Mechanics of Solids and Fluids (MEE1032)

Digital Assignment -3

1. An annular plate 4 m external diameter and 2 m internal diameter with its greatest and
least depths below the surface being 3 m and 1.5 m respectively. Calculate the
magnitude, direction and location of the force acting upon one side of the plate due to
water pressure.
2. A pipe conveys 0.25 Kg/s of air at 300K and under an absolute pressure of 2.25 bar.
Calculate the minimum diameter of pipe necessary if the flow velocity is limited to
7.5 m/s.
3. A 30 cm diameter pipe carries water under a head of 20 meters with a velocity of 3.5
m/s. If the axis of the pipe turns through 450, find the magnitude and direction force
on the bend.
4. A conical diffusing section diverges uniformly from 0.1 m diameter to 0.2 m diameter
over a length of 1 metre. Find the local and convective acceleration at the middle of
the diffuser. Consider the following two cases:
(i) rate of flow is 100 litres/sec at it remains constant,
(ii) rate of flow varies uniformly from 100 lit/sec to 200 litre/sec in 5 sec. and time of
interest is when t = 2 sec.

Velocity at any cross section, perpendicular to the flow direction, may be assumed to be
uniform.

5. A fire engine supplies water to a hose pipe 80 mm in diameter and 100 m long at a
pressure of 300 KN/m2 (gauge). The discharge end of the pipe has a nozzle fixed to it.
For the momentum of issuing jet to be maximum, workout the nozzle diameter. Take
friction factor 4f = 0.032 in the Darcy equation.
6. The velocity components in a 2 D incompressible flow field are expressed as:
u= y2/3+2x-x2y; v=xy2-2y- x2/3
Determine the velocity and acceleration at a point P ( x= 1m , y = 2 m)
Is the flow possible?