Fluid Mechanics (MPE203) Final term report: May 2020

Duration: 18 days Academic Year: 2019/2020

Power Mechanical Engineering

Write a summary of the concepts, applications and equations that

you have studied in each chapter in the subject(30 marks).
and then solve one question on each unit of the attached questions
(30 marks).

manometers
1-A U-tube manometer measures the pressure difference between two
points A and B in a liquid of density ρ1. The U-tube contains mercury of
density ρ2. Calculate the difference of pressure if a = 1.5 m, b = 0.75 m
and h = 0.5 m if the liquid at A and B is water and ρ2 = 13.6ρ1.

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2-In the Fig. fluid P is water and fluid Q is mercury. If the specific weight
of mercury is 13.6 times that of water and the atmospheric pressure is
101.3 kN m−2, what is the absolute pressure at A when h1 = 15 cm and h2
= 30 cm?

3- A tank is fitted with a manometer on the side, as shown. The liquid in

the bottom of the tank and in the manometer has a specific gravity (S) of
3.0. The depth of this bottom liquid is 20 cm. A 15 cm layer of water lies
on top of the bottom liquid. Find the position of the liquid surface in the
manometer.

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 Hydrostatic forces

1- A rectangular sluice door is hinged at the top at A and kept closed by a

weight fixed to the door. The door is 120 cm wide and 90 cm long and the
centre of gravity of the complete door and weight is at G, the combined
weight being 9810 N. Find the height of the water h on the inside of the
door which will just cause the door to open.

2- The ball-operated valve shown in Fig. 3.29 controls the flow from a
tank through a pipe to a lower tank, in which it is situated. The water level
in the upper tank is 7 m above the 10 mm diameter valve opening.
Calculate the volume of the ball which must be submerged to keep the
valve closed.

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3- A sluice gate consists of a quadrant of a circle of radius 1.5m pivoted at
its centre O. Its centre of gravity is at G as shown. When the water is level
with the pivot O, calculate the magnitude and direction of the resultant
force on the gate due to the water and the turning moment required to open
the gate. The width of the gate is 3 m and it has a mass of 6000 kg.

Continuity equation

1- What is the velocity of the flow of water in leg B of the tee shown in the
figure?

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2- For a steady flow of gas in the conduit shown, what is the mean velocity
at section 2?

3- How long will it take the water surface in the tank shown to drop from h
= 3 m to h = 50 cm?

With Best Whishes Dr. Ashraf Sayed

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