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The viscosity of water at 70 ℃ is 0.00402 poise and its specific gravity is 0.978.

Determine
its absolute viscosity in Pa-s and its kinematic viscosity in m2/s and stokes.

Ans.

0.000402 𝑃𝑎−𝑠 ; 4.11 𝑥 10^(−7) 𝑚^2/𝑠; 4.11 𝑥 10^(−3) 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑘𝑒𝑠

temperature is 60 ℉? Assume the average bulk modulus of elasticity of 311,000 psi.


A 4.9 cubic feet of water are compressed to 5000 psig. What is the volume decrease if the

Ans. −0.079 ft 3

At a particular temperature, the surface tension of water is 0.073 N/m. Under ideal
conditions, the contact angle between glass and water is zero. A student in a laboratory
observes water in a glass capillary tube with a diameter of 0.10 mm. What is the theoretical
height of the capillary rise?

Ans. 0.3 m

A vessel is initially connected to a reservoir open to the atmosphere. The connecting valve is
then closed, and the vacuum of 65.5 kPa is applied to the vessel. What is the absolute
pressure in the vessel? Assume standard atmospheric pressure.

Ans. 36 kPa

A vacuum pump is used to drain a flooded mine shaft of 68F (20C) water. The vapor pressure
at this temperature is 0.34 psi (2.34 kPa). The pump is incapable of lifting the water higher
than 400 inches (10.16 m). Compute the atmospheric pressure.

Ans. 14. 8 psia

The specific gravity of mercury is 13.6 and specific gravity of glycerin is 1.26. For the
manometer shown, calculate the difference in pressure between points A and B.

Ans. 112 kPa

A vertical rectangular gate 1.5 m wide and 3 m high is submerged in water with its top edge
2 m below the water surface. Find the total pressure acting on one side of the gate and its
location from the bottom.

Ans. 154.50 7 kN , 1.28 m

Calculate the Reynolds number, Re, for water at 20C flowing in an open channel. The water
flowing at a volumetric rate of 200 gal/sec. The channel has a height of 4 feet and a width of
8 feet. At this temperature, water has a kinetic viscosity of 1.104 x 10 -5 ft2/sec.

Ans. 605072.46
A fluid with a kinematic viscosity of 2.5 x 10-5 ft2/sec is flowing at 0.1 ft/sec from the orifice
3” in diameter. How can the fluid be described?

Ans. Laminar flow

Oil has a specific gravity of 0.80 flows in a 200 mm diameter pipe. Find the critical velocity if
μ = 8.14 x 10-2 Pa – s.

Ans. 1.0175 m/s

A 300 mm diameter pipe discharges water at the rate of 200 li/s. Point 1 on the pipe has a
pressure of 285 kPa and 3.4 m. Below point 1 is point 2 with a pressure of 300 kPa. Find the
head loss between points 1 and 2.

Ans. 1.87 m

If the velocity of flow in a 75 – mm diameter fire hose is 0.50 m/s. What is the velocity in a
25 mm diameter jet issuing from a nozzle attached at the end of the pipe. Compute also the
power available in the jet.

Ans. 4.5 m/s, 22.36 W

What is the actual volumetric flow rate for the discharge of the tank shown? The coefficient
of contraction for the orifice is 0.61, and the coefficient of velocity is 0.98.

Ans. 6.78 ft3/s

What is the velocity of sound in 150 °F water if its density is 61.2 lb m/ft3 and the Bulk
modulus of Elasticity is 328 000 psi.

Ans. 4985.06 ft/s

Air flow past a 2” diameter sphere at 100 ft/sec. What is the drag force experience by the
sphere given that it has a coefficient of drag of 0.5 and that the density of the air is 0.00234
slug/ft3.

Ans. 0.128 lb f

A circular cylinder 4 m long and 3 m in diameter is in an air stream. The flow velocity is 5
m/s perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder. Given that the coefficient to drag, C D on the
cylinder is 1.3, and the density of the air 1.225 kg/m3, what is the force (kN) on the cylinder?

Ans. 0.24 kN

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