Fluid Mechanics

PROBLEM SET-3
Instruction: Do as required. Present in writing the full details of your answer or
solutions. The grades you earn for each item will be based on correctness,
completeness and clarity of presentation.

1. An air bubble from the bottom of a swimming pool will increase its original volume by
20% when it reaches the free surface. How deep is the water in the pool in meters if
the atmospheric reading is 98.1 KPa?
a. 2.5 m c. 2.2 m
b. 1.5 m d. 2.0 m

SITUATION 1 (2-4): 600 mm diameter steel pipe, 10 mm thick is carries water under a
head of 325 meters.

2. Determine the actual stress in KN per meter length of pipe?

a. 95.65 MPa c. 88.67 MPa
b. 102.33 MPa d. 123.23 MPa
3. If the head is increased to 500 meters, determine the actual stress in KN per mater
length of pipe.
a. 155.56 MPa c. 147.15 MPa
b. 122.33 MPa d. 165.57 MPa
4. If the head is increased to 500 meters, what is the wall thickness requires assuming
the allowable tensile stress of 113 MPa.
a. 15.11 mm c. 14.67 mm
b. 13.02 mm d. 11.34 mm

5. Express an absolute pressure of 6 atm in meters of water gage when the barometer
reads 760 mm Hg.
a. 67.33 m c. 55.22 m
b. 47.88 m d. 51.64 m

SITUATION 2 (6-8): Convert 62 Kpa to

6. mmHg
a. 465 c. 577
b. 298 d. 341
7. meter of water
a. 7.21 c. 6.33
b. 8.11 d. 5.67
8. meter of oil (s = 0.8)
a. 8.67 c. 9.11
b. 7.92 d. 6.88

9. Find the atmospheric pressure in Kpa if a mercury barometer reads 740 mm.
a. 98.73 KPa c. 78.45 KPa
b. 102.33 KPa d. 88.34 KPa
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10. A pressure gage 8.0 m above the bottom of a tank containing a liquid reads 74.94
Kpa; another gage at height 5.0 m reads 97.60 Kpa. Compute the specific weight of
fluid.
a. 8.33 KN/m3c. 7.55 KN/m3
b. 6.73 KN/m3 d. 9.12 KN/m3

SITUATION 3(11-12): An open tank contains 2.87 m of water beneath 0.55 m of oil (s
= 0.85).
11. Find the pressure at the interface of two liquids.
a. 5.14 KPa c. 8.12 KPa
b. 4.59 KPa d. 5.67 KPa
12. Find the pressure at the bottom of the tank.
a. 32.74 KPa c. 44.17 KPa
b. 27.89 KPa d. 30.45 KPa

13. If air had a constant specific weight of 11.85 N/m3 and were incompressible, what
would be the height of the atmosphere if sea-level pressure is 98.87 Kpa abs? a.
7682.33 m c. 8343.46 m
b. 9112.67 m d. 5678.92 m

14. If the weight density of liquid is given by γ = 65.0 + 0.20h, where γ is in KN/m3and
depth h is in meters, determine the pressure, in Kpa, at a depth of 5.18 m. a. 442.34
KPa c. 376.23 KPa
b. 339.38 KPa d. 378.23 KPa

15. From the figure shown, the atmospheric pressure is 101.03 Kpa and the absolute
pressure at the bottom of the tank is 235.0 Kpa, what is the specific gravity of olive
oil?
s = 0.78
a. 0.98 c. 1.54
1.5 m 2.5 m

water

3m
Olive oil

0.5 m

Mercury

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b. 1.06 d. 2.56

SITUATION 4(16-19): From the figure shown,

D
2m
B
air
16. Find the
pressure at A
water
air
A 1m1m
water C
water 2m

a. 26.45 KPa c. 27.43 KPa b. 28.45 KPa d. 29.43

KPa 17. Find the pressure at B
a. -9.81 KPa c. 9.81 KPa b. -19.81 KPa d. 19.81
KPa 18. Find the pressure at C
a. -9.81 KPa c. 12.23 KPa b. -12.23 KPa d. 9.81
KPa 19. Find the pressure at D
a. -37.53 KPa c. -67.34 KPa b. -45.34 KPa d.
-49.05 KPa

