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1.12 ffiu's For each of the Mowing units in Table F.
I (front of
book), present in terms of its primary dimensions: kWh, poise,
slug, cfm, cSt.
2.59 TJJUS A water bug is suspended on the surface of a pond by

surface tension (water does not wet the legs). The bug has six
legs, and each leg is in contact with the water over a length of
5 mm. What is the maximum mass (in grams) of the bug if it is
to avoid sinking?
1.19 T u s If the local atmospheric pressure is 93 kPa, use the

grid method to find the pressure in units of
/a. psia
b. psf
c. bar
/d. atmospheres
e, feet of water
i/f. inches of mercury
PROBLEM 2.59
2.7 What are SG, -y, and p for mercury? State your answers in SI
units and in traditional units.
2.16 ffuJ's Regarding water and seawater:

a. Which is more dense, seawater or freshwater?
3.4 O T e local atmospheric pressure is 99.0 kPa. A gage on

i ^ oxygen tank reads a pressure of 300 kPa gage. What is the
pressure in the tank in kPa abs?
b. Find (SI units) the density of seawater (10C, 3.3%

salinity).
3 19 RegardingthehydraulicjackinProblem3.18 whichideas
c. Find the same in traditional units.
were used to analyze the jack? (select all that apply)
d. What pressure is specified for the values in (b) and (c)?
a.
2.29 p
SAE 10W-30 oil with viscosity 1 X 10~4 Ibf s/ft2 is used
as a lubricant between two parts of a machine that slide past one
another with a velocity difference of 6 ft/s. What spacing, in inches,
is required if you don't want a shear stress of more than 2 Ibf/ft2?
pressure = (force)(area)
ft, pressure increases linearly with depth in a hydrostatic fluid

c. the pressure at the very bottom of the 4-cm chamber is larger
than the pressure at the very bottom of the 10-cm chamber
! d. when a body is stationary the sum of forces on the object
is zero
e. when a body is stationary, the sum of moments on the
object is zero
2.44 Common Newtonian fluids are
f. pressure = (weight/volume) (change in elevation)
a. toothpaste, catsup, and paint

b. water, oil, and mercury
c. all of the above
3.16 TLiJS For the closed tank with Bourdon-tube gages tapped
into it, what is the specific gravity of the oil and the pressure
reading on gage C?
L
2.54 Find the kinematic and dynamic viscosities of air and water
at a temperature of 40C (104F) and an absolute pressure of
170kPa(25psia).
PROBLEM 3.16
3.53 Wife Determine the gage pressure at the center of pipe A in

pounds per square inch and in kilopascals.
:>./s me gate snown is rectangaiar ana nas dimensions t> m by 4 m.

What is the reaction at point A? Neglect the weight of the gate.
Hinge
Atmospheric
pressure
PROBLEM 3.75
*" Mercury
3.88 For the curved surface AB:
PROBLEM 3.53
3.54 A device for measuring the specific weight of a liquid

consists of a U-tube manometer as shown. The manometer tube
has an internal diameter of 0.5 cm and originally has water in it.
Exactly 2 cm3 of unknown liquid is then poured into one leg of
the manometer, and a displacement of 5 cm is measured between
the surfaces as shown. What is the specific weight of the
unknown liquid?
a. Determine the magnitude, direction, and line of action of

the vertical component of hydrostatic force acting on the
surface. Here = 1 m.
b. Determine the magnitude, direction, and line of action of
the horizontal component of hydrostatic force acting on
the surface.
c. Determine the resultant hydrostatic force acting on the
surface.
Unknown liquid
3.107 *pTus Determine the minimum volume of concrete

(y = 23.6 kN/m3) needed to keep the gate (1 m wide) in a closed
position, with = 2 m. Note the hinge at the bottom of the gate.
0.5cm
Water
PROBLEM 3.54
3.69 TOJS For gate A, choose the statements that are valid:
(a) The hydrostatic force acting on the gate increases as H
increases, (b) The distance between the CP on the gate and the
centroid of the gate decreases as H increases, (c) The distance
between the CP on the gate and the centroid of the gate remains
constant as H increases, (d) The torque applied to the shaft to
prevent the gate from turning must be increased as H increases,
(e) The torque applied to the shaft to prevent the gate from
turning remains constant as H increases.
PROBLEM 3.107
3.114 rpTus The hydrometer shown sinks 5.3 cm (z - 5.3 cm) in

