Chapter 2
Chapter 2
2.64 Gate ABC in Fig. P2.64 has a fixed hinge at B and is 2 m wide into the paper. If the water
level is high enough, the gate will open. Compute the depth h for which this happens.
Solution: Let H = (h 1 meter) be the depth down to the level AB. The forces on AB and BC
are shown in the freebody at right. The moments of these forces about B are equal when the gate
opens:
B
M 0 H(0.2)b(0.1)
H H
(Hb)
2 3
= =
| | | |
=
| |
\ . \ .
or: H 0.346 m,
h H 1 . Ans
=
= + = 1.346 m
This solution is independent of both the water density and the gate width b into the paper.
Fig. P2.64
2.87 The bottle of champagne (SG = 0.96) in Fig. P2.87 is under pressure as shown by the
mercury manometer reading. Compute the net force on the 2-in-radius hemispherical end cap at
the bottom of the bottle.
Solution: First, fromthe manometer, com-pute the gage pressure at section AA in the champagne 6 inches
above the bottom:
AA atmosphere
2 4
p (0.96 62.4) ft (13.56 62.4) ft p 0(gage),
12 12
| | | |
+ = =
| |
\ . \ .
2
AA
or: P 272 lbf/ft (gage) =
Then the force on the bottom end cap is vertical only (due to symmetry) and equals the force at
section AA plus the weight of the champagne below AA:
V AA AA 6-in cylinder 2-in hemisphere
2 2 3
F F p (Area) W W
(272) (4/12) (0.96 62.4) (2/12) (6/12) (0.96 62.4)(2 /3)(2/12)
4
23.74 2.61 0.58 . Ans
t
t t
= = +
= +
= + ~ 25.8 lbf
Fig. P2.87
2.114 The uniform rod in the figure is hinged at B and in static equilibrium when 2 kg of lead
(SG = 11.4) are attached at its end. What is the specific gravity of the rod material? What is
peculiar about the rest angle u = 30?
Solution: First compute buoyancies: Brod = 9790(t/4)(0.04)
2
(8) = 98.42 N, and Wlead =
2(9.81) = 19.62 N, Blead = 19.62/11.4 = 1.72 N. Sum moments about B:
0 ( 1)(98.42)(4cos30 ) (19.62 1.72)(8cos30 ) 0
B
M SG = = + =
Solve for . (a) Ans
rod
SG 0.636 =
The angle u drops out! The rod is neutrally stable for any tilt angle! Ans. (b)
2.129 The iceberg of Prob. 2.128 may become unstable if its width decreases. Suppose that the
height is L and the depth into the paper is L but the width decreases to H < L. Again with S =
0.88 for the iceberg, determine the ratio H/L for which the iceberg becomes unstable.
Solution: As in Prob. 2.128, the submerged distance h = SL = 0.88L, with G at L/2 above the
bottom and B at h/2 above the bottom. From Eq. (2.52), the distance MB is
3 2
o
sub
I LH /12 H L SL
MB MG GB MG
HL(SL) 12SL 2 2 u
| |
= = = = + = +
|
\ .
Then neutral stability occurs when MG = 0, or
2
1/2 1/2
H L H
(1 S), or [6S(1 S)] [6(0.88)(1 0.88)] .
12SL 2 L
Ans = = = = 0.796
2.143 The tank of water in Fig. P2.143 is full and open to the atmosphere (patm =
15 psi = 2160 psf) at point A, as shown. For what acceleration ax, in ft/s
2
, will the pressure at
point B in the figure be
(a) atmospheric; and (b) zero absolute (neglecting cavitation)?
Solution: (a) For pA = pB, the imaginary free surface isobar should join points A and B:
45 1.0 / , hence . (a)
AB x x
a g a g Ans u = = = = =
2
tan tan 32.2 ft/s
(b) For pB = 0, the free-surface isobar must tilt even more than 45, so that
0 2160 1.94(32.2)(2) 1.94 (2),
B A x x
p p g z a x a = = + A A = +
. (b)
x
solve a Ans =
2
589 ft/s
This is a very high acceleration (18 gs) and a very steep angle, u = tan
1
(589/32.2) = 87.
Fig. P2.143
P2.153Acylindricalcontainer,14inchesindiameter,isusedtomakeamoldforforming
saladbowls.Thebowlsaretobe8inchesdeep.Thecylinderishalffilledwithmoltenplastic,
=1.6kg/(ms),rotatedsteadilyaboutthecentralaxis,thencooledwhilerotating.Whatisthe
appropriaterotationrate,inr/min?
Solution: The molten plastic viscosity is a red herring, ignore. The appropriate final rotating
surface shape is a paraboloid of radius 7 inches and depth 8 inches. Thus, from Fig. 2.23,
2 2 2 2
2
(7/12 ) 8
8
12 2
2(32.2 / )
60
Solvefor 11.2 .
2
R ft
h in ft
g
ft s
rad r
Ans
s min t
O O
= = = =
O = = 107
1.83* A two-dimensional unsteady velocity field is given by u = x(1 + 2t), v = y. Find the
time-varying streamlines which pass through some reference point (xo,yo). Sketch some.
Solution: Equation (1.44) applies with time as a parameter:
= = = = +
+ +
dx dx dy dy 1
, or: ln(y) ln(x) constant
u x(1 2t) v y 1 2t
+
=
1/(1 2t)
or: y Cx , where C is a constant
In order for all streamlines to pass through y = yo at x = xo, the constant must be such that:
/ . Ans
1/(1 2t)
o o
( )
+
= y y x x
Some streamlines are plotted on the next page and are seen to be strongly time-varying.
Continuity is satisfied. Find the stream function from the definition of (r, u):
C2.3 Professor F. Dynamics, riding the merry-go-round with his son, has brought along his U-
tube manometer. (You never know when a manometer might come in handy.) As shown in Fig.
C2.3, the merry-go-round spins at constant angular velocity and the manometer legs are 7 cm apart.
The manometer center is 5.8 m from the axis of rotation. Determine the height difference h in
two ways: (a) approximately, by assuming rigid body translation with a equal to the average
manometer acceleration; and (b) exactly, using rigid-body rotation theory. How good is the
approximation?
Solution: (a) Approximate: The average acceleration of the manometer is RavgO
2
=
5.8[6(2t/60)]
2
= 2.29 rad/s toward the center of rotation, as shown. Then
tan( ) a/g 2.29/9.81 h/(7 cm) 0.233 u = = = =
Solve for . (a) h Ans = 1.63 cm
satisfied Yes, 0
cos cos
0
1
) (
1
= = =
c
c
+
c
c
r
B
r
B v
r
v r
r r
r
u u
u
u
1
cos ; sin
Integrate: sin ln .( )
r
BL
v B v B
r r r
Br B L r const Ans c
u
u u
u
u
c c
= = = = +
c c
= +
(b) Exact: The isobar in the figure at right would be on the parabola z = C + r
2
O
2
/(2g), where C
is a constant. Apply this to the left leg (z1) and right leg (z2). As above, the rotation rate is O =
6.0*(2t/60) = 0.6283 rad/s. Then
O
= = = +
2 2
2 2 2 2
2 1 2 1
(0.6283)
( ) [(5.8 0.035) (5.8 0.035) ]
2 2(9.81)
. (b)
h z z r r
g
Ans = 0.0163 m
This is nearly identical to the approximate answer (a), because R >>Ar.