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This document outlines an experiment to measure and compare the basic fluid properties of different liquids. The experiment aims to familiarize students with fluid properties like density, specific gravity, unit weight, and specific volume. The experiment involves measuring the mass of different liquids - like water, soy sauce, vinegar, and cooking oil - and calculating their densities and other properties. The document provides the objectives, apparatus, theory, procedures, expected data tables, and sections for computations, observations, conclusions, and photos.

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EXPERIMENT 1 BASIC FLUID PROPERTIES 1 Converted Converted 1

This document outlines an experiment to measure and compare the basic fluid properties of different liquids. The experiment aims to familiarize students with fluid properties like density, specific gravity, unit weight, and specific volume. The experiment involves measuring the mass of different liquids - like water, soy sauce, vinegar, and cooking oil - and calculating their densities and other properties. The document provides the objectives, apparatus, theory, procedures, expected data tables, and sections for computations, observations, conclusions, and photos.

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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

551 MF Jhocson Street, Sampaloc, Manila


DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
FLUID MECHANICS LABORATORY

NAME: DATE:

GROUP # SECTION:

EXPERIMENT # 1
BASIC FLUID PROPERTIES
I. OBJECTIVES:
➢ To familiarize with different fluid properties.
➢ To compute and compare the density, specific gravity, unit weight and
specific volume of different liquids.
II. APPARATUS:
Beaker (50 mL) Triple beam balance
Water Vinegar Soy Sauce
Gasoline Motor oil # 40
III. THEORY:
A fluid is a substance which deforms when subjected to a force. A fluid
can offer no permanent resistance to any force causing change of shape. Fluid
can be categorized into liquids and gases. Liquids occupy definite volumes and
gases will expand to occupy any containing vessel.
The density of a fluid is the ratio of its mass to its volume and the SI unit is
3
kg/m . Fluid density is temperature dependent. Water, being a reference liquid,
the density at 4°C at sea level is 1,000 kg/m3 while at 50°C is 988 kg/m3.

m
Density =  =
V
The relative density or specific gravity of a fluid is the ratio of a fluid
density to the density of a standard reference fluid maintained at the same
temperature and pressure.
𝜌𝑙𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑑 𝜌
For liquid: sp.gravity =
𝜌𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟
= 1000𝑘𝑔/𝑙𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑑
m3

𝜌𝑙𝑖𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑑 𝑔𝑎𝑠𝜌
For gas sp.gravity = = 1.205𝑘𝑔/
𝜌𝑎𝑖𝑟 m3
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
551 MF Jhocson Street, Sampaloc, Manila
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
FLUID MECHANICS LABORATORY
Unit weight or specific weight of a fluid is weight per unit volume. It can be
computed also as density of a fluid multiplied by acceleration due to gravity

𝛾=
𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑙𝑢𝑖𝑑,
=  = g
𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒,𝑉

Specific volume is the volume occupied by a unit mass of fluid. It is the


reciprocal of density.

𝑉 1
𝑉𝑠 = =
𝑚 𝜌

IV. PROCEDURE:
1. Clean the beaker with clean water, preferably thru running water, and wipe
and dry it with a clean towel.
2. Measure and record its mass including cap. (Tare mass)
3. Fill beaker with a liquid. Measure and record its mass.
4. Repeat step 2 and 3 for all liquids. Try other liquids available in the
laboratory room.
5. Tabulate all the acquired and computed data.
V. DATA & RESULTS
Mass of beaker:
Volume of beaker:
Mass of liquid = Mass of liquid and beaker – Mass of beaker
Weight of liquid = Mass of liquid x Acceleration due to gravity

MASS.
MASS DENSITY SPECIFIC UNIT SPECIFIC
OF
LIQUID OF OF GRAVITY WEIGHT OF VOLUME OF
LIQUID +
LIQUID LIQUID OF LIQUID LIQUID LIQUID
BEAKER
WATER
SOY
SAUCE
VINEGAR

COOKING
OIL
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
551 MF Jhocson Street, Sampaloc, Manila
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
FLUID MECHANICS LABORATORY
Table 2: Fluid Properties Using English System of Unit

MASS.
OF MASS DENSITY SPECIFIC UNIT SPECIFIC
LIQUID LIQUID OF OF GRAVITY WEIGHT OF VOLUME OF
+ LIQUID LIQUID OF LIQUID LIQUID LIQUID
(slug) (slug/ft3) (lb/ft3) (ft3/slug)
BEAKER
WATER
SOY
SAUCE
VINEGAR
COOKING
OIL

VI. COMPUTATIONS
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
551 MF Jhocson Street, Sampaloc, Manila
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
FLUID MECHANICS LABORATORY
VII. DRAWING:

VIII. OBSERVATION & CONCLUSION:


NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
551 MF Jhocson Street, Sampaloc, Manila
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
FLUID MECHANICS LABORATORY
IX. PHOTO DOCUMENTATION
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
551 MF Jhocson Street, Sampaloc, Manila
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
FLUID MECHANICS LABORATORY

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