Problem Set No.

1. Find the mass flow rate of a fluid with SG = 1.07 flowing in the pipe with velocity of 10 m/s and
diameter of 10 cm.
a. 84 kg/s b. 86 kg/s c. 85 kg/s d. 87 kg/s

2. An orifice at the bottom of a tank has a water flow of 15 m/s. Find the pressure of water at the bottom of
the tank.
a. 112.5 kpa b. 213.34 kpa c. 343.2 kpa d. 134.23 kpa

3. The pressure drop across a turbine is 500 Kpa. The flow of water is 1400 li/s. Find the power developed
by the turbine.
a. 650 kw b. 700 kw c. 750 kw d. 800 kw

4. A certain fluid has a head of 20m, find the velocity of the fluid.
a. 10.23 m/s b. 19.81 m/s c. 17.34 m/s d. 15.34 m/s

5. Find the pressure at the bottom of a 10 m column of water.

a. 69.45 kpa b. 72.34 kpa c. 83.45 kpa d. 98.10 kpa

6. A 15 cm diameter pipe is use to handle fluid (SG = 0.90) has a volume flow rate of 177 liters per second.
Find the fluid velocity.
a. 6 m/s b. 8 m/s c. 10 m/s d. 12 m/s

7. Find the velocity of fluid for a head of 20 m.

a. 10.23 m/s b. 21.23 m/s c. 24.34 m/s d. 26.45 m/s

8. Hydraulic efficiency 85%, find Q in li/s. Power developed 10,000 kw under head of 300 m.
a. 3997 b. 3452 c. 3271 d. 3623

9. The power available in a jet having a cross-sectional area of 0.007 m? with a velocity of 25 m/s.
a. 54.69 kw b. 49.12 kw c. 43.92 kw d. 23.09 kw

10. A rigid container 1s closed at one end and measures B in diameter by 12 in long. The container is held
vertically and is slowly moved downward until the pressure in the container is 18 psia. free water surface?
What will be the depth of the water surface measure from the free water surface?
a. 91.38 in b. 9.29 in c. 12 in d. 9.8 in

11. The pressure drop across a turbine is 28 psi. The flow rate is 60 gallons per minute. Calculate the
power output of the turbine.
a. 0.802 hp b. 0.41 hp c. 0.98 hp d. 2.54 hp

12. An empty, open can is 30 am high with a 10-cm diameter. The can, with the open end down, is pushed
under water with a density of 1000 kg/m3. Find the water level in the can when the top of the can is 60 cm
below the surface.
a. 1.65 cm b. 2.35 cm c. 4.20 cm d. 5.87 cm

13. What is the total force on the bottom of a swimming pool if the pool is 20 m by 15 m and it is filled to a
depth of 4 m? Patm = 100 Kpa
a. 10,876 KN b. 11,772 KN c. 12,098 KN d. 13,084 KN

14. Compute the total normal pressure in lbs on the interior sides and bottom of a cylindrical water tower
40 ft in diameter containing water to a depth of 60 ft.
a. 18, 819, 397 lb b. 18, 119, 397 lb c. 18, 419, 397 lb d. 18, 840, 000 lb
15. Compute the depth of the oil (SG = 0.86) in the tank if the water is 2.80 m and the gage at the bottom
of the tank reads 52.30 kpag. The tank is open at the top.
a. 1.94 m b. 2.94 m c. 3.94 m d. 4.94 m

16. What is the most nearly the gage pressure at point A in the tank if h = 2 m?

a. 12 kpa b. 13 kpa c. 16 kpa d. 20 kpa

17. A circular window with a radius of 0.25 m has its center 3 m below the
water's surface. The window is vertical. What is most nearly the force acting
on the window?

a. 2.9 KN b. 5.8 KN c. 18 KN d. 29 KN

18. A liquid with a specific gravity of 0.9 is stored in a pressurized, closed storage tank. The tank is
cylindrical with a 10 m diameter, The absolute pressure in the tank above the liguid is 200 kPa. What is the
initial velocity of a fluid jet when a 5 cm diameter orifice 1s opened at point A?