SITUATION 5(20-22): From the figure shown,

A
air
air C
.4 m
.4 m
B
0.5 m
oil(s = 0.9)

water 1 m
D
 20. Calculate the pressure, in KPa, at A
a. -7.49 KPa c. -8.44 KPa
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b. 7.49 KPa d. 8.44 KPa

21. Calculate the pressure, in KPa, at B
a. 5.33 KPa c. 4.91 KPa
b. 3.78 KPa d. 7.11 KPa
22. Calculate the pressure, in KPa, at D
a. 34.22 KPa c. 24.33 KPa
b. 26.57 KPa d. 21.69 KPa
23. Determine the heights of columns of water equivalent to 288 mm Hg.
a. 4.11 m c. 3.92 m
b. 3.22 m d. 5.23 m
24. Determine the heights of columns of kerosene(s = 0.9), equivalent to 288 mm Hg.
a. 4.35 m c. 5.22 m
b. 3.12 m d. 4.78 m
25. Determine the heights of columns of nectar (s = 2.94) equivalent to 288 mm Hg.
a. 1.67 m c. 2.03 m
b. 1.33 m d. 2.11 m
26. Determine the pressure at A from the figure shown. The liquid has a specific gravity
of 1.85.

a. 13.45 KPa
b. 15.23 KPa
c. 11.72 KPa
d. 10.79 KPa

7.77 m

SITUATION 6(27-29): For the open tank, with piezometers attached on the side,
containing two different immiscible liquids, as shown in the figure, find the
 El. 2 m Liquid A (s (s = 2.38)

=.72) Liquid B A

El. 0.3 m El. 0

B
m

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27. Elevation of the liquid surface in piezometer A.

a. 2.2 m c. 2.0 m
b. 2.1 m d. 1.8 m
28. Elevation of the liquid surface in piezometer B.
a. 0.81 m c. 0.85 m
b. 0.73 m d. 0.87 m
29. Total pressure at the bottom of the tank.
a. 23.05 KPa c. 19.01 KPa
b. 24.05 KPa d. 18.67 KPa

SITUATION 7(30-31): The air-oil-water system in the figure shown is at 70 °F. If the
gage A reads 9.65 Kpa and gage B reads 13.79 Kpa less than gage C, compute: 30. the
specific weight of the oil
a. 8.13 KN/m3c. 9.22 KN/m3
b. 8.53 KN/m3 d. 7.92 KN/m3
31. the reading on gage C
a. 28.28 KPa c. 24.67 KPa
b. 32.95 KPa d. 30.06 KPa

32. Find out the vertical height of the mountain top above the sea level, if the barometer
reading at the top is 738 mm of mercury. Assume that the specific weight of air is
constant at 11.9 N/m3and the sea level barometric pressure is 760 mm of mercury. a.
246.65 m c. 312.56 m
b. 189.11 m d. 415.34 m

SITUATION 8(33-35): Calculate the pressure in KN/m2corresponding to the following

pressure heads:
33. 0.5 m of mercury
a. 46.81 KPa c. 66.71 KPa
b. 72.33 KPa d. 45.33 KPa
34. 3 m of oil having specific gravity of 0.80
a. 27.14 KPa c. 29.11 KPa
 b. 23.54 KPa d. 27.45 KPa
35. 2 m of water
a. 15.33 KPa c. 23.68 KPa
b. 14.54 KPa d. 19.62 KPa

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36. Calculate the height of liquid level above the bottom of the tank in piezometer tubes
shown in the figure.
3.44 m, 2.89 m, 1.02 m d.
3.7 m, 3.54 m, 2.99 m,
1.02 m

0.8 m
liquid, s = 0.8

1.0 m
water

0.9 m

0.8 m liquid, s = 1.5

mercury

a. 3.4 m, 3.24 m, 2.69 m,

1.02 m b. 3.5 m, 3.34 m,
2.79 m, 1.02 m c. 3.6 m,

37. A manometer is attached to a horizontal pipe as shown in figure. If the pressure at

point A is 69 KPa, find the deflection of mercury in the manometer.
 A oil(s = 0.90)

