CH: 1 (Fluid properties)

1. A circular disk of 0.3 m diameter and weighting 50N is kept on an inclined

surface with a slope of 30. The space of 2 mm between disk and inclined
surface is filled with oil of dynamic viscosity 1.0 N.s/m2. What force will be
required to pull the disk up the inclined plane at a velocity of 0.5 m/s.
[42.67 N]

2. For the flow conditions shown if the top & bottom plates are fixed, determine
the velocity at which the central plate of area 5 m2 will move if a force of 150
N is applied to it. The dynamic viscosities of the two oils are in the ratio 1 : 3
and viscosity of the top oil = 0.1N.S/m2.
[0.375 m/s]
3.

4. Determine the diameter of a droplet of water in mm if the pressure inside is to

be greater than outside pressure by 130 N/m2. (The surface tension of water at
T = 20C is 7.36*10-2)
[2.265 mm]

Ch.2 (pressure & head)

1. What the depth oil, specific gravity 0.8, will produce a pressure of 120
kN/m2. What would be the corresponding depth of water?
[15.3m, 12.2m]
2. What is the pressure in kN/m2 absolute and gauge at a point 3m below
the free surface of a liquid having a mass density of 1.53*103. If the
atmospheric pressure is equivalent to 750mm of mercury. Take the
specific gravity of mercury as 13.6 & the density of water as 1000
kg/m3. [145kN/m2, 45kN/m2]
3. A mercury U tube manometer is used to measure the pressure above
atmospheric of water in a pipe as shown. If the mercury liquid is 30 cm
below A in the left hand limb and 20 cm above A in the right hand limb,
what is the gauge pressure at A, if the pressure at A is reduced by 40
kN/m2 what will be the new difference in level of mercury.
[63.8kN/m2, 0.189m]

4.

The inclined manometer is filled with oil that has a specific gravity of
0.85 what angle a will yield a deflection 20 cm in the inclined tube when
the air pressure in the cistern is increased 600 N/m2
[21.1o]

5. Find the pressure at the center of pipe A ?

[11.79 kN/m2]

6. The pressure of water flowing in a pipeline measured by a manometer

with U tubes shown as, the measurement fluid is mercury in all the tubes
and water is closed between the mercury columns. The last tube is open
to the atmosphere.
[73.182 kN/m2]

Ch.3(Static forces on surfaces. Buoyancy)

1- A circular lamina 125-cm in diameter is immersed in water so that the
distance of its edge measured vertically below the free surface varies from 60
cm to 150cm. Find the total force due to the water acting on one side of
lamina, and the vertical distance of the center of pressure below the surface.
[12650N, l.l m]

2- The gate closing the entrance to a dry dock is of trapezoidal form 15 m

wide at top and 12.2 m wide at the bottom and 8 m deep if the water on the
outside is just level with the top and dock is empty, find the total pressure on it
and the depth of the centre of pressure.
[4127 kN, 5.22 m]

3- 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
center 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 door, which will
just cause the door open.
[0.88m]

4- The face of a dam is vertical to a depth of 7.5m below the water surface and
then slopes at 30o to the vertical. If the depth of water is 16.5 m specify
completely the resultant force per meter run acting on the whole faces.
[1468.6kN at 24.6 to horizontal through a point 5.5 m
above the base & 2.93m from the vertical face]

5- Determine the total force acting on the curved gate AB, per meter length,
which is quadrant of circular cylinder of radius 1 m as shown; also determine
the angle, at which the total force will act.
[22.88 kN, =49.95]

6- In the following figure. Find the magnitude & the direction of the resultant
force on the dam.
[891.34kN, 37.61]

7- A buoy floating in sea water of density 1025 kg/m3 is conical in shape with
a diameter across the top 1.2m & a vertex angle of 60. its mass is 300 kg &
its center of gravity is 750mm from the vertex. A flashing beacon is to be
fitting to the top of the buoy. If this unit has amass of 55 Kg what is the
maximum height of its center of gravity above the top of buoy if the whole
assembly is not to be unstable, note: the center of volume of a cone of height h
is at a distance 3/4 h from the vertex. [2.33m]

8- A rectangular pontoon 6m by 3 m in plan floating in water has a depth of

immersion of 0.9 m & is subjected to a torque of 7600N.m about the longitudinal axis.
If the center of gravity is 700mm up from the bottom, estimate the angle of heel.
[4.7o]

9- A cylindrical buoy 1.35 m in diameter & 1.8 m high has a mass of 770Kg.
Show that it will not float with its axis vertical in sea water of density 1025
kg/m3. If one end of a vertical chin is fastened to the base, find the tension
required to keep the buoy vertical. The center of gravity of the buoy is 0.9m
from its base.
[GM = -0.42m, 4637 N]

10- A wooden cylinder of sp. gr. = 0.6 and circular in cross-section is required
to float in oil (sp. gr. = 0.90) find L/D ratio for the cylinder to float with its
longitudinal axis vertical in oil, where L is the height of cylinder and D is its
diameter.
[L/D< 0.75]