TUTORIAL SHEET-5

MI 110: FLUID MECHANICS

MECHANICAL & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING DEPT
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ROORKEE

MOMENTUM EQUATIONS
1.

Five liters of water enter the rotor shown in Fig. 1 along the axis of rotation. The cross-sectional
area of each of the three nozzle exits normal to the relative velocity is 18 mm2. How large is the
resisting torque required to hold the rotor stationary? How fast will the rotor spin steadily if the
resisting torque is reduced to zero at (a) T = 0, (b) T = 30.

Fig. 1
[(a) 231 N.m, 185 rad/s (b) 200 Nm, 160 rad/s]
2. A vertical jet of water leaves nozzle at a speed of 10 m/s with a diameter of 20 mm. It suspends a
plate having a mass of 1.5 kg. What is the vertical height of the plate where it suspends?
[3.97 m]
3.

Two water jet collide and form one homogeneous jet as shown in Fig 2. Neglecting gravity, determine
(a) the speed V and direction T of the combined jet, (b) combined rate of energy loss for a fluid
particle flowing from section (1) to (3), and from section (2) to (3).

Fig 2
[(a) 4.29 m/s, 17.2qq, (b) 558 N-m/s]
4. A three-arm lawn sprinkler receives water from the centre at 2.7 m3/hr. Neglecting air drag and
collar friction, find out the steady rotation rate in rpm for (a) T = 0, (b) T = 40.

Fig 3
[(a) 414 rpm, (b) 317 rpm]