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Rotating Vessel Fluid Mechanics Problems

This document contains practice problems related to rotating cylindrical vessels containing water. It includes 5 situations with multiple questions in each situation. The situations involve calculating things like angular velocity required before water spills, pressures at different points, hoop tension, and water force on vessel walls for open and closed cylindrical tanks of various dimensions rotating about their central axes and containing different water depths. Conversion factors and equations for pressure, slope, and relationships between radius, depth and height are provided.

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Rotating Vessel Fluid Mechanics Problems

This document contains practice problems related to rotating cylindrical vessels containing water. It includes 5 situations with multiple questions in each situation. The situations involve calculating things like angular velocity required before water spills, pressures at different points, hoop tension, and water force on vessel walls for open and closed cylindrical tanks of various dimensions rotating about their central axes and containing different water depths. Conversion factors and equations for pressure, slope, and relationships between radius, depth and height are provided.

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  • Hydraulics - Rotating Vessels

Review Innovations CE Review for Nov 2022 – Hydraulics 7

Rotating Vessels Problems for Practice:

Situation 4
An open cylindrical tank, 6 ft high and 3 ft in diameter,
contains 4.50 ft of water. If the cylinder rotates about its
geometric axis.
8. What constant angular velocity can be attained without
spilling any water?
(9.27 rad/s)
9. What is the pressure at the bottom of the tank at A when
ω = 6 rad/sec? (241 psf)
10. What is the pressure at the bottom of the tank at B when
ω = 6 rad/sec? (320 psf)

2 x
tan  =
g

Where tan θ is the slope at the surface of paraboloid at any


distance x from the axis of rotation.
2 x2
y=
2g

By squared-property of parabola,

r2 x 2
=
h y

Important conversion factor


Situation 5
1 A closed cylinder 1.0 m Ø and 2.0 m high contains water 1.5
1 rpm =  rad / sec
30 m deep, the remaining air space being under a pressure of
120 kPa.
11. Compute the pressure at the center of the bottom if ω =
Situation 1
12 rad/s. (126 kPa)
Determine the rpm required for an open 100-cm Ø
12. Compute the pressure at the circumference of the
cylindrical tank 250 cm high, containing water 150 cm deep,
so that: bottom. (144 kPa)
1. Water could just reach the rim of the tank. 13. What ω will just zero the depth of water at the center.
2. The depth of water at center is zero. (17.9 rad/s)
3. There is no water at the bottom within 20 cm from the 14. How much area of the bottom is not covered with water
axis of rotation. if ω = 20 rad/s?
(0.042 m2)
Situation 2
An open cylindrical tank 800 mm in diameter and 2000 mm
high contains water to a depth of 1.6 m. It is rotated about its
vertical axis at 13 rad/s.
4. How many liters of water are spilled?

Situation 3
A 1-m Ø closed cylindrical vessel with vertical axis is 3 m
high. It is filled with water with a pressure of 290 kPa at the
top. The wall is 4 mm thick. If the vessel is rotated at 360 rpm,
5. Determine the total pressure against the top.
6. Determine the maximum intensity of hoop tension.
7. Determine the force of water against the wall.

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