾 = 51.168 3 Determine s:
𝑓𝑡
Solution: 𝑃 − 𝑃𝑣
ℎ=
𝑚 𝛾
𝑔 9.81
𝛾= = 𝑠2
𝑣 m3 𝑖𝑛2 𝑙𝑏𝑓
0.7848 (13.9 psia ) (144 ) − 122.4 2
kg 𝑓𝑡 2 𝑓𝑡
ℎ=
𝑙𝑏 1 𝑓𝑡
𝑘𝑔
𝑚 (62.4 3 ) (0.79) ( )
𝛾 = 12.5 𝑠2
or N/𝑚3 𝑓𝑡 12 𝑖𝑛
𝑚 3
4. Ice in an iceberg has a sp. gr. of 0.922. When floating in ℎ = 458.44888 𝑖𝑛.
seawater (sp gr. 1.03), its exposed volume % is nearest to
7. Convert a vacuum pressure of 110 mm of mercury into
_______. absolute pressure if atmospheric pressure is 10.5 meters
of water.
A. 5.6 C. 8.9
A. 76.00 kPa C. 88.3 kPa
B. 7.4 D. 10.5
B. 92.54 kPa D. 87.5 kPa
Solution:
Solution:
%𝑣𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑑 + %𝑣𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑑 = 1
𝑃𝑎𝑏𝑠 = 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚 − 𝑃𝑣𝑎𝑐
𝑆.𝐺.𝑏𝑜𝑑𝑦 0.922
where:%𝑣𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑑 = = = 0.89515 101.325 𝑘𝑃𝑎 101.325𝑘𝑃𝑎
𝑆.𝐺.𝑙𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑑 1.03 𝑃𝑎𝑏𝑠 = 10.5 𝑚 ( ) − 110 𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔 ( )
10.33 𝑚 760𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔
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29.92 𝑖𝑛𝐻𝑔 𝑁
13.9 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎 ( ) = 28.29170 𝑖𝑛𝐻𝑔 4(0.0728
) cos 0°
14.7 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎 𝑚
ℎ=
1𝑚
10. If the Pressure in the air space above an oil (S.G. 0.75) (9810 𝑁/𝑚3 )(5 𝑚𝑚)( )
1000 𝑚𝑚
surface in a closed tank is 115 kPa absolute. What is the
pressure 2 meters below the surface? ℎ = 5.9368 × 10−3 𝑚
A. 129.72 kPa C. 143.56 kPa 14. A floating cylinder 8 cm in diameter and weighing 950
grams is placed in a cylindrical container 20 cm in
B. 143.54 kPa D. 143.54 kPa diameter partially full of water. The increase in the depth
of water in the container due to placing the float in it is:
Solution:
A.10 cm C. 3 cm
𝑃𝑡 = 𝑃𝑎𝑖𝑟 + 𝑃𝑜𝑖𝑙
B. 5 cm D.2 cm
kN
𝑃𝑡 = 115 𝑘𝑃𝑎 + (0.75) (9.81 ) (2𝑚)
𝑚3 Solution:
𝑃𝑡 = 129.715 𝑘𝑃𝑎 𝐵𝐹 = 𝑊 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵𝐹 = 𝛾𝑉 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒, 𝑉 = 𝐴ℎ
11. A surface tension force, σ , of water in air is 1𝑔𝑓 𝜋
approximately 0.00518 lbf/ft. If the atmospheric pressure ( 3 ) ( ) (20𝑐𝑚)2 ℎ = 950 𝑔𝑓
𝑐𝑚 4
is 14.7 psia, what is inside a droplet 0.01" in diameter?
ℎ = 3.02394 𝑐𝑚
A. 14.53 psia C. 14.87 psia
15. What is the pressure 8000 ft below the water surface
B. 14.70 psia D. 14.78 psia of the ocean? Neglect compressibility.
A. 4.11 x 10-3 stoke C.9.23 x 10-4 stoke 21. A barrel contains a 0. 1.150 m layer of oil floating on
water that is 0.30 mm deep. If the density of the oil is 600
B. 5.44 x 10-3 stoke D.7.57 x 10-4 stoke kg/m³, what is the pressure ( gage) at the oil-water
interface?
Solution:
A. 883 Pa C. 900 Pa
𝜇𝑑 0.00402 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑒
𝜇𝑘 = = = 4.11043 × 10−3 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑘𝑒𝑠
𝜌 0.978 B. 742 Pa D. 924 Pa
18. Estimate the height to which water will rise in a Solution:
capillary tube 2 mm in diameter. Use σ =0.0728 N/m and
y= 9810 N/m³ 𝑃 = 𝜌𝑔ℎ
A. 9.9 mm C. 3.91 mm 𝑘𝑔 𝑚
𝑃 = (600 ) (9.81 2 ) (0.150 𝑚)
𝑚3 𝑠
B. 58 mm D. 10.8 mm
𝑃 = 882.9 𝑃𝑎
Solution:
22. An atmospheric pressure of 101.325 kPa will be
4𝜎𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 supported by how height of water?
