Sample Exam 1 With Solutions
Sample Exam 1 With Solutions
Midterm Exam
Name:................................................. Open book, closed notes
(Circle the right answer) (except for a 1-page formula sheet)
Note: If needed, take the atmosperic pressure to be 100 kPa, the water density to be 1000
kg/m3, the air density to be 1.25 kg/m3, and the mercury density to be 13,600 kg/m3. Also, take
g = 9.81 m/s2. In the unlikely event that all the answers are wrong, ignore the answers and 20 kg/s
write down your answer next to the question. Each question is worth 17 points (119 total).
1) Orange juice at 20C (juice=1020 kg/m3) is flowing through a U-type reducing bend 55 kg/s
that joins two streams, as shown in the figure. If the outlet diameter is 8 cm, determine
the outlet velocity of the orange juice.
(a) 10.7 m/s (b) 3.7 m/s (c) 6.8 m/s (d) 14.6 m/s (e) 75 m/s
4m
2) The average density of icebergs is about 917 kg/m3. Determine the
percentage of the total volume of an iceberg submerged in seawater of density
1042 kg/m3.
a) 12% b) 50% c) 88% d) 92% e) 100%
(a) 0.45 m (b) 2.2 m (c) 5.1 m (d) 4.4 m (e) 2.9 m
(a) 1284 N (b) 1599 N (c) 1133 N (d) 866 N (e) 233 N
(a) 10.7 m/s (b) 3.7 m/s (c) 6.8 m/s (d) 14.6 m/s (e) 75 m/s 55 kg/s
M1=55 "kg/s"
M2=20 "kg/s"
M=m1+m2
D2 = 0.08 "m"
Rho = 1020 "kg/m3"
Vel2=m/(rho*pi*D2^2/4)
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2) The average density of icebergs is about 917 kg/m . Determine the percentage of the total volume of an
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iceberg submerged in seawater of density 1042 kg/m .
a) 12% b) 50% c) 88% d) 92% e) 100%
Answer 88%
"V_submerget/V_total = rho_iceberg/rho_fluid"
rho_ice=917 "kg/m3"
rho_fluid=1042 "kg/m3"
Submerged%=rho_ice/rho_fluid*100
(a) 0.45 m (b) 2.2 m (c) 5.1 m (d) 4.4 m (e) 2.9 m
3m
2m
Answer 4.4 m
rho=1000 "kg/m3"
g=9.81 "m/s2"
P_ave=rho*g*1 Pa
M=5100 kg
Weight=m*g
F_R=P_ave*2*Width
F_R*(1+2*2/3)=Weight*4 N
4) For a fruit juice, shear stresses are measured by a viscometer as a function of shear rate (the
velocity gradient). When the shear stress in N/m2 is plotted against the shear rate in the range of 0
to 50 s-1, a straight line having a slope of 0.4 is obtained. What is the viscosity of this fluid when the
shear rate is 31.4 s-1?
a) 78.5 Pa.s b) 12.6 Pa.s c) 31.8 Pa.s d) 3.97 Pa.s e) 0.4 Pa.s
5) A water pipe is connected to a double-U tube manometer, as shown in the figure For given specific gravities
and fluid column heights, determine the gage pressure at the center of the pipe.
Answer 44 kPa
0.7 m
0.8 m
g=9.81 "m/s2" 1.2 m
rho_water=1000 "kg/m3"
SG_oil=0.8 0.3 m
SG_Hg=13.6
SG_w=1
h_oil1=0.8 "m"
h_oil2=1.2 "m"
h_Hg=0.3 "m"
h_w=0.7 "m"
Pg=(SG_oil*h_oil1+SG_Hg*h_Hg-SG_oil*h_oil2+SG_w*h_W)*g*rho_water/1000 "kPa"
Answer 1599 N
"From Momentum equation for steady uniform flow,F=(mV)_exit (mV)_inlet. We take the approach
direction as positive direction. Then the inlet jet velocity is positive, and the exit jet velocity is negative.
Then, -F=-P1A1-P2A2-mV1-mV2.
M=36 "kg/s"
P1=57500 "Pa"
A1=0.0168 "m2"
V1=2.1 "m/s"
P2=50000 "Pa"
A2=0.0080 "m2"
V2=4.37 "m/s"
F=-P1*A1-P2*A2-m*V1-m*V2 "N"
g=9.81 "m/s2"
rho=1000 "kg/m3"
z1=12+13 "m"
DeltaP_pump=50000 "N/m2"
h=z1+DeltaP_pump/(rho*g)