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SIFAT FLUIDA
(biasa dibutuhkan dalam perhitungan mekflu)
m
 density
Densitas V Berat Jenis density _ of _ water _(T , P)
(Specific Gravity)
Viskositas () : F
  
dV
a measure resitant to flow A dy
Surface tention : forrce _ of _ one _ film F

a measure attractive  
length l
force in liquids
EXAMPLE OF THE PRESSURE AND HEAD
RELATIONSHIP:
What is a pressure of 500 kNm-2
A) In head of water of density,  = 1000 kgm-3

Use p = gh
B) In head of Mercury density  = 13.6 x 103 kgm-3.
C) In head of a fluid with relative density g = 8.7.

(remember r = g x  water)
AN EXAMPLE OF THE U-TUBE MANOMETER.
Using a u-tube manometer to measure gauge

pressure of fluid density 700 kg/m3, and the
manometric fluid is mercury, with a relative
density of 13.6.
What is the gauge pressure if:
a). h1 = 0.4m and h2 = 0.9m?
b) h1 stayed the same but h2 = -0.1m?
pB = pC
pB = pA +  gh1 a) pA = 13.6 x 103 x 9.81 x 0.9 - 700 x 9.81 x 0.4
= 117 327 N, 117.3 kN (1.17 bar)
pB = pAtmospheric + man gh2
We are measuring gauge b) pA = 13.6 x 103 x 9.81 x (-0.1) - 700 x 9.81 x 0.4
pressure so patmospheric = 0 = -16 088.4 N, -16 kN (-0.16 bar)
pA =  man gh2 -  gh1 The negative sign indicates that the pressure is
below atmospheric
Problem
The density of an oil is 850 kg/m3. Find its relative density
and Kinematic viscosity if the dynamic viscosity is 5 x 10-
3
kg/ms.
[0.85, 1.47 x10-6 m2/s]
Problem
5.6m3 of oil weighs 46 800 N. Find its mass density, 
and relative density, .
[852 kg/m3, 0.852]
What will be the (a) the gauge pressure and (b) the absolute pressure of water
at depth 12m below the surface?  water = 1000 kg/m3, and p atmosphere =
101kN/m2.
[117.72 kN/m2, 218.72 kN/m2]
At what depth below the surface of oil, relative density 0.8, will produce a
pressure of 120 kN/m2? What depth of water is this equivalent to?
[15.3m, 12.2m]
What would the pressure in kN/m2 be if the equivalent head is measured as

400mm of (a) mercury g=13.6 (b) water ( c) oil specific weight 7.9 kN/m3 (d)
a liquid of density 520 kg/m3?
[53.4 kN/m2, 3.92 kN/m2, 3.16 kN/m2, 2.04 kN/m2]
A manometer connected to a pipe indicates a negative gauge pressure of

50mm of mercury. What is the absolute pressure in the pipe in Newtons per
square metre if the atmospheric pressure is 1 bar?
[93.3 kN/m2]
What height would a water barometer need to be to measure atmospheric
pressure?
[>10m]
An inclined manometer is required to measure an air pressure of 3mm of

water to an accuracy of +/- 3%. The inclined arm is 8mm in diameter and
the larger arm has a diameter of 24mm. The manometric fluid has density
740 kg/m3 and the scale may be read to +/- 0.5mm.
What is the angle required to ensure the desired accuracy may be achieved?
[12 39']
Determine the resultant force due to the water acting on the 1m by 2m
rectangular area AB shown in the diagram below.
(On the diagram distance OA is 1.22m and AB is 2.0m)
[43 560 N, 2.37m from O
Determine the resultant force due to the water acting on the 1.25m by 2.0m
triangular area CD shown in the figure above. The apex of the triangle is at C.
(On the diagram depth to point C is 1.0m and the distance CD is 2.0m)
[23.8103N, 2.821m from P]
Obtain an expression for the depth of the centre of pressure of a plane
surface wholly submerged in a fluid and inclined at an angle to the free
surface of the liquid.
A horizontal circular pipe, 1.25m diameter, is closed by a butterfly disk