a. 11.3 m/s b. 18.0 m/s c. 18.6 m/s d. 23.9 m/s

19. Determine the velocity of the liquid at the exit, given that h 1 = 1.5 m and h2 = 0.30 m.

a. 1.9 m/s b. 2.9 m/s c. 3.9 m/s d. 4.9 m/s

20. Air space above the fluid is 700 kPa. Fluid exists to the atmosphere from an opening 3 m below the
fluid surface. What is most nearly the exit velocity, v?

a. 11 m/s b. 22 m/s c. 31 m/s d. 52 m/s

21. Consider the holding tank shown. The tank volume remains constant. What is most nearly the velocity
of the water existing to the atmosphere?

a. 3 m/s b. 4 m/s c. 5 m/s d. 6 m/s

22. Two tubes are mounted to the roof of a car. One tube points to the front of the car while the other
points to the rear. The tubes are connected to a manometer filled with a fluid of specific gravity 0.62. The
density of air is approximately 1.202 kg/m3. When the height difference is 75 mm, what is the car's speed?

a. 11 m/s b. 15 m/s c. 28 m/s d. 96 m/s

23. Water is flowing through a pipe with a manometer as shown. The density of mercury is 13,567 kg/m 3,
and the velocity of the water is 10 m/s. Determine the height difference, z Hg, in centimetres of mercury.

a. 41 cm b. 47 cm c. 57 cm d. 69 cm

24. What is the volumetric discharge rate for the tank shown? The
coefficient of contraction for the orifice is 0.61, and the coefficient of
velocity is 0.98.

a. 0.21 m3/s b. 0.33 m3/s c. 0.41 m3/s d. 0.52 m3/s

25. The density of air flowing in a duct is 1.15 kg/m 3. A pitot tube is placed in the duct as shown. The static
pressure in the duct is measured with a wall tap and pressure gage. Use the gage readings to determine
the velocity of the air.

a. 42 m/s b. 102 m/s c. 110

m/s d. 150 m/s

26. Water flows out of a tank at 12.5 m/s from an orifice located 9 m below the surface. The cross-
sectional area of the orifice is 0.002 m?, and the coefficient of discharge is 0.85. What is the diameter, D, at
the vena contracta?

a. 4.2 cm b. 4.5 cm c. 4.7 cm d. 4.8 cm

27. Oil with a specific gravity of 0.72 is used as the indicating fluid in a manometer. If the differential
pressure across the ends of the manometer is 7 kPa, what will be the difference in oil levels in the
manometer?
a. 0.23 m b. 0.44 m c. 0.53 m d. 1.0 m

28. A pressure of 35 kPa is measured 4 m below the surface of an unknown liquid. What is the specific
gravity of the liquid?
a. 0.09 b. 0.89 c. 0.93 d. 1.85

29. The pipe manifold shown is at a steady-state condition. What is the fluid velocity v 3 (in m/s) in the 50
mm diameter outlet?

a. 8.3 m/s b. 20 m/s c. 30 m/s d. 48 m/s

30. A sharp-edge orifice with a 50 mm diameter opening in the vertical side of a large tank discharges
under a head of 5 m. If the coefficient of contraction is 0.62 and the coefficient of velocity is 0.98, what is
the discharge?
a. 0.0003 m3/s b. 0.004 m3/s c. 0.010m3/s d. 0.012 m3/s
31. The velocity of the water in the stream is 1.2 m/s. What is the height of water in the pitot tube?

a. 3.6 cm b. 4.6 cm c. 7.3 cm d. 9.2 cm

32. What is the velocity of water under an 18 m head discharging through a 25 mm diameter round-edge
orifice?

a. 1.18 m/s b. 3.22 m/s c. 8.21 m/s d. 18.4 m/s