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This document contains 8 chemistry homework problems about fluid mechanics and pressure. Problem 1 asks about pressure changes in an automobile tire with changing temperature. Problem 2 asks about the velocity profile and required force for a thin plate moving through oil layers. Problem 3 asks about determining pressure from a multifluid manometer. Problem 4 asks about determining the height of a mercury column from a given pressure.

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This document contains 8 chemistry homework problems about fluid mechanics and pressure. Problem 1 asks about pressure changes in an automobile tire with changing temperature. Problem 2 asks about the velocity profile and required force for a thin plate moving through oil layers. Problem 3 asks about determining pressure from a multifluid manometer. Problem 4 asks about determining the height of a mercury column from a given pressure.

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CHE 204

Homework # 1

DUE DATE: Thursday, 17-06-2020 (to be submitted during class)

Problem 1: The pressure in an automobile tire depends on the temperature of the air in the
tire. When the air temperature is 25°C, the pressure gage reads 210 kPa. If the volume of the
tire is 0.025 m3, determine the pressure rise in the tire when the air temperature in the tire
rises to 50°C. Also, determine the amount of air that must be bled off to restore pressure to its
original value at this temperature. Assume the atmospheric pressure to be 100 kPa.

Problem 2: A thin 30-cm 3 30-cm flat plate is pulled at 3 m/s horizontally through a 3.6-mm-
thick oil layer sandwiched between two plates, one stationary and the other moving at a
constant velocity of 0.3 m/s, as shown in Figure. The dynamic viscosity of the oil is 0.027 Pa.s.
Assuming the velocity in each oil layer to vary linearly, (a) plot the velocity profile and find the
location where the oil velocity is zero and (b) determine the force that needs to be applied on
the plate to maintain this motion.

Problem 3: The water in a tank is pressurized by air, and the pressure is measured by a
multifluid manometer as shown in Figure. Determine the gage pressure of air in the tank if h1=
0.4 m, h2 = 0.6 m, and h3 = 0.8 m. Take the densities of water, oil, and mercury to be 1000
kg/m3, 850 kg/m3, and 13,600 kg/m3, respectively.
Problem 4: The gage pressure of the air in the tank shown in Figure is measured to be 65 kPa.
Determine the differential height h of the mercury column.

Problem 5: Consider a large cubic ice block floating in seawater. The specific gravities of ice and
seawater are 0.92 and 1.025, respectively. If a 25-cm-high portion of the ice block extends
above the surface of the water, determine the height of the ice block below the surface.
Problem 6: A 170-kg granite rock (density 2700 kg/m 3) is dropped into a lake. A man dives in
and tries to lift the rock. Determine how much force the man needs to apply to lift it from the
bottom of the lake. Do you think he can do it?.

Problem 7: The 500-kg load on the hydraulic lift shown in Fig. P3–51 is to be raised by pouring
oil (r 5 780 kg/m3) into a thin tube. Determine how high h should be in order to begin to raise
the weight.

Problem 8: Consider a hydraulic jack being used in a car repair shop, as in Figure. The pistons
have an area of A1 = 0.8 cm2 and A2 = 0.04 m2. Hydraulic oil with a specific gravity of 0.870 is
pumped in as the small piston on the left side is pushed up and down, slowly raising the larger
piston on the right side. A car that weighs 13,000 N is to be jacked up. ( a) At the beginning,
when both pistons are at the same elevation (h= 0), calculate the force F1 in newtons required
to hold the weight of the car. (b) Repeat the calculation after the car has been lifted two meters
(h = 2 m).

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