Activity 1: Now that you review the most essential principles in fluid properties, pressure,

forces and fluid behavior. Let us try to check your understanding by solving the following
hydraulic problems:

1. A crude oil of viscosity 0.97 poise and relative density 0.9 is flowing through a horizontal
circular pipe of diameter 100mm and of length 10m. Calculate the difference of pressure at
the two ends of the pipe, if 100kgs of the oil is collected in a tank in 30 seconds.

2. A laminar flow is taking place in a pipe of diameter 200mm. The maximum velocity is
1.5m/s. Find the mean velocity and the radius at which this occurs.

Also, calculate the velocity at 4cm from the wall of the pipe.

3. Crude oil of 1.5poise and relative density 0.9 flows through a 20mm diameter vertical
pipe. The pressure gauges fixed 20m apart read 58.86N/cm^2 and 19.62N/cm^2 as
shown in the figure.

Determine the direction and rate of flow through the pipe.

4. Calculate the pressure gradient along the flow, average velocity and the discharge for an
oil viscosity 0.02Ns/sq. m flowing between two stationary parallel plates 1m wide
maintained 10mm apart. The velocity midway between the plates is 2m/s

5. An oil of viscosity 10 poise flows between two parallel fixed plates which are kept at a
distance of 50mm apart. Find the rate of flow of oil between the plates if the drop of
pressure in a length of 1.2m be 0.3N/cm^3. The width of the plates is 200mm.