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ME231: Tutorial 1

1. A block 0.1 m2 , with mass 5 kg, slides down a smooth incline, 30◦ below the horizontal,
on a film of SAE 30 oil at 20◦ C that is 0.20 mm thick. What is its initial acceleration if
the block is released from rest at t = 0? Derive an expression for the speed of the block
as a function of time. Plot the curve for V (t). Find the speed after 0.1 s. If we want
the mass instead to reach a speed of 0.3 m/s at this time, find the viscosity µ of the oil
that we would have to use.

2. SAE 10W-30 oil at 100◦ C is pumped through a tube L = 10 m long, diameter D =


20 mm. The applied pressure difference is ∆p = 5 kP a. On the centerline of the tube
is a metal filament of diameter d = 1 µm. The theoretical velocity profile for laminar
flow through the tube is:
 " 2 2
 #
1 ∆p D − d 2r
V (r) = d2 − 4r2 − d
 · ln
16µ L ln D d

Show that the no-slip condition is satisfied by this expression. Find the location at
which the shear stress is zero, and the stress on the tube and on the filament.

3. For a mug of tea (65 mm diameter), imagine it cut symmetrically in half by a vertical
plane. Find the force that each half experiences due to an 80 mm depth of tea.

4. Consider a tank containing mercury, water, benzene, and, air as shown in Fig.1 below.
Find the air pressure (gage). If an opening is made at the top of the tank, find the
equilibrium level of the mercury in the manometer.

5. A circular aluminum shaft mounted in a journal is shown in Fig.2 below. The symmetric
clearance gap between the shaft and journal is filled with SAE 10W-30 oil at T =
30◦ C. The shaft is caused to turn by the attached mass and cord. Develop and solve
a differential equation for the shaft’s angular speed as a time function. Calculate the
maximum angular speed of the shaft and the time required to reach 95% of this speed.

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Figure 1: Problem 4

Figure 2: Problem 5

6. The cross-sectional shape of a canoe is modeled by the curve y = ax2 as shown in Fig.
3, where a = 1.2 f t−1 and the coordinates are in feet. Assume that the width of the
canoe is constant at w = 2 f t throughout its length L = 18 f t. Set up a general
algebraic expression that relates the total mass of the canoe and its contents to the
distance d between the water surface and the gunwale of the floating canoe. Calculate
the maximum total mass allowed without swamping the canoe.

7. The gate shown in Fig.4 is 1.5 m wide and pivoted at O; a = 1.0 m−2 , D = 1.20 m, and
H = 1.40 m. Determine the following: (a) the magnitude and moment of the vertical
component of the force about O. (b) the horizontal force that must be applied at point
A to hold the gate in position.

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Figure 3: Problem 6

Figure 4: Problem 7

8. A crude accelerometer can be made from a liquid-filled U-tube as shown in Fig.5. Derive
an expression for the difference in liquid level h caused by acceleration ⃗a, in terms of
the geometry of the tube and the properties of the fluid.

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Figure 5: Problem 8

9. The gate shown in figure 6 is 3 m wide and for analysis, it can be considered massless.
For what depth of water will this rectangular gate be in equilibrium as shown in the
figure below 6?

Figure 6: Problem 9

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