ℎ=
𝛾𝑑
A 10.32 m C. 15.42 m
N
4(0.0728 )( cos 0°) B.13.23 m D. 15.45 m
ℎ= m
𝑁 1𝑚
(9810 3 ) (3𝑚𝑚)( )
𝑚 1000 𝑚𝑚 Solution:
ℎ = 9.89467 × 10−3 𝑚 10.33 𝑚𝐻2 𝑂
101.325 𝑘𝑃𝑎 ( ) = 10.33 𝑚𝐻2 𝑂
101.325 𝑘𝑃𝑎
19. Compute the capillary depression for mercury in a
glass capillary tube 2 mm in diameter if the surface 23. An atmospheric pressure of 101.325 kPa will be
tension of mercury is 0.514 N/m and θ =140°. supported by how much height of mercury (s.g. =13.6)?
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B. 0.76 m D. 0.86 m 𝐼𝑜 𝑎4
𝑒= → 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒: 𝐼𝑜 = & 𝐴 = 𝑎2
𝐴ℎ 12
Solution:
(1 𝑚)4
760 𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔 1𝑚
ℎ = 101.325 𝑘𝑃𝑎 ( )( ) ℎ = 12
101.325 𝑘𝑃𝑎 1000 𝑚𝑚 𝑎2𝑒
ℎ = 0.76 𝑚 (1 𝑚)4
ℎ= 12 = 1.19048 𝑚
24. A hydraulic lift is to be used to lift a truck weighing 1𝑚
(1 𝑚)2 (70 𝑚𝑚) ( )
5000 lb. What is the pressure (gage) must be applied to 1000𝑚𝑚
the oil if the diameter of the large piston is 12 in.? 𝑎 1
ℎ=ℎ− = 1.19048 𝑚 − = 0.69048 𝑚
A. 44.2psi C. 42.7 psi 2 2
28. A 0.50 m diameter window has its center three
B. 24.5 psi D. 17.6 psi
meters below the water surface. Determine the force
Solution: acting on the window considering the window is
submerged vertically.
𝐹 𝐹
𝑃= =
𝐴 (𝜋)(𝑑)2 A. 5.8 kN C. 3.8 kN
4
B. 2.9kN D. 4.8 kN
5000 𝑙𝑏
𝑃= 𝜋
( ) (12 𝑖𝑛)2 Solution:
4
𝑃 = 44.20971 𝑝𝑠𝑖 𝐹 = 𝛾𝐴ℎ
A. 0.69 m C. 0.57 m 𝑃
ℎ=
B. 0.72 m D. 0.78 m (𝑆. 𝐺. ) (𝜌𝐻 𝑂 )
2
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Solution: Solution:
Solution: Solution:
760 𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔
𝑃 = (𝑆. 𝐺.𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 )(𝛾𝐻2𝑂 )ℎ 98.6 𝑘𝑃𝑎 ( ) = 739.56082 𝑚𝑚
101.325 𝑘𝑃𝑎
𝑘𝑁
𝑃 = (1.03) (9.81 ) (12.5 𝑚) = 126.30375 𝑘𝑃𝑎 46. The length of pipe is 168 meters. If the pressure drop
𝑚3
is 50 kPa for every 30 m, what is the total pressure drop?
42. Find the absolute pressure is kPa at a depth of 10
A.240 kPa C. 280 kPa
meters below the free surface of oil of sp. gr. 0.75 if the
barometer reading is 752 mm Hg. B.260 kPa D. 220 kPa
A. 173.9 kPa C. 317.45 kPa Solution:
B. 145.7 kPa D. 143.45 kPa ∆𝑥𝑡
𝑃𝐷 = 𝑃( )
∆𝑥𝑡
Solution:
168 𝑚
𝑃𝑎𝑏𝑠 = 𝑃𝑔 + 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚 → 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒: 𝑃𝑔 = (𝑆. 𝐺. )(𝛾𝐻2𝑂 )ℎ 𝑃𝐷 = 50 𝑘𝑃𝑎 ( )
30 𝑚
101.325 𝑘𝑃𝑎
𝑃𝑎𝑏𝑠 = (752 𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔) ( )+ 𝑃𝐷 = 280 𝑘𝑃𝑎
760 𝑚𝑚𝐻𝑔
𝑘𝑁
(0.75) (9.81 ) (10 𝑚) 47. A balloon having a mass of 400 kg remains suspended
𝑚3
motionless in the air. If the air density is 1.29 kg/m³, what
𝑃𝑎𝑏𝑠 = 173.83342 𝑘𝑃𝑎 is the volume of the balloon in cubic meters?
