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The document contains a series of fluid mechanics problems related to specific weight, pressure, density, and specific gravity of various fluids including air, water, oil, mercury, and glycerin. It includes calculations for capillary action, buoyancy, and the effects of gravity on weight. Each problem requires the application of fluid mechanics principles and formulas to derive the necessary values.

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Fluid Mechanics Mod 1 Ass

The document contains a series of fluid mechanics problems related to specific weight, pressure, density, and specific gravity of various fluids including air, water, oil, mercury, and glycerin. It includes calculations for capillary action, buoyancy, and the effects of gravity on weight. Each problem requires the application of fluid mechanics principles and formulas to derive the necessary values.

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RICHNIE M.

TABION BSME 3-A FLUID MECHANICS (MOD


1)

1.) What is the specific weight of air at 101.325 kPa and


a) 21 degrees Celsius

b) 100 degrees Celsius

2.) What pressure is required to reduce the volume of water by 0.8 percent? Bulk modulus of elasticity of
water, EV = 2.2 GPa?

3.) The specific gravity of certain oil is 0.83. Calculate its


a) specific weight (in lb/ft3 and kN/m3)

b) mass density (in slugs/ft3 and kg/m3)

4.) Estimate the capillary depression for mercury in a glass capillary tube 2 mm in diameter. Use σ = 0.514
N/m and θ = 140o
5.) If 6.5 m3 of oil weighs 46,800 N, calculate its density in kg/m3.

6.) A tank of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) has a mass of 500kg and a volume of 0.315 m3.
a) What is the weight of the carbon tetrachloride in kN?

b) What is the mass density in kg/m3?

c) What is the unit weight in kN/m3?

7.) What is the weight of 10 kg at a location where the acceleration of gravity is 9.77 m/s 2?

8.) How much does an object that weighs 30 lbf on Earth weigh on the moon? Gravitational acceleration in the
moon is 5.47 ft/s2 and in Earth is 32.2 ft/s2?

9.) The mass of air in a room 3 m × 5 m × 20 m is known to be 350 kg. Find its density.
10.) An iron block weighs 5N and has a volume of 200 cubic centimeters. What is the density of the block in
kg/m3?

11.) If 100 grams of water is mixed to 150 grams of alcohol (ρ = 790 kg/m3), calculate (a) the specific volume of
the solution in cm3/g, and (b) the specific gravity of the solution, assuming that it is mixed completely.

12.) The specific gravity of mercury relative to water is 13.55. What is the specific weight of mercury in lb/ft 3
and in kN/m3? Take the specific weight of water as 62.4 lb/ft3. What is its specific volume in m3/kg?

13.) If air is at a pressure of 3200 lb/ft2 and a temperature of 800 °R, what is its specific volume in ft3/lbm?

14.) Cast iron weighs 640 pounds per cubic foot. What is the weight of a cast iron block 14” × 12” × 18”?
15.) A 2-mm-diameter clean glass tube is inserted in water at 20 °C. Determine the height that the water will
rise to capillary action in the tube. The constant angle for water can be taken as zero.

16.) Air is introduced through a nozzle into a tank of water to form a stream of bubbles. If the bubbles are
intended to have a diameter of 2 mm, calculate by how much the pressure of air at the nozzle must exceed
that of surrounding water. Assume σ = 72 .7 × 10-3 N/m.

17.) A double bottom tank 18 ft wide, 24 ft long and 4 ft depth is filled with seawater (s.g. = 1.026). What is the
weight of water in the tank, in tons?

18.) A 40 kN tank weighs 64 kN when filled with kerosene and 70 kN when filled with the same volume of
water. Find the specific gravity of kerosene.

19.) When a 5.3-kg rock is fully submerged in water inside a cylindrical container of radius 10 cm, the water
level rises 6.4 cm. What is the density of the rock?
20.) Glycerin having a volume of 0.452 m3 weighs 5587 Newtons.
a.) What is the unit weight of glycerin in kN/m3?

b.) What is the density of glycerin in kg/m3?

c.) What is the specific gravity of glycerin?

21.) A tank of glycerin has a mass of 1500 kg and a volume of 1.19 m3.
a.) Determine the weight of the glycerin in kN.

b.) What is the unit weight of the glycerin in kN/m3.

c.) What is the specific gravity of the glycerin?

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