MAPÚA UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF CIVIL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

CE142P-2 HYDRAULICS
CLASS WORK # 2 PROBLEM SET
INSTRUCTIONS: Solve the following problems on a separate sheet following the template guidelines provided. Write
completely and legibly (preferably engineering lettering) all solutions. Use at least three (3) decimal places for the
computation and enclose in a box the final answers with the appropriate units. Deductions will be applied for not following
instructions. Anyone found to be violating the academic policies related to conducting tests and examinations shall
be given the failing grade and appropriate University sanctions.

1. A fluid that occupies a volume of 24 L weighs 225 N 7. The tank contains air at a temperature of 18°C and an
at a location where the gravitational acceleration is absolute pressure of 160 kPa. If the volume of the
9.80 m/s2. Determine the mass of this fluid and its tank is 3.48 m3 and the temperature rises to 42°C,
density. determine the mass of air that must be removed from
the tank to maintain the same pressure.
2. A cylindrical tank of methanol has a mass of 60 kg
and a volume of 75 L. Determine the methanol’s
weight, density, and specific gravity. Take the
gravitational acceleration to be 9.81 m/s2. Also,
estimate how much force is needed to accelerate this
tank linearly at 0.25 m/s2.

3. The container is filled with water at a temperature of

25°C and a depth of 2.5 m. If the container has a mass
of 30 kg, determine the combined weight of the
container and the water.

8. The density of seawater at a free surface where the

pressure is 98 kPa is approximately 1030 kg/m 3.
Taking the bulk modulus of elasticity of seawater to
be 2.34 × 109 N/m2 and expressing variation of
pressure with depth z as dP = 𝜌g dz determine the
density and pressure at a depth of 2500 m. Disregard
the effect of temperature.

9. Water in the swimming pool has a measured depth of

3.03 m when the temperature is 5°C. Determine its
approximate depth when the temperature becomes
4. Determine the mass of carbon tetrachloride that 35°C. Neglect losses due to evaporation.
should be mixed with 80 kg of glycerin so that the
combined mixture has a density of 1450 kg/m3.

5. A pump is used to transport water to a higher

reservoir. If the water temperature is 20°C, determine
the lowest pressure that can exist in the pump without
cavitation.

6. Saturated water vapor at 150°C (enthalpy h = 2745.9

kJ/kg) flows in a pipe at 35 m/s at an elevation of z = 10. Nitrogen enters a steady-flow heat exchanger at 150
25 m. Determine the total energy of vapor in J/kg kPa, 10°C, and 100 m/s, and it receives heat in the
relative to the ground level. amount of 120 kJ/kg as it flows through it. Nitrogen
leaves the heat exchanger at 100 kPa with a velocity
of 200 m/s. Determine the Mach number of the
nitrogen at the inlet and the exit of the heat
exchanger.

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11. The viscosity of a fluid is to be measured by a 14. If the kinematic viscosity of glycerin is ν = 1.15(10-3)
viscometer constructed of two 75-cm-long concentric m2/s, determine its viscosity. At the temperature
cylinders. The outer diameter of the inner cylinder is considered, glycerin has a specific gravity of Sg =
15 cm, and the gap between the two cylinders is 1 1.26.
mm. The inner cylinder is rotated at 300 rpm, and the
torque is measured to be 0.8 N·m. Determine the 15. If a force of P = 2 N causes the 30-mm-diameter shaft
viscosity of the fluid. to slide along the lubricated bearing with a constant
speed of 0.5 m/s, determine the viscosity of the
lubricant and the constant speed of the shaft when P
= 8 N. Assume the lubricant is a Newtonian fluid and
the velocity profile between the shaft and the bearing
is linear. The gap between the bearing and the shaft
is 1 mm.

12. A 50-cm × 30-cm × 20-cm block weighing 150 N is to

be moved at a constant velocity of 1.10 m/s on an
inclined surface with a friction coefficient of 0.27. (a)
Determine the force F that needs to be applied in the
horizontal direction. (b) If a 0.40-mm-thick oil film with
a dynamic viscosity of 0.012 Pa⋅s is applied between 16. The Newtonian fluid is confined between a plate and
the block and inclined surface, determine the percent a fixed surface. If its velocity profile is defined by u =
reduction in the required force. (8y – 0.3y2) mm/s, where y is in mm, determine the
shear stress that the fluid exerts on the plate and on
the fixed surface. Take μ = 0.482 N ∙ s/m2.

13. A thin plate moves between two parallel, horizontal,

stationary flat surfaces at a constant velocity of 5 m/s. 17. The tube rests on a 1.5-mm thin film of oil having a
The two stationary surfaces are spaced 4 cm apart, viscosity of μ = 0.0586 N ∙ s/m2. If the tube is rotating
and the medium between them is filled with oil whose at a constant angular velocity of ω = 4.5 rad/s,
viscosity is 0.9 N⋅s/m2. The part of the plate immersed determine the shear stress in the oil at r = 40 mm and
in oil at any given time is 2-m long and 0.5-m wide. If r = 80 mm. Assume the velocity profile within the oil is
the plate moves through the mid-plane between the linear.
surfaces, determine the force required to maintain this
motion. What would your response be if the plate was 18. Consider a 0.15-mm diameter air bubble in a liquid.
1 cm from the bottom surface (h2) and 3 cm from the Determine the pressure difference between the inside
top surface (h1)? and outside of the air bubble if the surface tension at
the air-liquid interface is (a) 0.080 N/m and (b) 0.12
N/m.

19. A capillary tube of 1.2 mm diameter is immersed

vertically in water exposed to the atmosphere.
Determine how high water will rise in the tube. Take
the contact angle at the inner wall of the tube to be 6°
and the surface tension to be 1.00 N/m.

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20. The marine water strider, Halobates, has a mass of
0.36 g. If it has six slender legs, determine the
minimum contact length of all of its legs combined to
support itself in water having a temperature of T =
20°C. Take σ = 72.7 mN/m, and assume the legs to
be thin cylinders with a contact angle of θ = 0°.

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