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Velocity Field Analysis Exercises

The document is a tutorial sheet for a Fluid Mechanics course, containing exercises on various topics such as pathlines, streamlines, velocity fields, and forces acting on structures due to wind. It includes specific problems involving calculations of acceleration, vorticity, flow rates, and head loss in pipes. Each exercise requires the application of fluid mechanics principles to solve real-world scenarios.

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Velocity Field Analysis Exercises

The document is a tutorial sheet for a Fluid Mechanics course, containing exercises on various topics such as pathlines, streamlines, velocity fields, and forces acting on structures due to wind. It includes specific problems involving calculations of acceleration, vorticity, flow rates, and head loss in pipes. Each exercise requires the application of fluid mechanics principles to solve real-world scenarios.

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CIV404: Fluid Mechanics

Tutorial sheet (extra)


Intructor: Lontsi Agostiny Marrios

Exercise 1

1. a) Define: pathline, streamline, and streakline.


1. b) Can the lines be the same? Justify your answer.
2. Consider the velocity field described by U(x,y,z,t)=U(x,y,t)=2xi-ytj m/s, where x and y are in m
and t is in seconds.
Find the equation of the streamline passing through (2, -1) and a unit vector normal to the
streamline at (2, -1) at t = 4 s.

Exercise 2

A velocity field in a particular flow is given by V = 20y²i - 20xyj m/s. Calculate the
acceleration, the angular velocity, the vorticity vector, and any nonzero rate-of-strain
components at the point (1, -1, 2).

Exercise 3

The wind reaches a speed of 140 km/h in a


storm. Calculate the force acting on the 1 m
x 2 m window of Figure facing the storm.
The window is in a high-rise building, so the
wind speed is not reduced due to ground
effects. Use density = 1.237 kg/m³.

Exercise 4

In the pipe contraction shown in Figure,


water flows steadily with a velocity of
V1 = 0.5 m/s and V2 = 1.125 m/s. Two
piezometer tubes are attached to the pipe at
sections 1 and 2. Determine the height H.
Neglect any losses through the contraction.
Exercise 5

The venturi meter shown reduces the pipe


diameter from 10 cm to a minimum of 5 cm
(Figure left). Calculate the flow rate and the
mass flux assuming ideal conditions.

Exercise 6

A deflector turns a sheet of water through an angle of 30° as shown in Figure above. What force
components are necessary to hold the deflector in place if the mass fluss is 32 kg/s?

Exercise 7

The velocity distribution for a certain flow in a pipe is V(r) = Vmax (1 – r²/ r²0 ), where r0 is the
pipe radius (Figure). Determine the kinetic-energy correction factor.
Exercise 8

Find an expression for the head loss in a sudden expansion in a pipe in terms of V1 and the area
ratio (Figure). Assume uniform velocity profiles and assume that the pressure at the
sudden enlargement is p1.

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