MODULAR QUIZ - Module 34 - Hydraulics

QUIZ PROPER
4 of 10 points
 
PROBLEM 1: A pressure gauge at elevation 8m at the side of a tank containing liquid
reads 85 kPa.  Another pressure gage at elevation 3 m reads 120 kPa.  Compute the
specific gravity of the liquid.*
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a. 0.82
b. 0.63
 
c. 0.82
d. 0.71

Correct answer
d. 0.71

 
PROBLEM 2: A closed tank 5m high contains 2.5 m of water. A nozzle 75 mm in
diameter is installed at the side of the tank at a distance 0.5 m. from its bottom.
Compute the required air pressure inside the tank to produce 10 hp energy at the
nozzle. Cv = 0.95 and Cc = 0.62.*
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a. 234.65 kPa
b. 151.88 kPa
 
c. 183.31 kPa
d. 121.23 kPa

 
PROBLEM 3: What pressure is required to reduce the volume of water by 0.16 percent?
Bulk modulus of elasticity of water, E = 8250 MPa.*
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a. 13.2 MPa
b. 11.5 MPa
 
c. 14.6 MPa
d. 12.4 MPa

Correct answer
a. 13.2 MPa

 
PROBLEM 4: A vertical rectangular plate 2 m by 3 m is submerged with its 2m edge on
the same level with water surface. Find the total hydrostatic force acting on one face of
the plate.*
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a. 52.5 kN
b. 88.29 kN
 
c. 36.5 kN
d. 40.5 kN

 
PROBLEM 5: A certain gas at 30°C is subjected to a pressure of 200 kPa abs. If it has a
volume of 35 liters, compute the mass of this gas. Use gas constant, R = 210 N-m/kg-
°K.*
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a. 0.11 kg
 
b. 1.12 kg
c. 0.23 kg
d. 0.97 kg

 
PROBLEM 6:A 2 m³ of hydrogen at 30°C and 180 kPa abs. are permitted to expand
isothermally to 5 m³. Assuming isentropic condition and a specific heat ratio, k = 1.41.
What would be the final temperature?*
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a. -65 °C
b. 75 °C
c. -56 °C
 
d. 80 °C

Correct answer
a. -65 °C

 
PROBLEM 7: If the viscosity of a liquid is 0.04 Pa-sec, what is the viscosity in poises?*
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a. 0.82 Poise
 
b. 0.4 Poise
c. 0.12 Poise
d. 1.4 Poise

Correct answer
b. 0.4 Poise

 
PROBLEM 8: Estimate the capillary rise in a cylindrical tube with radius of 1 mm for
mercury-air-glass interface. Use σ = 0.514 N/m, θ = 130°.*
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a. -5 mm
b. -3.5 mm
 
c. -6 mm
d. -6.5 mm

Correct answer
a. -5 mm

 
PROBLEM 9: Find the required diameter of a droplet of water in order to have a
pressure of 1 kPa within it, relative to pressure outside it. Use surface tension, σ =
0.514 N/m.*
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a. 2 mm
 
b. 3 mm
c. 1.5 mm
d. 4.5 mm

 
PROBLEM 10: If the bulk modulus of water is 2.2 GPa, what pressure is required to
reduce its volume by     0.5 percent?*
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a. 13 MPa
b. 11 MPa
c. 12 MPa
 
d. 14 MPa

Correct answer
b. 11 MPa

CONTINUATION
2 of 10 points
 
PROBLEM 11:  If a mercury barometer reads 720 mm, what will be the corresponding
pressure?*
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a. 87.34 kPa
b. 103.24 kPa
 
c. 96.06 kPa
d. 92.34 kPa

Correct answer
c. 96.06 kPa

 
PROBLEM 12: Piston A has a cross sectional area of 1200 cm² while that of piston B is
950 cm² with the latter higher than piston A by 1.75 m.  If the intervening passages are
filled with oil whose specific gravity is 0.80, what is the difference in pressure between A
and B?*
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a. 18 641 Pa
b. 15 784 Pa
 
c. 14 846 Pa
d. 13 734 Pa
Correct answer
d. 13 734 Pa

 
PROBLEM 13: A large square tank has a 200 mm diameter nozzle 5 m. below the water
level.  What is the pressure at a point 3 m. below the water level?*
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a. 54.15 kPa
b. 40.15 kPa
 
c. 36.25 kPa
d. 29.43 kPa

Correct answer
d. 29.43 kPa

 
PROBLEM 14: A tank with 3 m Ф is filled with H₂O.  The H₂O level is 2.30 m above a
nozzle.  What is the exit velocity of H₂O?  Neglect losses.*
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a. 7.62 m/s
 
b. 6.72 m/s
c. 2.76 m/s
d. 5.64 m/s

Correct answer
b. 6.72 m/s

 
PROBLEM 15: An open tank contains water at a depth of 3 m and 0.8 m of oil (S = 0.8).
If the tank is accelerated upward at 2.5 m/s², find the pressure at the bottom of the
tank.*
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a. 48.4 kPa
b. 44.8 kPa
 
c. 36.4 kPa
d. 55.6 kPa
 
PROBLEM 16: An open tank 1.82 m square weighs 3,425 N and contains 0.91 m of
water.  It is acted upon by an unbalanced force of 10, 400 N parallel to a pair of sides.
What must be the height in m of the sides of the tank so that no water will be spilled?*
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a. 1.82 m
 
b. 2.82 m
c. 1.20 m
d. 1.60 m

Correct answer
c. 1.20 m

 
PROBLEM 17: A pressure gauge at elevation 6 m. at the side of a tank containing a
liquid reads 90 kPa.  Another gauge at elevation 4 m. reads 110 kPa.  What is the
density of the liquid?*
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a. 985.2 kg/m³
b. 885.2 kg/m³
c. 1300 kg/m³
 
d. 1019.37 kg/m³

Correct answer
d. 1019.37 kg/m³

 
PROBLEM 18: An unbalanced vertical force of 270 N upward accelerates a volume of
0.044 m³ of water. If the water is 0.9 m deep in a cylindrical tank, what is the force in N
acting on the bottom of the tank?*
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a. 702 N
b. 523 N
c. 605 N
d. 921 N
 
Correct answer
a. 702 N

 
PROBLEM 19: An 8 m³ of air at 28°C and absolute pressure of 176 kPa is compressed
to 4 m³. What is the resulting pressure assuming isothermal condition?*
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a. 352 kPa abs.

 
b. 345 kPa abs.
c. 245 kPa abs.
d. 423 kPa abs.

 
PROBLEM 20: A cylindrical vertical tank contains water 3.05 m deep and 0.41 m of oil
having a specific gravity of 0.8. What is the pressure at the bottom of the tank?*
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a. 28.56 kPa
 
b. 25.34 kPa
c. 33.14 kPa
d. 37.45 kPa

Correct answer
c. 33.14 kPa