School of Civil Engineering

University Sains Malaysia

EAH 221 Fluid mechnaics for civil Engineering

TEST 1 hour; Marks : 15

        SAMPLE (Method only) – answer scheme 

Q1 : In Figure 1, if the fluid is glycerin at 20°C and the width between plates is 6 mm, what
shear stress (in Pa) is required to move the upper plate at V = 5.5 m/s? What is the flow
Reynolds number if “L” is taken to be the distance between plates?

Where Reynolds number = ρVL/µ

   

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Q2: The hydrogen bubbles have D ≈ 0.01 mm. Assume an “air-water” interface at 30°C. What is
the excess pressure within the bubble?
 

Q3. Weightless gate AB is 5 ft wide into the paper and opens to let fresh water out
when the ocean tide is falling. The hinge at A is 2 ft above the freshwater level. Find h
when the gate opens.

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Q4 : A fire hose has a 50cm inside diameter and is flowing at 600 m /min. The flow
exits through a nozzle contraction at a diameter Dn. For steady flow, what should Dn be,
in inches, to create an exit velocity of 25 m/s?

  

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