water (15C). The bulb displaces 1.0 cm3, and the stem area is 0.1 cm2.
Find the weight of the hydrometer.
PROBLEMS 3.68,3.69
3,67 pjOlS What is the force acting on the gate of an irrigation

ditch if the ditch and gate are 4 ft wide, 4 ft deep, and the ditch is
competely full of water? There is no water on the other side of
the gate. The weather has been hot for weeks, so the water is 70E
PROBLEMS 3.113,3.114
4.49 TLUS A water jet issues vertically from a nozzle, as shown.

The water velocity as it exits the nozzle is 18 m/s. Calculate how
high h the jet will rise. (Hint: Apply the Bernoulli equation along
the centerline.)
The velocity at section A-A is 15 ft/s, and the vertical

7 at the same section is 4 ft. If the width of the channel is
what is the discharge in cubic feet per second?
-.A horizontal water jet at 70F impinges on a verticaljndicular plate. The discharge is 2 cfs. If the external force
to hold the plate in place is 200 Ibf, what is the velocity
;;water?
'
PROBLEM 4.49
4.55 TLUS A glass tube is inserted into a flowing stream of water

with one opening directed upstream and the other end vertical. If
the water velocity is 5 m/s, how high will the water rise in the
vertical leg relative to the level of the water surface of the stream?
6.20 A conveyor belt discharges gravel into a barge as shown at

a rate of 50 yd3/min. If the gravel weighs 120 lbf/ft3, what is the
tension in the hawser that secures the barge to the dock?
Conveyor belt
10 ft/s
Gravel
Barge
PROBLEM 6.20
PROBLEM 4.55
4.52 HUJS Kerosene at 20C flows through a contraction section

as shown. A pressure gage connected between the upstream pipe
and throat section shows a pressure difference of 20 kPa. The
gasoline velocity in the throat section is 8 m/s. What is the
velocity (m/s) in the upstream pipe?
6.26 Ink A water jet with a speed of 30 ft/s and a mass flow rate
of 35 Ibm/s is turned 30 by a fixed vane. Find the force of the
water jet on the vane. Neglect gravity.
20 ft/s
Kerosene at 20 C
PROBLEM 4.52
5.9 A pipe with a 2 m diameter carries water having a velocity of

4 m/s. What is the discharge in cubic meters per second and in
cubic feet per second?
30
PROBLEM 6.26
6.59 JLks The pipe shown has a 180 vertical bend in it. The
diameter D is 1 ft, and the pressure at the center of the upper
pipe is 15 psig. If the flow in the bend is 20 cfs, what external
force will be required to hold the bend in place against the
action of the water? The bend weighs 200 Ibf, and the volume
of the bend is 3 ft3. Assume the Bernoulli equation applies
(p = 62.4 lbm/ft3.)
6.64 This 30 vertical bend in a pipe with a 2 ft diameter carries

water (p = 62.4 lbm/ft3) at a rate of 31.4 cfs. If the pressure pi is
10 psi at the lower end of the bend, where the elevation is 100 ft,
andp2 is 8.5 psi at the upper end, where the elevation is 103 ft,
what will be the vertical component of force that must be exerted
by the "anchor" on the bend to hold it in position? The bend
itself weighs 300 Ib, and the length L is 4 ft.
7.25 Determine the discharge in the pipe and the pressure at

point B. Neglect head losses. Assume a = 1.0 at all locations.
1.5m
40 cm diameter
Expansion joints to
eliminate force transfer
between pipe and
bend
20 cm-diameter nozzle
PROBLEM 7.25
PROBLEM 6.64
7.29 TLUS For this diagram of an industrial pressure washer 1

system, x = I ft,)' = 3 ft, z = 10 ft, Q = 3.5 ftVs, and the hose
diameter is 4 in. Assuming a head loss of 1 ft is derived over the 1
distance from point 2 to the jet, what is the pressure at point 2 if tf
jet from the nozzle is 1-in in diameter? Assume ex = 1.0
Fill in the blank. Show your work.