0.90 m

a. 0.577 m c. 0.611 m
b. 0.435 m d. 0.456 m
38. An open tank contains a liquid 5 m deep with unit weight of 7 KN/m3. Water is
poured over the liquid and the total depth of both liquid is 8 m. Determine the gage
pressure in KPa at the bottom of the tank.
a. 64.43 KPa c. 56.00 KPa
b. 78.48 KPa d. 70.05 KPa

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39. Air is kept at a pressure of 170 kPa absolute and a temperature of 27oC in a 500 liter
container. What is the mass of air in slugs?
a. 0.068 slug c. 0.058 slug
b. 0.078 slug d. 0.088 slug

40. What is the specific weight of air at 450 kPaabs and 25 oC?
a. 41.62 N/m3c. 61.62 N/m3
b. 51.62 N/m3 d. 71.62 N/m3

41. A liquid compressed in a container has a volume of 1.5 liter at a pressure of 1 MPa
and a volume of 1.255 liter at a pressure of 2 MPa what is the bulk modulus of
elasticity of the liquid?
a. 6.22 c. 6.12
b. 6.32 d. 6.52

42. Water in a hydraulic press, initially at 137 kPaabs, is subjected to a pressure of 117,
130 kPaabs. Using E = 2.5 GPa, determine the percentage decrease in the volume of
the water.
a. dV/V = 5.68% c. dV/V = 3.68%
b. dV/V = 4.68% d. dV/V = 6.68%

43. The fuel gauge for a gasoline (sp. gr. = 0.68) tank in a car reads proportional to its
bottom gauge. If the tank is 35 cm deep and accidentally contaminated with 5 cm of
 water, how many centimeters of gasoline does the tank actually contain when the
gauge erroneously reads full?
a. 29.65 cm c. 26.65 cm
b. 28.65 cm d. 27.65 cm

44. In figure shown, fluid 2 is carbon tetrachloride(s = 1.6) and fluid 1 is benzene(s =
0.9). If the atmospheric pressure is 101.5 KPa, determine the absolute pressure at
point A.

a. 106.45 KPa c. 108.45 KPa

b. 107.45 KPa d. 105.45 KPa

fluid 1

40 cm

A
15 cm

fluid 1

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45. A manometer is attached to a pipe containing oil(s = 0.84), as shown in the figure.
Determine the pressure at point A

A
1.6
m

oil(s = 0.84)
 0.25 m

water

a. 12.56 KPa c. 15.22 KPa b. 18.34 KPa d. 13.64 KPa

46. Assuming the barometer reads 760 mm Hg, what is the absolute pressure for 900
mm Hg gauge?
a. 74.213 kPa c. 221.24 kPa
b. 48 kPa d. 358 kPa

47. A barometer reads 760 mm Hg and a pressure gage attached to a tank reads 850 cm
of oil ([Link]. 0.80). What is the absolute pressure in the tank in kPa? a. 168.1 kPa c.
186.1 kPa
b. 118.6 kPa d. 161.8 kPa

48. In the figure shown, the 20C water and gasoline surfaces are open to the atmosphere
and at the same elevation. What is the height h of the third liquid in the right leg?

gasoline,
s= 0.8

water h
1.5 m
1.0 m
liquid, s =
1.6

a. 1.375 m c. 1.575 m

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b. 1.475 m d. 1.675 m
49. For the three-liquid system shown, compute h1 and h2. Neglect the air density.

oil (s =0.8)
water

27 cm mercury h2 5

h1 cm

8 cm

a. h1 = 6.015 cm, h2 = 51 cm c. h1 = 8.015 cm, h2 = 61 cm b. h1 = 7.015

cm, h2 = 81 cm d. h1 = 9.015 cm, h2 = 71 cm

50. The hydraulic jack as shown is filled with oil at 58 lbf/ft3. Neglecting the weight of
the two pistons, what force F on the handle is required to support the 2200-lb weight
for this design?

2200 lb
a. 42.88 lb b. 46.88 5 in 20 in
lb c. 48.88 lb d.
44.88 lb
F

3 in ∅

1 in ∅

oil

51. The U-tube in the figure has a 1cm inner diameter and contains mercury as shown. If
20 cm3 of water is poured into the right-hand leg, what will the free-surface height in
each leg be after the sloshing has died down?
 a. 13.9362 cm & 35.5286 cm
b. 14.9362 cm & 34.5286
cm c. 10.9362 cm & 12 cm
38.5286 cm d. 12.9362 cm 12 cm
& 36.5286 cm

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SITUATION 9 (52-53): At 20˚C gage A reads 280 kPa.