which rotates about a horizontal axis through its centre. Determine the
torque which would have to be applied to the disk spindle to keep the disk
closed in a vertical position when there is a 3m head of fresh water above the
axis.
[1176 Nm]
A dock gate is to be reinforced with three horizontal beams. If the water acts
on one side only, to a depth of 6m, find the positions of the beams measured
from the water surface so that each will carry an equal load. Give the load
per meter.
[58 860 N/m, 2.31m, 4.22m, 5.47m]
The profile of a masonry dam is an arc of a circle, the arc having a
radius of 30m and subtending an angle of 60 at the centre of curvature
which lies in the water surface. Determine (a) the load on the dam in
N/m length, (b) the position of the line of action to this pressure.
[4.28 106 N/m length at depth 19.0m]
The arch of a bridge over a stream is in the form of a semi-circle of

radius 2m. the bridge width is 4m. Due to a flood the water level is
now 1.25m above the crest of the arch. Calculate (a) the upward force
on the underside of the arch, (b) the horizontal thrust on one half of the
arch.
[263.6 kN, 176.6 kN]
The face of a dam is vertical to a depth of 7.5m below the water
surface then slopes at 30 to the vertical. If the depth of water is
17m what is the resultant force per metre acting on the whole
face?
[1563.29 kN]
A tank with vertical sides is square in plan with 3m long sides.

The tank contains oil of relative density 0.9 to a depth of 2.0m
which is floating on water a depth of 1.5m. Calculate the force on
the walls and the height of the centre of pressure from the bottom
of the tank.
[165.54 kN, 1.15m]
Problem
Explain why the viscosity of a liquid decreases
while that of a gas increases with a temperature rise.
Problem
The following is a table of measurement for a fluid at
constant temperature.
Determine the dynamic viscosity of the fluid.
[4.98 N/m2]
du/dy (rad s-1) 0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80
 (N m-2) 0.00 0.01 1.90 3.10 4.00

From table of fluid properties the viscosity of water is given as 0.01008 poises.
What is this value in Ns/m2 and Pa s units?
[0.001008 Ns/m2]
The velocity distribution of a viscous liquid (dynamic viscosity  = 0.9 Ns/m2)

flowing over a fixed plate is given by u = 0.68y - y2 (u is velocity in m/s and y is the
distance from the plate in m).
What are the shear stresses at the plate surface and at y=0.34m?
[0.612 N/m2, 0]
In a fluid the velocity measured at a distance of 75mm from the boundary is

1.125m/s. The fluid has absolute viscosity 0.048 Pa s and relative density 0.913.
What is the velocity gradient and shear stress at the boundary assuming a linear
velocity distribution.
[15 s-1, 0.720 Pa]

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SIFAT FLUIDA

(biasa dibutuhkan dalam perhitungan mekflu)

Surface tention : forrce _ of _ one _ film F

A) In head of water of density,  = 1000 kgm-3

B) In head of Mercury density  = 13.6 x 103 kgm-3.

C) In head of a fluid with relative density g = 8.7.

Using a u-tube manometer to measure gauge

What would the pressure in kN/m2 be if the equivalent head is measured as

A manometer connected to a pipe indicates a negative gauge pressure of

An inclined manometer is required to measure an air pressure of 3mm of

A horizontal circular pipe, 1.25m diameter, is closed by a butterfly disk

The arch of a bridge over a stream is in the form of a semi-circle of

A tank with vertical sides is square in plan with 3m long sides.

du/dy (rad s-1) 0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80

 (N m-2) 0.00 0.01 1.90 3.10 4.00

The velocity distribution of a viscous liquid (dynamic viscosity  = 0.9 Ns/m2)

In a fluid the velocity measured at a distance of 75mm from the boundary is

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