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Hydraulics New Problems

The document contains 24 problems related to fluid mechanics and fluid flow. The problems involve calculating properties like specific gravity, volume, weight, discharge, head loss, power, and more for various objects and fluids using principles like Archimedes' principle, Bernoulli's equation, and equations for flow through pipes. Sample calculations are provided to determine quantities like weight, volume, discharge rate, pressure, and head for objects and fluids in different mediums and through pipes of varying sizes.

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Hydraulics New Problems

The document contains 24 problems related to fluid mechanics and fluid flow. The problems involve calculating properties like specific gravity, volume, weight, discharge, head loss, power, and more for various objects and fluids using principles like Archimedes' principle, Bernoulli's equation, and equations for flow through pipes. Sample calculations are provided to determine quantities like weight, volume, discharge rate, pressure, and head for objects and fluids in different mediums and through pipes of varying sizes.

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1.

An object 200 mm x 200 mm x 400 mm is weighed in water at depth of one meter and found to
weigh 50 N. What is its sp. gr.
a) 1.02
b) 1.28
c) 1.32
d) 1.92

2. An object weighs 289 N in air and 187 in H 2O. Find its volume.
a) 0.0104 m³
b) 0.1038 m³
c) 0.0364 m³
d) 0.0474 m³

3. If aluminum weighs 25.9 KN/ m³, how much will a 305 mm diameter sphere weigh when
immersed in oil sp.gr. = 0.75.
a) 385 N
b) 276 N
c) 196 N
d) 425 N

4. A cube of steel 0.30 m on a side floats in mercury. Using sp.gr. of steel and mercury of 7.8 and
13.6 respectively, find the submerged depth of the cube.
a) 0.183 m
b) 0.172 m
c) 0.196 m
d) 0.189

5. An iceberg weighing 9 KN/m³ floats in the ocean (10.1 KN/m³) with a volume of 560 m³ above
the surface. What is the total volume of iceberg?
a) 5142 m³
b) 4869 m³
c) 6240 m³
d) 7030 m³

6. A concrete cube 0.5 on each side is to be held in equilibrium under water by attaching a light
foam bouy to it. What is the minimum volume of the foam bouy? The unit weights of concrete
and the foam are 23.58 Kn/m³ and 0.79 Kn/m³ respectively?
a) 0.191 m³
b) 0.243 m³
c) 0.306 m³
d) 0.421 m³
7. A stone weighs 600 N and when it was lowered into a square tank 0.61 m on a side. The weight
of the stone in water was 323 N. How much did the water rise in the tank?
a) 68 mm
b) 76 mm
c) 59 mm
d) 87 mm

8. Determine the discharge of water through a new 300 mm cast iron pipe if the loss of head in a
900 m. length is 9.0m. Use n = 0.011
a) 123 liters/sec
b) 96 liters/sec
c) 114 liters/sec
d) 88 liters/sec

9. A 300 mm ∅ new cast iron pipe 1 km. long has a capacity of 120 liters/sec. If the frictional loss
remains the same. What will be the capacity of the same pipe after 8 years of service if the
frictional factor is doubled in that length of time? f = 0.021
a) 60 liters/sec.
b) 85 liters/sec.
c) 72 liters/sec.
d) 52 liters/sec.

10. For laminar flow conditions, what size of pipe will deliver 0.0057 m³/s of medium oil having a
kinematic viscosity of 6 x 10⁻⁶ m²/s
a) 0.605 m.
b) 0.408 m.
c) 0.300 m.
d) 0.725 m.

11. Medium oil having sp.gr. of 0.86 is pumped through a 300 m. of horizontal 50 mm diameter pipe
at the rate of 0.00114 m³/s. If the drop in pressure is 200 Kpa, what is the absolute viscosity of
the oil?
a) 0.0482 N.S/m²
b) 0.0896 N.S/m²
c) 0.0684 N.S/m²
d) 0.0536 N.S/m²

12. If a certain gasoline weighs 7000 N/m³, what is the value of its specific volume relative to water
at 15℃ ?
a) 1.40 m³/kg
b) 1.26 m³/kg
c) 1.52 m³/kg
d) 1.64 m³/kg

13. A certain gas weighing 16 N/m³ at a certain temperature and pressure. What is the value of its
density and specific gravity relative to air weighing 12 N/m³?
a) 1.63 kg/m³, 1.33
b) 1.48 kg/m³, 1.44
c) 1.56 kg/m³, 1.57
d) 1.78 kg/m³, 1.36

14. Oil of absolute viscosity of 0.101 N.S/m² and sp.gr. 0.850 flows through 3000 m. of 300 mm cast
iron pipe at the rate of 0.0444 m³/s. What is the lost head in the pipe?
a) 8.29 m.
b) 7.22 m.
c) 8.12 m.
d) 9.15 m.

