MIDTERM EXAM IN ME 313 (FLUID MECHANICS)

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1. A small drop of water at 80 degree F is in contact with air and has`a diameter of 0.02 in. If the
pressure within the droplet is 0.082 psi greater than the atmosphere, what is the value of
surface tension?
a. 0.0225lb/ft
b. 0.00492lb/ft
c. 0.03728lb/ft
d. 0.00893lb/ft
2. Two clean, parallel glass plates, separated by a distance of 1.5 mm are dipped in a bath of water.
How far does the water rise due to capillary action, the surface tension is 0.0730N/m?
a. 6.32mm
b. 13.34mm
c. 9.94mm
d. 18.55mm
3. The value of the gravitational acceleration g decreases with elevation from 9.807 m/s2 at sea
level to 9.767 m/s2 at an altitude of 13,000m, where large passenger planes cruise. Determine
the percent reduction in the weight of an airplane cruising at 13,000m relative to its weight at
sea level.
a. 4.45%
b. 2.36%
c. 1.27%
d. 0.41%
4. A gas at 400C under a pressure of 21.868 bar abs has a unit weight of 362 N/m3. What is the
value of the gas constant R for the gas?
a. 0.189KJ/kg-K
b. 0.288KJ/kg-K
c. 0.065KJ/kg-K
d. 0.388/kg-K
5. The atmospheric pressure 1219.5cm of water at sea is nearest to _____mmHg.
a. 737mmHg
b. 686mmHg
c. 900mmHg
d. 711mmHg
6. An open cylindrical tank contains 1.2m of salt water, 0.8m of gasoline and 1m of oil having a
specific gravity of 1.03, 0.7 and 0.85 respectively. What is the pressure 2.5m below the free
surface?
a. 21.8kpa
b. 20.9kpa
c. 28.6kpa
d. 15.3kpa
7. A wooden block having a uniform cross-section will float in water with 20cm projecting above
the water surface and if placed in oil (sp. Gr = 0.85) will float with 14cm projecting above the oil
surface. Determine the total depth of the block in cm.
a. 54cm
b. 132cm
c. 17cm
d. 274cm
8. A 170-kg granite rock(density=2700kg/m2) is dropped into a lake. A man dives in and tries to lift
the rock. Determine how much force the man needs to apply to lift it from the bottom of the
lake.
a. 1050N
b. 1470N
c. 1920N
d. 2410N
9. The discharge of air through a 24in. pipe is 8600 cfm. Compute the main velocity in feet per
second?
a. 44. 65 fps
b. 45.65 fps
c. 46.65 fps
d. 47.65 fps
10. Compute the discharge of water through a 3 in. pipe if the mean velocity is 8.5 ft per seconds.
a. 25.02 cfm
b. 25.02cfm
c. 26.02cfm
d. 26.50cfm

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