FLUID MECHANICS

1. If a uniform solid body weighs 50 N in air and 30 N in water, its specific gravity is
a. 1.5
b. 1.67
c. 2.5
d. 3.0
2. An oil has a kinematic viscosity of 1.25 x 10-4 m2/s and a specific gravity of 0.80. What is its
dynamic (absolute) viscosity in kg/(m-s)?
a. 0.08
b. 0.10
c. 0.125
d. 1.0
3. A horizontal stream of water with a cross-sectional area of 95 cm2 and velocity of 12 m/s has a
kinetic energy in kW nearest to,
a. 0.072
b. 0.82
c. 7.2
d. 8.2
4. Ethylene glycol at 60 C, with a velocity of 4 cm/s enters a 2.5 cm ID tube. At 60 C the viscosity is
4.75 x 10-6 m2/s, determine the Reynolds number.
a. 200
b. 210
c. 2000
d. 1200
5. On a sea-level standard day, a pressure gage, moored below the surface of the ocean (SG =
1.025), reads an absolute pressure of 1.4 MPa. How deep is the instrument?
a. 4 m
b. 129 m
c. 133 m
d. 140 m
6. A tank of water (SG = 1.0) has a gate in its vertical wall 5 m high and 3 m wide. The top edge of
the gate is 2 m below the surface. What is the hydrostatic force on the gate?
a. 147 kN
b. 367 kN
c. 490 kN
d. 661 kN
7. In Fig. FE2.3, if the oil in region B has SG = 0.8 and the absolute pressure at point A is 1 atm,
what is the absolute pressure at point B?
a. 5.6 kPa
b. 10.9 kPa
c. 106.9 kPa
d. 112.2 kPa
8. An iceberg has a SG of 0.922. When floating in sea water (SG = 1.03), its exposed volume in % is
nearest to,
a. 5.6
b. 7.4
c. 8.9
d. 10.5
9. A 2-m diameter spherical body is placed half submerged on sea water of relative density 1.03.
What is the buoyant force supporting the body in pounds?
a. 1250
b. 3567
c. 4750
d. 8734.23
10. For flow of water at a Reynolds number of 1.03 E6 through a 5-cm-diameter pipe of roughness
height 0.5 mm, the approximate Moody friction factor is
a. 0.012
b. 0.018
c. 0.038
d. 0.049
11. What is the expected head loss per mile of a closed circular pipe (17 in inside diameter, friction
factor of 0.03) when 3300 gal/min of water flow under pressure?
a. 38 ft
b. 3580 ft
c. 0.007 ft
d. 0.64 ft
12. What is the hydraulic diameter of a rectangular air-ventilation duct whose cross section is 1 m
by 25 cm?
a. 25 cm
b. 40 cm
c. 50 cm
d. 75 cm
13. Water flows through a horizontal pipe of cross sectional area of 20 cm2. At one section the cross
sectional area is 4 cm2. The pressure difference between the two sections is 29.4 psi. How many
cu. meters of water will flow out of the pipe in 1 minute?
a. 1.208 m3
b. 0.0185 m3
c. 0.493 m3
d. 0.008 m3
14. A perfect venturi with throat diameter of 1.8 inches is placed horizontally in a pipe with a 5 in
inside diameter. Eighty (80) lbm of water flow through the pipe each second. What is the
difference between the pipe and venture throat static pressure?
a. 29.9 psi
 b. 34.8 psi
c. 5020 psi
d. 72.3 psi
15. Calculate the discharge in liters per second through a 5 in diameter orifice under a head of 7.6 m
of water. Assume coefficient of discharge of 0.65.
a. 78
b. 1547
c. 77
d. 100
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