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This document is a test for PHYSICS 121 covering Fluid Mechanics, scheduled for March 22, 2025. It includes various questions requiring definitions, calculations, and explanations related to fluid mechanics concepts such as Bernoulli's equation, capillarity, and flow rates. The test allows for 3 hours to answer all questions, which range from theoretical definitions to practical problem-solving scenarios.

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Phy Test

This document is a test for PHYSICS 121 covering Fluid Mechanics, scheduled for March 22, 2025. It includes various questions requiring definitions, calculations, and explanations related to fluid mechanics concepts such as Bernoulli's equation, capillarity, and flow rates. The test allows for 3 hours to answer all questions, which range from theoretical definitions to practical problem-solving scenarios.

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PHYSICS 121: End Of Fluid Mechanics Topic 1 TEST @ WPTC

COURSE TUTOR: Boris Tsamba (0894989388 / 0981969199)


DATE: 22nd , March, 2025.
TIME ALLOWED: 3 hours (13:30 to 16:30) hours

Answer all questions!!!!

1. Define the following terms as used in Fluid Mechanics:


(i) Decapoise. (ii) Apparent Weight. (iii) Poiseuille’s law. (iv) Critical Velocity. (v)
Velocity Head. (vi) Pressure (Flow) Energy. (vii) Bernoulli’s equation. (viii)
Equation of Continuity. (ix).Flow rate. (x) Archimedes Principle.

2. A drop of a liquid assumes spherical shape because of _______________.


a. density b. viscosity c. surface tension d. gravitation
3. A liquid forms a concave meniscus when ________________________.
a. Cohesive forces > adhesive forces b. Cohesive forces ≥ adhesive forces c. Adhesive forces ≥
cohesive forces d. Adhesive forces > cohesive forces
4. In Daniel Bernoulli’s theorem, which of the following is conserved?
A Angular momentum b Linear momentum c Pressure d Energy
5. Explain the Capillarity in relation to Surface Tension.
6. Explain how Reynold’s number is affected by the fluid’s viscosity.
7. One litre of a certain fluid weighs 8𝑁. What is its specific volume?
8. A square plate of sides 20cm, moves parallel to another plate with velocity of 20cm/s. Given that,
both plates are immersed in water and the viscous force is 4 x 10 -3 N and the viscosity of water is
0.001decapoise, What is their distance apart?
9. A piece of metal weighs 45N in air and 28.3N when fully submerged in water. Determine:
a). Specific gravity of this metal. b). Density of this metal.
10. A horizontal pipe of diameter 20𝑐𝑚 has a constriction of diameter 4𝑐𝑚. The velocity of water in the
pipe is 2𝑚/𝑠 and pressure is 10𝑁/𝑚2 . Calculate the value of pressure at the constriction.
11. At what speed will the velocity head of stream water be equal to 40cm?
12. Two streams merge to form a river. One stream has a width of 8.2 m, depth of 3.4 m, and current
speed of 2.3 m/s. The other stream is 6.8 m wide and 3.2 m deep, and flows at 2.6 m/s. If the river
has width 10.5 m and speed 2.9 m/s, what is its depth?
13. At what velocity does water emerge from an orifice in a tank in which gauge pressure is 3×105 Nm-
2
,before the flow starts?
14. Water conveyed at constant volumetric flow rate of 2.3 × 10−2 𝑚3/𝑠 through a pipeline whose
internal diameter is 15𝑐𝑚. The water flow condition is laminar 𝑅𝑒 = 1,400 . Find the following:
(a) Friction factor
(b) Water velocity
(c) Velocity head
15. An object floats on water with 20% of its volume below the water line. What is the density of the
object?
16. The reading of a pressure metre attached to a closed pipe is 3.5 × 105 Nm−2. On the opening the
valve of the pipe, the reading of the pressure metre reduces to 3 × 105 Nm−2. Calculate the speed
of water flowing through the pipe.
17. A cube of wood floating in water supports a mass of 200g at the centre of its top face. When the
mass is removed, the cube rises by 2cm. Determine the volume of the cube.
18. A pure piece of Gold of density, 9.300gcm−3 is suspected to be hollow from inside. It weighs
38.250g in air and 33.865 g in water. Calculate the volume of the hollow portion of the gold if any
19. Water flows through a pipe of internal diameter 20cm at the speed of 1ms −1. What should the
diameter of the nozzle be if the water is to emerge at the speed of 4ms −1
20. A garden hose has an unobstructed opening with a cross-sectional area of 2.85 × 10-4 m2, from
which water fills a bucket in 30 sec. The volume of the bucket is 8 × 10-3 m3. Find the speed of the
water that leaves the hose through the unobstructed opening and through an obstructed opening
with half as much area ?
21. A patient who is recovering from surgery is being given fluid intravenously. The fluid has a density of
1030 kg/m3 and 9.5 × 10-4m3 of it flows into the patient every six hours. Find the mass flow rate in
kg/s ?
22. A tank of height 𝟓𝒎 is full of water. There is a hole of cross section-sectional area 𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟏𝐦𝟐 at the
bottom of the tank. Calculate the flow rate of water coming out of the hole.
23. Water enters a house through a pipe 𝟒. 𝟎𝒄𝒎 in diameter at an absolute pressure of 𝟖 × 𝟏𝟎𝟓 Pa. The
pipe leading to the second-floor bathroom 𝟏𝟎𝒎 above is 𝟐. 𝟎𝒄𝒎 in diameter and the flow velocity
at the inlet is 𝟖𝒎/𝒔. Calculate the;
(a) flow velocity in the bathroom (b) pressure in the bathroom

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