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Thermo Properties (Tutorial Part 1)

1. The document provides 10 examples of physics problems involving concepts like mass, force, density, pressure, and fluid dynamics. 2. The examples calculate values like the mass of an astronaut on Earth and the moon, the force required to accelerate a mass, the pressure at the bottom of tanks filled with fluids, and the time taken to fill a fuel tank. 3. The problems demonstrate applications of equations for weight, density, pressure, flow rate, and relate concepts like pressure, density, and depth or height of fluids.

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Thermo Properties (Tutorial Part 1)

1. The document provides 10 examples of physics problems involving concepts like mass, force, density, pressure, and fluid dynamics. 2. The examples calculate values like the mass of an astronaut on Earth and the moon, the force required to accelerate a mass, the pressure at the bottom of tanks filled with fluids, and the time taken to fill a fuel tank. 3. The problems demonstrate applications of equations for weight, density, pressure, flow rate, and relate concepts like pressure, density, and depth or height of fluids.

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TUTORIAL PROBLEMS (Examples)

 
1.An astronaut weighs 850N on the surface of the earth where g is 9.806 m/sec 2.
What is the mass of the astronaut? What is his mass on the surface of the moon
where g is 1/6 of the earth’s gravity?

me = w/g = 850N / 9.806


= 86.682kg
mm = me = 86.682kg
2. What force in Newton will accelerate a mass of 50kg at the rate of
12 m/sec2?

F = m x a = 50kg (12 m/sec2) = 600N


3. The mass of a kite is 0.102kg. What is the force due to gravity acting on the
kite?

W = m x g = 0.102kg (9.806 m/sec2) = 1 Newton


4. The weight of 1 Liter of gasoline is 7.0 N. Determine its density.

m = w/g = 7N / 9.806 m/sec2


= 0.7138 kg

ρ = m/v = 0.7138 kg / 1 liter


= 0.7138 kg/liter * 1000L / m3
= 713.8kg/m3
5. The weight of 1 liter of gasoline is 7.0N. Determine its relative density.

S.G.g = ρg / ρwater
where:
m = W / g = 7N / 9.81 m/sec2 = 0.7136kg

ρgas = m / v = 0.7135kg / 1 liter = 0.7136 kg/L


 
S.G.gas = ρg / ρw = 0.7136 kg/liter / 1 kg/l = 0.7136
6. An open water tank is filled to a depth of 1.5m. What is the absolute
pressure of the fluid at the bottom of the tank?

P = ρgh = 1000 kg/m3 (9.806 m/sec2 ) 1.5m


= 14709 N/m2
= 14.709 Kpa

Pabs = P + Patm
= 14.709 + 101.325
= 116.034 KPa abs
7. Define a new scale, say °N, in which the boiling and freezing points of water
are 1000°N and 100°N, respectively. Correlate this scale with the Celsius scales.

N-100 / 900 = c / 100


N – 100 = 900C / 100
N = 9°C + 100
8. A pump discharges 20kg/min of diesel fuel (S.G = 0.8) to a vertical cylindrical
tank 3 meters high and 1 meter in diameter. Calculate the time (hrs) to fill the said
fuel tank.

Vtank = п/4 (d)2h


= 0.7854 (1)2 (3)
= 2.356m3

V flow rate = mass flow rate / density


= 20 kg/min / 0.8(1000 kg/m3 )
= 0.025 m3/min

Time = Vtank / Vrate


= 2.356 m3 / 0.025 m3/min
= 94.24 min
= 1.57 hrs
9. A nuclear submarine is 200m below the surface of the sea. What is the pressure
(bars) exerted on the hull (outer casing ) by the water at this depth?

P = ρ(g)(h) = 1000 kg/m3 ( 9.81 m/sec2 ) (200m )


= 1,962,000 Pa
= 1962 Kpa (1bar / 100KPa)
= 19.62 bars
10. An open tank 1 meter in diameter and 1.5m in height is filled with diesel oil
(S.G = 0.85). Assuming 75% of its capacity is occupied by the diesel, calculate the
pressure of the fluid at the bottom of the tank.

Pbottom = ρ (g ) h
= (0.85) (1,000) (9.81) (1.5) (0.75)
= 9380.81 Pa
= 9.3808 Kpa

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