Act.

10 - Fluid Mechanics (8 pts)

Solve each problem. Choose the correct answer from the options provided. DO NOT ROUND OFF IN THE
MIDDLE OF YOUR CALCULATIONS.

1. Find the mass and weight of water fully filling a rectangular tank with a bottom area of 4.0 m × 5.0 m
and a height of 4.0 m. Density for water is 1,000 kg/m³.

a) The mass of the water is…

Ans.: 80,000 kg

Other Ops.: 60,000 kg 30,000 kg 100,000 kg

b) The weight of the water is…

Ans.: 784,000 N

Other Ops.: 588,000 N 294,000 N 980,000 N

c) What is the total downward force on the bottom surface of the tank due to the water pressure at
140,525 Pa?

Ans.: 2,810,500 N

Other Ops.: 2,026,500 N 2,625,000 N 2,285,000 N

2. A storage tank 12.0 m deep is filled with glycerine (ρ = 1,260 kg/m³). The top of the tank is open to air.

a) What is the absolute pressure at the bottom of the tank?

Ans.: 249,501 Pa

Other Ops.: 251,904 Pa 294,105 Pa 204,951 Pa

b) What is the gauge pressure?

Ans.: 148,176 Pa

Other Ops.: 150,579 Pa 192,780 Pa 103,626 Pa

3. As part of a lubricating system for heavy machinery, oil of density 969 kg/m³ is pumped through a
cylindrical pipe of diameter 8.0 cm at a rate of 9.5 liters per second.

a) What is the speed of the oil?

Ans.: 1.89 m/s

Other Ops.: 2.89 m/s 1.98 m/s 2.98 m/s

b) What is the mass flow rate of the oil?

Ans.: 9.21 kg/s

Other Ops.: 8.08 kg/s 9.12 kg/s 8.80 kg/s

c) If the pipe diameter is reduced to 4.0 cm, what is the new speed of the oil?

Ans.: 7.56 m/s

Other Ops.: 8.65 m/s 6.46 m/s 6.56 m/s