43 . If the atmospheric pressure is 95.7 kPa and the gage A. 310 m³ C. 280 m³
attached to the tank reads 188 mmHg in vacuum, find the
absolute pressure within the tank. B. 340 m³ D. 270 m³
51. Liquids and gases take the following characteristic(s) A. Beckman scale C. Baume scale
of their contents.
B. Beaufort scale D. Buckley scale
A. Volume
58. It refers to the fractional change in the volume of a
B. Shape and volume fluid per unit change in pressure in a constant
temperature process. Which one?
C. Shape
A. Proportional limit C. Bulk modulus
D. Neither shape nor volume
B. Compressibility D. Capillarity
52. Which of the following statements about a
Newtonian fluid is most accurate? 59. An instrument which is used to determine the specific
gravity of a substance?
A. Shear stress is proportional to strain.
A. Hydrometer C. calorimeter
B. Viscosity is zero
B. Odometer D. None of these
C. Shear stress is multi - valued
67. Which of the following statements is TRUE about a
D. Shear stress is proportional to rate of strain fluid?
53. The normal stress is the same in all directions at a A. It has a very regular molecular structure
point in fluid:
B. It is a liquid only.
A. independent of the motion of one fluid layer relative to
an adjacent layer C. It cannot sustain a shear force at rest.
B. Stokes 𝐹1 𝐹2
Note: Pascal’s Law =
𝐴1 𝐴2
C. Poise 250 𝑁 𝐹2
=
5 𝑐𝑚2 200 𝑐𝑚2
D. Baume'
𝐹2 = 10000 𝑁 𝑜𝑟 10 𝑘𝑁
70. What is the pressure at point A in the tank if h = 2 m?
75. Assuming normal barometric pressure, how deep in
the ocean is the point where an air bubble, upon reaching
the surface, has five times its volume than it had a
bottom?
A. 40.1 m C. 50.4 m
B. 25.4 m D. 43.5 m
Solution:
C. Hydrostatic pressure 77. Absolute viscosity of a fluid varies with the pressure
and temperature and is defined as a function of
D. Gage pressure
A. density and angular deformation rate
72. Viscosity for a fluid is define as the constant of
proportionality between shear stress and what other B. density and shear stress
variable?
C. shear stress and angular deformation rate
A. The spatial derivative of velocity
D. density, shear stress and angular deformation rate
B. The time derivative of pressure
78. According to Archimedes' principle, the buoyant force
C. The time derivative of density on a submerged object is equal to which of the following?
D. The spatial derivative of density A. Weight of the fluid not being displaced
B. 1/9.81 times poise D. Weight of the fluid displaced and the total weight of the
object
C. 9.81 times poise
79. On a stationary floating object, the buoyant force acts
D. 1/10 times poise upward through the centroid of the displaced volume.
74. In a hydraulic press the large piston has a cross- What do you call this centroid?
sectional area A1 = 200 cm² and the small piston has a A. Center of pressure
cross-section area A2 = 5 cm². If the force applied is 250 N
to the small piston. Compute the force acting on the large B. Center of buoyancy
piston.
C. Center of volume
A. 10 kN C. 21 kN
D. Center of mass
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80. In tubes having very small diameters, liquids are 86. Which of the following devices is used for measuring
observed to rise or fall relative to the level of the the absolute pressure of the atmosphere?
surrounding liquid. What do you call this phenomenon?
A. Venturi tube
A. Fluidity
B. Bolometer
B. Surface tension
C. Barometer
C. Capillarity
D. Manometer
D. Viscosity
87. A load from a faucet comes out in separate drops.
81. The following are the basic components of a fluid Which of the following is the main cause of this
element in motion. Which one is NOT included? phenomenon?
82. Which of the following is the dominating cause of C. Viscosity of the fluid
viscosities of liquids?
