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(Answer: F 3.40 KN, 7.9) : HES2340 Fluid Mechanics 1 Tutorial 3

The document provides 10 practice problems related to fluid mechanics. Problem 1 asks the reader to calculate the hydrostatic force and center of pressure on a circular viewing window submerged at an angle in water. Problem 2 asks for the reaction force on a rectangular gate. Problem 3 asks for the minimum force needed to open a 2 meter wide gate. The remaining problems involve calculating hydrostatic forces, reactions, water surface heights, volumes, and densities related to various submerged objects.

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(Answer: F 3.40 KN, 7.9) : HES2340 Fluid Mechanics 1 Tutorial 3

The document provides 10 practice problems related to fluid mechanics. Problem 1 asks the reader to calculate the hydrostatic force and center of pressure on a circular viewing window submerged at an angle in water. Problem 2 asks for the reaction force on a rectangular gate. Problem 3 asks for the minimum force needed to open a 2 meter wide gate. The remaining problems involve calculating hydrostatic forces, reactions, water surface heights, volumes, and densities related to various submerged objects.

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HES2340 Fluid Mechanics 1

Tutorial 3

1. As shown, a round viewing window of diameter D = 0.5 m is situated in a large tank of
seawater (S = 1.03). The top of the window is 1.5 m below the water surface, and the
window is angled at 60 with respect to the horizontal. Find the hydrostatic force acting
on the window and locate the corresponding CP. [Answer: F = 3.40 kN,
y
cp
- y = 7.9 mm ]

Problem 1

2. The gate shown is rectangular and has dimensions 6 m by 4 m. What is the reaction at
point A? Neglect the weight of the gate. [Answer: R
A
= 557 kN acting normal to the gate]


Problem 2

3. Determine P necessary to just start opening the 2 m-wide gate. [Answer: P = 300 kN]


Problem 3

4. For this gate, = 45, y
1
= 1 m, and y
2
= 2 m. Will the gate fall or stay in position under
the action of the hydrostatic and gravity forces if the gate itself weights 80,000 N and is 1
m wide? Assume T = 10C. Use calculations to justify your answer.
[Answer: The gate will fall]


Problem 4

5. Determine the hydrostatic force F on the triangular gate, which is hinged at the bottom
edge and held by the reaction R
T
at the upper corner. Express F in terms of , h, and W.
Also determine the ratio R
T
/F. Neglect the weight of the gate.
[Answer: F =
5ywh
2
33
,
R
T
P
=
3
10
]


Problem 5

6. For the plane rectangular gate ( w in size), figure (a), what is the magnitude of the
reaction at A in terms of
w
and the dimensions and w? For the cylindrical gate, figure
(b), will the magnitude of the reaction A be greater than, less than, or the same as that for
the plane gate? Neglect the weight of the gates. [Answer:(a) R
A
= 0.510W
2
(b) less than]


Problem 6



7. For the curved surface AB:
a. Determine the magnitude, direction, and line of action of the vertical component
of hydrostatic force acting on the surface. Here = 1 m.
[Answer: F
V
= 17, 515 N]
b. Determine the magnitude, direction, and line of action of the horizontal
component of hydrostatic force acting on the surface.
[Answer: x = 0.467 m, F
H
= 14, 715 N, y
CP
= 1.555 m]
c. Determine the resultant hydrostatic force acting on the surface.
[Answer: F
R
= 22, 876 N, = 402]


Problem 7

8. A 90 inverted cone contains water as shown. The volume of the water in the cone is
given by V = (/3)h
3
. The original depth of the water is 10 cm. A block with a volume of
200 cm
3
and a specific gravity of 0.6 is floated in the water. What will be the change (in
cm) in water surface height in the cone? [Answer: h = 0.37 cm]


Problem 8

9. Determine the minimum volume of concrete ( = 23.6 kN/m
3
) needed to keep the gate (1
m wide) in a closed position, with = 2 m. Note the hinge at the bottom of the gate.
[Answer: V = 0.381 m
3
]

Problem 9

10. The partially submerged wood pole is attached to the wall by a hinge as shown. The pole
is in equilibrium under the action of the weight and buoyant forces. Determine the density
of the wood. [Answer:
wood
= 556 kg/m
3
]

Problem 10

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