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A plate 0.025 mm distant from a fixed plate, moves at 60 cm/s F = P x A = 11.71 N/cm^2 x 78.54 cm^2 = 919.

7 N
and requires a force of 2 N per unit area (2 N/m²) to maintain
this speed. Determine the fluid viscosity between the plates.

𝜏 = 2 N/m2
Given: dy = 0.025 mm = 0.025 x 10-3 An inverted U-tube manometer is connected to two horizontal pipes A and B through which
water is flowing. The vertical distance between the axis of these pipes is 30 cm. When an oil
of specific gravity 0.8 is used as a gauge fluid, the vertical heights of water columns in the
du = 60 cm/s = 0.6 m/s two limbs of the inverted manometer (when measured from the respective center lines of the

Solution: 𝜏 = 𝜇(du/dy)
pipes) are found to be same and equal to 35 cm. Determine the difference of pressure
Req’d: µ between the pipes.

2 N/m2 = µ (0.6 / 0.025 x 10 -3)


µ = 𝜏 / (du/dy)
µ = 2 N/m2 / (0.6 / 0.025 x 10 -3)
= 8.333 x 10-5 Ns/m2 or 8.333 x 10-4 poise

Calculate the dynamic viscosity of an oil, which is used for


lubrication between a square plate of size 0.8 m x 0.8 m and
an inclined plane with angle of inclination 30° as shown in
below. The weight of the square plate is 300 N, and it slides A single column manometer is connected to a pipe containing a liquid of
down the inclined plane with a uniform velocity of 0.3 m/s. sp. gr. 0.9 as shown below. Find the pressure in the pipe if the area of
The thickness of oil film is 1.5 mm. the reservoir is 100 times the area of the tube for the manometer
Given: A = 0.64 m^2 dy = 1.5 mm = 1.5 x 10-3 reading shown below. The specific gravity of mercury is 13.6.
Θ = 30° W = 300 N du = 0.3 m/s Given: S1 = 0.9 , P1 = 900 kg/m^3 , h1 = 20 cm = .2 m
Component of W along the plane, Wcos60° = 150 N (F) S2 = 13.6 , P2 = 13.6 x 1000 , h2 = 40 cm = .4 m

𝜏 = (F/A) = 150N / 0.64 m^2


Solution: Density = A/a = 100 cm , Pa = pressure in pipe

𝜏 = 𝜇(du/dy)
µ = 𝜏 / (du/dy)
= 150N / 0.64 m^2 / (0.3/1.5 x 10-3)
= 1.1718 Ns/m^2 or 11.72 poise

A flat plate of area 1.5 x 106 mm2 is pulled with a speed of 0.4 In a u-tube manometer one arm contains mercury and the other
m/s relative to another plate located at a distance of 0.15 mm arm contains water. If the height difference between the two
from it. Find the force and the power required to maintain this arms is 17.38 cm, what is the pressure difference in Kpa?
speed, if the fluid separating them is having a viscosity as 1 Given: ρmercury = 13,600 kg/m³, ρwater = 1,000 kg/m³ h = 0.1738 m
poise. ρ = ρmercury - ρwater = 13,600 kg/m³ - 1,000 kg/m³ = 12,600 kg/m³
Given: A = 1.5 x 106 mm2 = 1.5 m2 Soln: (ΔP) = ρ * g * h
du = 0.4 m/s , dy = 0.15 mm = 0.15 x 10-3 = 12,600 kg/m³ * 9.81 m/s² * 0.1738 m = 21,482.68 Pa

𝜏 = 𝜇(du/dy) = 0.1 (0.4/0.15 x 10-3) = 266.667 N/m^2


µ = 1 poise = 0.1 = 21.482 Kpa

F = 𝜏 * A = 266.667 * 1.5 = 400 N A differential manometer is connected at the two points A and B.
P = F x u = 400 x 0.4 = 160 W at B air pressure is 9.81 N/cm^2 (abs), find the absolute pressure
at A.
A 15 cm diameter vertical cylinder rotates concentrically Given: ρoil = 900 kg/m^3 , ρmercury = 13,600 kg/m³
inside another cylinder of diameter 15.10 cm. Both cylinders
are 25 cm high. The space between the cylinders is filled with
a liquid whose viscosity is unknown. If a torque of 12 Nm is
required to rotate the inner cylinder at 100 rpm, determine the
viscosity of the fluid.
Given: d = 15 cm = 0.15 m , d0 = 15.10 cm = 0.1510 m
L = 25 cm = 0.25 ,, T = 12 Nm ,, N = 100 rpm
π DN π ( 0.5 ) (100)
Tangential velocity , u = 60 = 60 = 0.7854 m/s
(du) A pipeline which is 4 m in diameter contains a gate valve. The
pressure at the center of the pipe is 19.6 N/cm². If the pipe is
dy = (0.1510 - 0.15)/2 = 0.0005 m
SA of cylinder, A = π D x L = π x 0.15 x 0.25 = 0.1178 m2 filled with oil of sp. gr. 0.87, find the force exerted by the oil upon
the gate (N) and position of center of pressure (cm).
Given: d = 4m , A = pi/4 (d^2) , s = 0.87 , ρoil = 870 kg/m^3

The diameters of a small piston and a large piston of a


hydraulic jack, in which the liquid inside have density of 1000
kg/m³, are 3 cm and 10 cm respectively. A force of 80 N is
applied on the small piston. Find the load lifted by the large
piston when: a. the pistons are at the same level, b. small
piston is 40 cm above the large piston.
Given: d = 3 cm;; A = pi/4 (d^2) = 7.068 cm^2
d = 10 cm;; A = p/4 x d^2 = 78.54 cm^2 ,, F = 80 N
note: P = F/a
(a). F = P x A = (80/7.068) x 78.54 = 888.96 N 2303.1 cm
(b). P = pgh = (1000 x 9.81 x 0.4 N/m^2)/10^4 = 0.3824
N/cm^2
= (80/7.068) + 0.3824 = 11.71 N/cm^2

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