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0 Basic Fluid Mechanics

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Tutorial Sheet 2.0 Analysis of Flow

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Tutorial Sheet 4.0 Dimensional Analysis

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Tutorial Sheet 5.0 Surface Flow

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A laboratory wind tunnel has a test section that is 305 mm square. Boundary layer velocity
profiles (U) are measured at 2 cross sections and displacement thicknesses (δ) are evaluated
from the measured profiles. At section 1 where the free stream speed is U1 = 26 m/s, the

⎡⎛ U ⎞ 2 ⎤ 1
displacement thickness, δ1 = 2.1 mm. Show that, P1 − P2 = ⎢⎜⎜ 2 ⎟⎟ − 1⎥ ρU 1 .
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⎢⎣⎝ U 1 ⎠ ⎥⎦ 2
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Continuing from question 1 above and noting that A1 = (L – 2δ1)2 and A2 = (L – 2δ2)2 and using

⎡⎛ (L − 2δ )2 ⎞ 2 ⎤ 1
continuity, show that, P1 − P2 = ⎢⎜ 1 ⎟ − 1⎥ ρU 1 2 .
⎜ 2 ⎟
⎢⎝ (L − 2δ 2 ) ⎠ ⎥2
⎣ ⎦
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Consider a 2-D laminar boundary layer flow along a flat plate. Assume the velocity profile in the
boundary layer is sinusoidal.

u ⎡π y ⎤
sin ⎢ ⎥
U ⎣2 δ ⎦

δ µ δ 4.80
If = 4.80 show that =
x ρUx x Re x
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⎡ 2⎤ δ * 1.74
For the question above, if δ * = δ ⎢1 − ⎥ , show that, =
⎣ π⎦ x Re x
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For the problem considered in Question 4, if the friction force on one side of the plate is given by,

δ 4.80 0.658ρU 2bL

F = ρU 2 bδ L β and β = 0.137 and = show that F=
L Re L Re L
Tutorial Sheet 6.0 Flow in Conduits

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Tutorial Sheet 7.0 Drag and Lift

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k
k
⎛T ⎞ k −1 ⎛ v1 ⎞ P
Show ⎜⎜ 2 ⎟⎟ = ⎜⎜ ⎟⎟ = 2
⎝ T1 ⎠ ⎝ v2 ⎠ P1

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The flow of air in a pipe with friction is compressible and adiabatic. The initial Mach
number is 0.2 while the average value of f is 0.015. What is the distance along the pipe
(in pipe diameters) required to achieve a Mach number of 0.8? You may assume that k =
1.4 for air.
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