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This document contains a homework assignment in fluid mechanics for the fall 2018 semester. It lists 8 practice problems related to fluid properties, pressure, and fluid statics and dynamics. The problems involve calculating heights of fluid columns in different barometers, determining the elevation change of mercury in a manometer, and finding specific gravities and liquid levels given various tank and tube configurations filled with liquids under pressure. References for fluid mechanics textbooks are provided to aid with the problems.

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This document contains a homework assignment in fluid mechanics for the fall 2018 semester. It lists 8 practice problems related to fluid properties, pressure, and fluid statics and dynamics. The problems involve calculating heights of fluid columns in different barometers, determining the elevation change of mercury in a manometer, and finding specific gravities and liquid levels given various tank and tube configurations filled with liquids under pressure. References for fluid mechanics textbooks are provided to aid with the problems.

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Fluid Mechanics – Homework Problems Fall 2018

Homework set 2
Due: 2:10 PM – September 14, 2018

Problem 1
For an atmospheric pressure of 101 kPa, determine the heights of the fluid columns in
barometers containing one of the following liquids: (a) mercury, (b) water, and (c) ethyl
alcohol. Do these results support the widespread use of mercury for barometers? Why? Use
the fluid properties found in your textbook.

Problem 2
An inverted open tank is held in place by a force R as shown in the figure. If the specific
gravity of the manometer fluid is 2.5, determine the value of h.

Problem 3
Determine the change in the elevation of the mercury in the left leg of the manometer of
figure below, as a result of an increase in pressure of 5 psi in pipe A while the pressure in
pipe B remains constant.

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Fluid Mechanics – Homework Problems Fall 2018

Problem 4
An unknown immiscible liquid seeps into the bottom of an open oil tank. Some measurements
indicate that the depth of the unknown liquid is 1.5 m and the depth of the oil (γ = 8.5
kN/m3 ) floating on top is 5.0 m. A pressure gage connected to the bottom of the tank reads
65 kPa. What is the specific gravity of the unknown liquid?

Problem 5
A tank of cross-sectional area A is filled with a liquid of specific weight 1 as shown in Fig.
P2.99a. Show that when a cylinder of specific weight 2 and volume V is floated in the liquid
(see Fig. P2.99b), the liquid level rises by an amount ∆h = (γ2 /γ1 )V /A.

Problem 6
A gate having the cross section shown in the figure is 4 ft wide and is hinged at C. The
gate weighs 18000 lb and its mass center is 1.67 ft to the right of plane BC. Determine the
vertical reaction at A on the gate when the water level is 3 ft above the base. All contact
surfaces are smooth.

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Problem 7
The tank in Fig. P2.146 is filled with water and has a vent hole at point A. The tank is 1
m wide into the paper. Inside the tank, a 10-cm balloon, filled with helium at 130 kPa, is
tethered centrally by a string. If the tank accelerates to the right at 5 m/s2 in rigid-body
motion, at what angle will the balloon lean? Will it lean to the right or to the left?

Problem 8

The open U-tube shown is partially filled with a liquid. When this device is accelerated with
a horizontal acceleration a, a differential reading h develops between the manometer legs
which are spaced a distance ` apart. Determine the relationship between a, `, and h.

References
1- Munson, B.R., Okiishi, T.H., Huebsch, W.W., and Rothmayer, A.P., “Fundamentals of
Fluid Mechanics”, 7th Edition, 2013, John Wiley & Sons.
2- White, Frank, “Fluid mechanics”, 7th Edition, 2011, Ed McGraw-Hill Boston.
3- Fox, R. W., McDonald, A. T., and Pritchard, P. J. (2004). Introduction to fluid dynamics.
John Wiley & Sons.

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