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The document contains 10 math problems related to fluid mechanics concepts like density, viscosity, surface tension, and capillary rise. The problems involve calculating properties of fluids, determining shear stress and velocity distributions in flow, and surface tension effects. Submit answers to the problems on short bond paper by January 25, 2023.

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The document contains 10 math problems related to fluid mechanics concepts like density, viscosity, surface tension, and capillary rise. The problems involve calculating properties of fluids, determining shear stress and velocity distributions in flow, and surface tension effects. Submit answers to the problems on short bond paper by January 25, 2023.

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ASSIGNMENT

(January 23, 2023)

DIRECTION: To be submitted next meeting January 25, 2023 on a short bond paper.
Further details will be given during your class.
1. A compressed air tank has a volume of 0.84 ft3. The temperature is 70°F and the
atmospheric pressure is 14.7 psi (abs). When the tank is filled with air at a gage
pressure of 50 psi, determine the density of the air and the weight of air in the tank.
2. The density of an oil at 20◦C is 850 kg/m3. Find its relative density and kinematic
viscosity if the dynamic viscosity is 5 × 10−3 kg/(m s).
3. Calculate the specific weight, density and specific gravity of one litre of a liquid which
weighs 7 N.
4. Calculate the density, specific weight and weight of one litre of petrol of specific gravity =
0.7
5. The velocity distribution for the flow of a Newtonian fluid between two fixed wide, parallel
3𝑉 𝑦 2
plates (see the Fig.) is given by the equation 𝑢 = 2
[1 − (ℎ
) ] where V is the mean
velocity. The fluid has a viscosity of 0.04 lb⋅s/ft2. Also, V= 2 ft/s and h=0.2 in. Determine:
(a) the shearing stress acting on the bottom wall, and (b) the shearing stress acting on a
plane parallel to the walls and passing through the centerline (midplane).

6. If the velocity distribution of a viscous liquid (𝜇 = 0.9 N s/m2) over a fixed boundary is
given by u = 0.68y − y2, in which u is the velocity (in metres per second) at a distance y
(in metres) above the boundary surface, determine the shear stress at the surface and at
y = 0.34 m.
2
7. If the velocity distribution over a plate is given by 𝑢 = 3 𝑦 − 𝑦 2 in which u is the velocity in
meter per second at a distance y meter above the plate, determine the shear stress at
y=0 and y=0.15 m. Take dynamic viscosity of fluid as 8.63 poises.
8. A plate 0.025 mm distant from a fixed plate, moves at 60 cm/s and requires a force of 2
N/m2 to maintain this speed. Determine the fluid viscosity between the plates.
9. Find the surface tension in a soap bubble of 40 mm diameter when the inside pressure
is 2.5 N/m2 above atmospheric pressure.
10. Calculate the capillary rise in a glass tube of 2.5 mm diameter when immersed vertically
in (a) water and (b) mercury. Take surface tension σ=0.0725 N/m for water and σ=0.52
N/m for mercury in contact with air. The specific gravity for mercury is given as 13.6 and
angle of contact is 130°

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