a. 1000 1 = _
Cal.
_ ft-lbf = energy to lift a 10 N weight through an
elevation difference of 125 m.
12000 Btu = _
32ft-lbf/s = _
kWh.
.hp.
PROBLEMS 7.28,7.29
fte. [] = [energy] = .
7.9 An engineer is considering the development of a small wi^

turbine (D = 1.25 m) for home applications. The design wind
speed is 15 mph at T = 10C andp = 0.9 bar. The efficiency Of I
the turbine is TJ = 20%, meaning that 20% of the kinetic energy
in the wind can be extracted. Estimate the power in watts that
can be produced by the turbine. Hint: In a time interval At, the
amount of mass that flows through the rotor is Am == wA
the corresponding amount of kinetic energy in this flow is
(AmV2/2).
7.52 TLUS Neglecting head losses, determine what power the

pump must deliver to produce the flow as shown. Here the
elevations at points A, B, C, and D are 40 m, 65 m, 35 m, and
30 m, respectively. The nozzle area is 25 cm2.
Air
PROBLEMS 7.51,7.52
PROBLEM 7.9
7.56 frTu$A small-scale hydraulic power system is shown. Tft

elevation difference between the reservoir water surface and ;
the pond water surface downstream of the reservoir, H, is 24 m
The velocity of the water exhausting into the pond is 7 m/s, an'|
the discharge through the system is 4 m3/s. The head loss due t
friction in the penstock (inlet pipe to turbine, under very high i
pressure) is negligible. Find the power produced by the turbine
in kilowatts.
..j
PROBLEM 7.56
7.55 T G O If the discharge is 500 cfs, what power output may

be expected from the turbine? Assume that the turbine
efficiency is 90% and that the overall head loss is 1.5 V2/2g,
Turbine
PROBLEM 7.55
7 59 (Slfe The PumP shown draws water through an 8 in.

suction pipe and discharges it through a 6 in. pipe in which the
velocity is 12 ft/s. The 6 in. pipe discharges horizontally into air
at C. To what height h above the water surface at A can the water
be raised if 17 hp is used by the pump? The pump operates at
60% efficiency and that the head loss in the pipe between A and
qual to 2 Vc/2g. Assume a = 1.0 throughout.

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1.12 ffiu's For each of the Mowing units in Table F.

2.59 TJJUS A water bug is suspended on the surface of a pond by

1.19 T u s If the local atmospheric pressure is 93 kPa, use the

2.16 ffuJ's Regarding water and seawater:

3.4 O T e local atmospheric pressure is 99.0 kPa. A gage on

b. Find (SI units) the density of seawater (10C, 3.3%

c. Find the same in traditional units.

were used to analyze the jack? (select all that apply)

d. What pressure is specified for the values in (b) and (c)?

ft, pressure increases linearly with depth in a hydrostatic fluid

2.44 Common Newtonian fluids are

f. pressure = (weight/volume) (change in elevation)

a. toothpaste, catsup, and paint

3.53 Wife Determine the gage pressure at the center of pipe A in

:>./s me gate snown is rectangaiar ana nas dimensions t> m by 4 m.

3.88 For the curved surface AB:

3.54 A device for measuring the specific weight of a liquid

a. Determine the magnitude, direction, and line of action of

3.107 *pTus Determine the minimum volume of concrete

3.114 rpTus The hydrometer shown sinks 5.3 cm (z - 5.3 cm) in

3,67 pjOlS What is the force acting on the gate of an irrigation

4.49 TLUS A water jet issues vertically from a nozzle, as shown.

The velocity at section A-A is 15 ft/s, and the vertical

4.55 TLUS A glass tube is inserted into a flowing stream of water

6.20 A conveyor belt discharges gravel into a barge as shown at

4.52 HUJS Kerosene at 20C flows through a contraction section

5.9 A pipe with a 2 m diameter carries water having a velocity of

6.64 This 30 vertical bend in a pipe with a 2 ft diameter carries

7.25 Determine the discharge in the pipe and the pressure at

7.29 TLUS For this diagram of an industrial pressure washer 1

Fill in the blank. Show your work.

7.9 An engineer is considering the development of a small wi^

7.52 TLUS Neglecting head losses, determine what power the

7.56 frTu$A small-scale hydraulic power system is shown. Tft

7.55 T G O If the discharge is 500 cfs, what power output may

7 59 (Slfe The PumP shown draws water through an 8 in.

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