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1. A volume of 450 lit of a certain fluid weighs 3.50 KN. Compute the mass density.

( 1 m
= 1000 lit).

2. Compute the number of watts which are equivalent to one horsepower. ( 1HP= 550 ftlb/sec; 1W= 107 dynes-cm/sec; 1lb= 444800 dynes)

3. A city of 6000 population has an average total consumption per person per day of 100
gallons. Compute the daily total consumption of the city in cubic meter per second. (1

ft 3 = 7.48 gallons)

4. If the barometric pressure is 758 mm of mercury, calculate the value of h of Fig. B.

5. The manometer of Fig. C is tapped to pipeline carrying oil (sp. gravity 0.85). Determine the
pressure at the center of the pipe.

6. Compute the gage and absolute pressures at point m of Fig. G. Fluids A and C are air, fluid
B is mercury.

7. An open cylindrical vessel 2ft in diameter contains water 3ft. Deep when at rest. If it is
rotated about it vertical axis at a speed of 180rpm. Determine the least depth the vessel
can have so that no water is spilled over the sides.

8. The gate shown in Fig. D is hinged at B and rests on a smooth surface at A. If the gate is
1.60 m wide perpendicular to the paper, find

BH

and

Bv .

9. The jet of water from a nozzle discharging into the air has a diameter of 6 in and a mean
velocity of 120 ft/sec. a.) Compute the velocity head b.) and the horsepower.

10.What is the rate of flow of water passing through a pipe with a pipe with a diameter of 20
mm and speed of 0.5 m/sec?

11.Oil flows from a tank through 150 m of 150 mm diameter pipe and then discharges into air
as shown in the Figure. If the head loss from point 1 to point 2 is 600 mm, determine the
pressure needed at point 1 to cause 17 lit/sec of oil to flow.

12.Calculate the discharge through the 140-mm diameter orifice shown. Assume C=0.62.

13.A 50-mm diameter circular sharp-edged orifice at the side of a tank discharges water
under a head of 3 m. If the coefficient of contraction

C c = 0.63 and the head lost 240

mm, Compute the discharge and the coefficient of velocity

Cv

and discharge C.

14.Determine the discharge of water over a 60 degrees triangular weir if the measured head
is a.) 0.623 ft b.) 1.15 ft.

15.Compute the discharge of water over a Cipolletti weir 1.60 m long under a head of 26 cm.

16.What commercial size if new cast iron pipe shall be used to carry 4490 gpm with a

hf

of

10.56 ft/mile? Assume f= 0.019

17.Determine the discharge of water through a 5 cm wrought iron pipe if the frictional loss is
80 KPa per 30 m of pipe.

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