CFB 1053 Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics January 2024

Tutorial No. 2 (Chapter 2)

1. A mercury manometer is connected to a closed oil tank which has a layer of water at the
bottom. Calculate the pressure of the air above the oil. [1962 Pa]

Air

2m Oil (SG = 0.8)

Water
5m

0.5 m

Mercury (SG = 13.6)

2. A closed cylindrical tank filled with water has a hemispherical dome and is connected to an
inverted piping as shown below. Determine:
a. The pressure in pipe B [103 kPa]
b. The pressure head, in millimeters of mercury, at the top of the dome (point C) [230
mm]

Oil

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3. In the system shown below, the pressure gage reading at A is 2 kPa. Specific gravity of oil is
0.8. Calculate:
a. The length of the water column Y in the open piezometer tube B. [Y= 1.4 m]
b. The difference of the mercury columns, h, in the U-tube manometer. (SGmercury = 13.6)
[h= 0.147 m]

B
Air

0.5 m Oil

Y
Water
0.8 m

h 0.6 m

4. Two pipes A and B carry water and oil, respectively. A differential manometer is connected
as shown. The relevant measurements are shown in the figure. Find the difference of
pressure in the pipes A and B. Specific gravity of oil is 0.6 and that of mercury is 13.6. [Pb-Pa
= -4512.6 Pa]

Water Air
A Oil
B

0.75 m 0.6 m
X X
0.65 m 0.7 m

0.5 m Mercury

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5. In the compound U-tube manometer shown, find the specific gravity of the gauge liquid B.
The gage pressure at A is –10 kPa and the liquid in pipe A is water. [1.298]

Air

400
mm
Pipe A

500 mm

Liquid B

6. Three different liquids with properties as indicated fill the tank and manometer tubes as
shown below. Determine the specific gravity of Fluid 3. [ SG3=1.09]
Fluid 1: Specific weight = 62.4 lbf/ft3
Fluid 2: ρ = 1.60 slugs/ft3
Fluid 3: S.G = ?

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7. A cubic ice block has a specific gravity of 0.92 and floats in sea water of specific gravity of
1.025. A 10 cm–high portion of the ice block extends above the surface of the water.
Determine the height of the ice block below the surface. [87.6 cm]

8. A 170-kg granite rock (ρ = 2700 kg/m3) is dropped into a lake. A man dives in and tries to
lift the rock. Determine how much force the man needs to apply to lift it from the bottom
of the lake. What is the mass of the rock that need to be lifted by the man in water?
[1050 N]

9. A 30 cm diameter, 60 cm long cylinder is submerged in an open tank containing a liquid of

30
cm
30
cm Water
60
cm
m
60
cm

Cylind SG=1.5
er
15 cm