GROUP PROJECT

Instructions:
Solve the problems listed here based on your group number. Use MATLAB software to plot
your result. You may also use MATLAB to perform the calculations. Once everything is
completed, present your result and discuss by capturing a video with maximum duration of 3
minutes. Submit these three documents online via Putra Blast (only ONE person each group is
allowed for submission):
1. Working solutions (A4 size)
2. MATLAB code (m-file)
3. Video
The due date is 16 December 2016, 5 PM.

Group 1
As the balloon ascends, measurements indicate that the temperature begins to decrease at a
constant rate, from T = 20C at z = 0 to T = 16C at z = 500 m. If the absolute pressure of the air
at z = 0 is p = 101 kPa, plot the variation of pressure (vertical axis) versus altitude for
0 z 3000 m. Give values for increments of u z = 100 m.

Figure 1

Group 2
Determine the magnitude of the resultant force due to water pressure acting on the parabolic
surface of the dam as a function of the depth h of the water. Plot the results of force (vertical
axis) versus depth h for 0 h 2 m. Give values for increments of _h = 0.2 m. The dam has a
width of 5 m.

Figure 2

Group 3
Airflow through the duct is defined by the velocity field u = (2x2 + 8) m/s and v = (-8x) m/s,
where x is in meters. Determine the acceleration of a fluid particle at the origin (0, 0) and at point
(1 m, 0). Also, sketch the streamlines, in x- and y-coordinates, that pass through these points.

Figure 3

Group 4
Water flows through the pipe at a constant average velocity of 0.5 m/s. Determine the relation
between the time needed to fill the tank to a depth of h = 3 m and the diameter D of the pipe at A.
The tank has a width of 1.5 m. Plot the time in minutes (vertical axis) versus the diameter 0.05 m
D 0.25 m. Give values for increments of _D = 0.05 m.

Figure 4

Group 5
Air flows through the duct at an average velocity of 20 m/s. If the temperature is maintained at
20 , plot the variation of the mass flow (vertical axis) versus the (gage) pressure for the range
of 0 p 100 kPa. Give values for increments of p = 10 kPa. The atmospheric pressure is
101.3 kPa.

Figure 5

Group 6
Drilling fluid is pumped down through the center pipe of a well and then rises up within the
annulus. Determine the velocity of the fluid forced out of the well as a function of the diameter d
of the inner pipe, if the velocity of the fluid forced into the well is maintained at Vin = 2 m/s.
Neglect the thickness of the pipes. Plot this velocity (vertical axis) versus the diameter for 50
mm d 150 mm. Give values for increments of d = 25 mm.

Figure 6

Group 7
The flat strip is sprayed with paint using the six nozzles, which are attached to the 20-mmdiameter pipe. The strip is 50 mm wide and the paint is to be 1 mm thick. If the average speed of
the point through the pipe is 1.5 m/s, determine the required speed V of the strip as it passes
under the nozzles as a function of the diameter of the pipe. Plot this function of speed (vertical
axis) versus diameter for 10 mm D 30 mm. Give values for increments of D = 2 mm.

Figure 7

Group 8
The pressure vessel of a nuclear reactor is filled with boiling water having a density of w = 850
kg/m3. Its volume is 185 m3. Due to failure of a pump, needed for cooling, the pressure release
valve is opened and emits steam having a density of s = 35 kg/m3. If the steam passes through
the 40-mm-diameter pipe, determine the average speed through the pipe as a function of the time
needed for all the water to escape. Plot the speed (vertical axis) versus the time for 0 t 3 h.
Give values for increments of t = 0.5 h. Assume that the temperature of the water remains
constant.

Figure 8
Group 9
The piston is travelling downwards with a velocity Vp, and as it does, air escapes radially
outward through the entire bottom of the cylinder. Determine the average velocity of the air at
the bottom as a function of Vp. Plot this average velocity of the escaping air (vertical axis) versus
the velocity of the piston for 0
Vp
5 m>s. Give values for increments of Vp = 1 m/s.
Assume the air is incompressible.

Figure 9

Group 10
The cylindrical pressure vessel contains methane at an initial absolute pressure of 2 MPa. If the
nozzle is opened, the mass flow depends upon the absolute pressure and is = 3.5(10-6)p kg/s,
where p is in pascals. Assuming the temperature remains constant at 20 , determine the
pressure in the tank as a function of time. Plot this pressure (vertical axis) versus the time for 0
t 15 s. Give values for increments of t = 1 s.

Figure 10

Group 11
By applying a force F, a saline solution is ejected from the 15-mm-diameter syringe through a
0.6-mm-diameter needle. Determine the average velocity of the solution through the needle as a
function of the force F applied to the plunger. Plot this velocity (vertical axis) as a function of
the force for 0 F 20 N. Give values for increments of F = 2 N. Take = 1050 kg/m3.

Figure 11

Group 12
Water is discharged through the drain pipe at B from the large basin at 0.03 m3/s. Determine the
pressure at B just inside the drain as a function of the diameter d of the drainpipe. The height of
the water is maintained at h = 2 m. Plot the pressure (vertical axis) versus the diameter for 60
mm d 120 mm. Give values for increments of d = 10 mm.

Figure 12

Group 13
A fountain is produced by water that flows up the tube at Q = 0.08 m3/s and then radially through
two cylindrical plates before exiting to the atmosphere. Determine the pressure of the water as a
function of the radial distance r. Plot the pressure (vertical axis) versus r for 200 mm r 400
mm. Give values for increments of r = 50 mm.

Figure 13

Group 14
Water flows through the vertical pipe such that when it is at A, it is subjected to a pressure of 150
kPa and has a velocity of 3 m/s. Determine the pressure and velocity at B as a function of the
diameter d of the pipe at B. Plot the pressure and velocity (vertical axis) versus the diameter for
25 mm d 100 mm. Give values for increments of d = 25 mm. If dB = 25 mm, what is the
pressure at B? Is this lower region of the graph reasonable? Explain.

Figure 14

Group 15
The nozzle has a diameter of 40 mm. If it discharges water with a velocity of 20 m/s against the
fixed blade, determine the horizontal force exerted by the water on the blade as a function of the
blade angle . Plot this force (vertical axis) versus for 0
75. Give values for
increments of
= 15. The blade divides the water evenly.

Figure 15