Saint Mary’s University

Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya

School of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology

NOTES: SHOW YOUR SOLUTIONS NEATLY. STORE VALUES.

SUMMARIZE YOUR FINAL ANSWER WITH PROPER UNITS IN THE SPACE PROVIDED.

PROBLEM SOLVING

1. A certain liquid having a specific volume of 0.001m3/kg.

a. Determine the specific weight. Answer: _________
b. Determine its specific gravity. Answer: _________

2. An object has a specific gravity of 2.60 and the volume is found to be 0.00015m3. What is its weight in
Newton?
Answer: _________

3. A gas 20°C under a pressure at 10,000mb abs has a specific weight 103N/m3. What is the value of R
for the gas?
Answer: _________

4. Calculate the pressure required to reduce a volume by 0.6% when the bulk modulus of elasticity for
water is 2.2 GPa.
Answer: _________

5. The viscosity and specific gravity of water at 68°F is 0.01008 poise and 0.998 respectively. Determine
the kinematic viscosity in ft2/sec.
Answer: _________

6. Given:
Surface Tension Unit Weight Angle 𝜃
Liquid
(N/m) (kN/m3) (°)
0.0662 9.650 130
Water
0.47 132.3 0
Mercury

Required: Calculate the capillary height for water and mercury

Answer: _________
Answer: _________

7. A needle 35 mm long rests on a water surface at 20°C. What force over and above the needle’s weight
is required to lift the needle from contact with the water surface?
Answer: _________

8. a.) If 12 m3 of nitrogen at 30°C and 125kPa abs is permitted to expand isothermally to 30m3, what is
the resulting pressure?
Answer: _________
b.) What would be the pressure and temperature have been if the process had been isentropic?
Answer: _________
Answer: _________