15. Water flows through the turbine at the rate of 0.214 m³/sec. and the pressure at A and B
respectively are 147.5 Kpa and -34.5 Kpa. Determine the power delivered to the turbine by the
water.
a) 41.966 KW
b) 40. 649 KW
c) 42.764 KW
d) 39.128 Kw

16. Oil of sp.gr. 0.750 if flowing through a 150 mm pipe under a pressure of 103 Kpa. If the total
energy relative to a datum plane 2.4 m. below the center of the pipe is 17.9 m. KN/KN,
determine the flow of oil.
a) 0.096 m³/s
b) 0.183 m³/s
c) 1.093 m³/s
d) 0.994 m³/s

17. A gas flows through a square conduit. At one point along the conduit, the conduit sides are 0.10
m., the velocity is 7.55 m/s and the gas mass density is 1.08 kg/m³. At a second point, the
conduit sides are 0.25 m. and the velocity is 2.02 m/s. Find the mass flow rate of the gas.
a) 0.56 kg/m³
b) 0.629 kg/m³
c) 1.092 kg/m³
d) 0.652 kg/m³
18. During a flow of 500 liters, the gage pressure is + 68 Kpa in the horizontal 300 mm supply line of
a water turbine and a – 41 Kpa at a 450 mm section of the draft tube 2 m. below. Estimate the
horsepower output of the turbine under such conditions assuming efficiency 0f 85%.
a) 84.73
b) 83.87
c) 74.83
d) 95.37

19. A pump is discharging 12 liters/sec of water through 100 mm diameter smooth steel pipe. When
the pressure on the discharge side of the pump is 700 Kpa, what pressure can be expected in the
discharge pipe at a point 540 m. distant from the pump and 45 m. higher in elevation. f = 0.025
a) 100.41 Kpa
b) 96.86 Kpa
c) 99.29 Kpa
d) 88.64 Kpa

20. Points A and B are 25 km. apart along a new 600 mm ∅ steel pipe. A is 10 m. higher than B. With
water flowing and with the same pressure at A and B, determine the discharge assuming f =
0.019.
a) 130 li/sec.
b) 141 li/sec.
c) 120 li/sec.
d) 110 li/sec.

21. During a test of a centrifugal pump, a gauge just outside the casing and on the 20 cm. suction
pipe registered a pressure of 27.5 kPa less than atmospheric. On the 15 cm discharge pipe
another gauge indicated a pressure of 200 kPa above atmospheric. If a vertical distance of 1.0 m
intervened between the pipe enters at the sections where the gauges were attached, what
horsepower was expected by the pump in useful work when pumping 57 liters/sec.
a)1 8.65 hp
b) 18.20 hp
c) 18.40 hp
d) 17.90 hp

22. Installed is a Venturi meter on a pipe 25 cm. diameter in which the maximum flow is 125
liters/sec. and the pressure head is 6 m. of H 2O. Calculate the minimum diameter of throat to
ensure that a negative head will be formed in it.
a) 10 cm
b) 12 cm
c) 9 cm
d) 11 cm
23. A venturi meter has an area ratio of 9 to 1, the larger being 60 cm. During the flow the recorded
pressure head in the larger section is 10 m and that of the throat is 2.5 m. If C = 0.99, what are
of discharge through the meter is indicated?
a) 0.485 cu.m/sec
b) 0.864 cu.m/sec
c) 0.379 cu.m/sec
d) 0.184 cu.m/sec

24. The discharge through a Venturi meter is 58 liters/sec. The Diameter of the pipe is 75 cm. and
the area ratio is 4 to 1. If the value of C is 0.99, and the pressure head at the entrance is 6m, find
the velocity and the pressure head at the throat.
a) 5.987 m.
b) 6.876 m.
c) 7.837 m.
d) 4.364 m.

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