52. What is the height h of the water in cm?
a. 125.24 cm c. 141.24 cm
b. 115.24 cm d. 135.24 cm
53. What should gage B read in kPa?
a. 173.26 KPa 153.76 KPa
b. 163.76 KPa 143.76 KPa

air: 160 KPa

mercury

80 c m

water

A B
54. The fuel gage for a gasoline tank in a car reads proportional to the bottom gage
pressure as shown in the figure. If the tank is 30 cm deep and accidentally contains 2
cm of water plus gasoline, how many centimeters of air remain at the top when the
gage erroneously reads “full”?
a. 0.96 cm
b. 0.76 cm
c. 0.86 cm 30 c m
d. 0.66 cm
air
h
 0.70

water 2 c
m

gasoline s = Pgage
55. In Figure shown, determine the pressure difference between

points A and B. kerosene (s =0.7)

benzene

(s =0.78)

air

18 c m

mercury water
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a. 9.85 KPa c. 7.75 KPa

b. 6.75 KPa d. 8.75 KPa

56. For the inverted manometer of shown, pB - pA = 150 kPa, what must the height H be
in cm?

oil (s =0.80)

20 cm
a. 57.86 cm
b. 87.86 cm
c. 77.86 cm d. 67.86
cm water
 A

40 c m
mercury

B
H

57. In the figure shown, the pressure at point A is 170 KPa. What is the air pressure in
the closed chamber B, in Pa?
liquid (s = 1.4)
oil (s =
0.80)
4 cm

air

15 cm
5 cm
A water

4 cm
6 cm

a. 158.47 KPa c. 148.47 KPa

b. 168.47 KPa d. 178.47 KPa

58. Water flows upward in a pipe slanted at 30˚, as shown in the figure. The mercury
manometer reads h =15 cm. What is the pressure difference p1 – p2 in the pipe?
 a. 24.206 KPa c. 22.206 KPa
b. 26.206 KPa d. 29.869 KPa

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2m

1
2 15 cm

59. In the figure shown, both the tank and the tube are open to the atmosphere. If L = 2.5
m, what is the angle of tilt θ of the tube?

oil (s = 0.80)

40 cm

60 cm

water

a. 58.41˚ c. 78.41˚ b. 68.41˚ d. 48.41˚

60. From the figure shown, compute the pressure at point A.

 5 in

oil (s = 0.80)

10 in
6 in

water

mercury
a. 4.326 psi c. 4.626 psi
b. 4.526 psi d. 4.426 psi

61. The system in the figure shown is open to atmosphere on the right side. If L =80
cm, what is the air pressure in container A?

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air
water

14 cm

air
30˚
16 cm 20 cm
 mercury

a. 24.85 KPa c. 26.85 KPa

b. 28.85 KPa d. 22.85 KPa

62. In the figure shown, the cover gate AB closes a circular opening 90 cm in diameter.
The gate is held closed by a 200-kg mass as shown. Assume standard gravity at 20C.
At what water level h will the gate be dislodged? Neglect the weight of the gate. a.
0.214 m c. 0.314 m
b. 0.414 m d. 0.514 m

m = 200 kg
0.4
A

h
m 4
B
water m

SITUATION 10(63-65): A tank contains oil (s = 0.80), gasoline (s = 0.90) and sea water
(s = 1.03). If the depths of the liquids are 0.5 m, 0.8 m and 1 m for oil, gasoline, and sea
water respectively.

63. Determine the pressure at a depth of 1.2 m

a. 19.62 KPa c. 10.10 KPa
b. 15.74 KPa d. 18.33 KPa
64. Determine the pressure at the depth of 1.8 m.
a. 17.55 KPa c. 18.07 KPa
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b. 19.12 KPa d. 16.04 KPa 65. Determine the presuure

throughout the bottom. a. 20.77 KPa c. 29.12 KPa b.
22.19 KPa d. 21.09 KPa
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