D. Air tension
A. molecular cohesion
88. A 100 g of water are mixed with 150 g of another fluid
B. molecular adhesion (p=790 kg/ m³. What is the specific volume of the
resulting mixture, assuming that the volumes are additive
C. molecular randomness and the mixture is homogeneous?
D. molecular spacing A. 0.63 cm³/g C. 0.86 cm³/gm
83. This principle states that where the velocity of a fluid B. 0.82 cm³/g D. 0.95 cm³/gm
is high, the pressure is low, and where the velocity is low,
the pressure is high. Which one? Solution:
A. Bernoulli's principle 𝑉𝑇
𝑣=
𝑚𝑇
B. Archimedes principle
C. Stoke's principle 1 1
100 𝑔 ( 1𝑔 ) + 150 𝑔 ( 0.79𝑔 )
D. Torricelli's principle 𝑣= 𝑐𝑚3 𝑐𝑚3
100 𝑔 + 150 𝑔
84. Viscosity for a fluid is define as the constant of
proportionality between shear stress and what other 𝑣 = 1.15949 𝑐𝑚3
variable? 89. A 100 g of water are mixed with 150 g of another fluid
A. The spatial derivative of velocity (p=790 kg/ m²)/. What is the specific volume of the
resulting mixture, assuming that the volumes are additive
B. The time derivative of pressure and the mixture is homogeneous?
𝑣= 𝑐𝑚3 𝑐𝑚3
Solution: 100 𝑔 + 150 𝑔
𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚 = 𝑃𝑎𝑏𝑠 − 𝑃𝑔 𝑣 = 1.15949 𝑐𝑚3
𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚 = 100 𝑘𝑃𝑎 − 10 𝑘𝑃𝑎 1
𝑆. 𝐺. = =0.86245
1.15949
𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚 = 90 𝑘𝑃𝑎
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90. Kinematic viscosity can be expressed in which of the 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒: 𝑉𝑇 = 𝑉𝑔𝑜𝑙𝑑 + 𝑉𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑟 & 𝑣 = 𝑚/𝜌
following units?
𝑚𝑔𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑚𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑟
60 𝑐𝑚3 = +
A. m³/s C. kg.s²/m 19.3 𝑔/𝑚3 10.5 𝑔/𝑚3
91. Which of the following does not affect the rise and 1000 𝑔 = 𝑚𝑔𝑜𝑙𝑑 + 𝑚𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑟
fall of liquid in a small-diameter capiliary tube?
𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑓𝑡 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑣𝑒 𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟:
A. Adhesive forces
𝑚𝑔𝑜𝑙𝑑 = 811.48 𝑔
B. Cohesive forces
𝑚𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑟 = 188.52 𝑔
C. surface tension
Thus,
D. viscosity of liquid
811.48𝑔
%𝑚𝑔𝑜𝑙𝑑 = = 81.4%
92.A 300 mm long rigid metal cylindrical container with a 1000𝑔
diameter of 200 mm is closed at one end. The container is
94. Which of the following statements concerning
held vertically, barely submerged, and closed end-up in
buoyancy are false?
water, as shown. The atmospheric pressure is 101.3 kPa.
The water rises 75 mm inside the container under these I. Buoyance is the tendency of a fluid to exert a supporting
conditions. What is the approximate total pressure of force on a body placed in that fluid.
the air inside the container?
II. Buoyancy is the ability of a body to return to its original
A. 101.3 kPa position after being titled on its horizontal axis.
D. 110.4 kPa IV. Buoyant forces occur both when an object floats in a
fluid and when an object sinks in a fluid.
Solution:
V. The buoyant force acts vertically upward through the
𝑃𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 = 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚 + 𝑃𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 centroid of the displaced volume.
𝑘𝑁
𝑃𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 = 101.325 𝑘𝑃𝑎 +(9.81 )(300 𝑚𝑚 − A. I,II and III
𝑚3
1𝑚
75 𝑚𝑚)( ) B. III, IV and V
1000𝑚𝑚
98. How far below the water surface should a vertical 𝑃1 𝑉1= 𝑃1 𝑉2
square 1 m on a side with two sides horizontal to be Solve for 𝑃1 :
immersed so that the center of pressure will be 70 mm
below the center of gravity? 𝑘𝑁 762
(9.81 3
) (45.7 𝑚) + 101.325 ( ) 𝑘𝑃𝑎 = 𝑃1
𝑚 760
A.0.69 m C. 0.57 m
𝑃1 = 549.90864 𝑘𝑃𝑎
B.0.72 m D. 0.78m
Solve for 𝑃2 :
Solution:
762
𝐼𝑜 𝑎4 101.325 ( ) = 101.59164 𝑘𝑃𝑎
𝑒= → 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒: 𝐼𝑜 = & 𝐴 = 𝑎2 760
𝐴ℎ 12
Then,
(1 𝑚)4
(549.90864 𝑘𝑃𝑎)(33 𝑐𝑚3 ) = (101.59164 𝑘𝑃𝑎)(𝑉2 )
ℎ = 12
𝑎2𝑒
𝑉2 = 178.62675 𝑐𝑚3
(1 𝑚)4
ℎ= 12 = 1.19048 𝑚
1𝑚
(1 𝑚)2 (70 𝑚𝑚) ( )
1000𝑚𝑚