Properties of Fluids

Worksheet No. 1
Properties of Fluids
1. The specific weight of a certain liquid is 90.30 lb/ft3. Determine its density and specific gravity.
2. The density of a jet fuel is 760 kg/m3. Determine the specific weight and specific gravity of this fuel.
3. A cylindrical tank with a diameter of 80 cm is partially filled with SAE l0W oil (p = 870 kg/m3). If the mass
of the oil in the tank is 340 kg, determine the height of the oil in the tank.
4. An overhead tank has length, width and height of 2 m, 2.5 m, and 1.5 m, respectively. If the oil is
filled up to three-quarters of its height with a mass of 4000 kg, determine the density and specific gravity of the oil.
5. The kinematic viscosity and specific gravity of liquid are 3.8 X 10-4 m2/s and 0.88, respectively. What is the dynamic
viscosity of the liquid in SI units?
6. A liquid has a specific weight of 5 5 lb/ft3 and a dynamic viscosity of2.90 lb-s/ft2. Determine its kinematic viscosity.
7. Two parallel places, one moving at 4 m/s and the other fixed, are separated by a 5-mm-thick layer of oil with a
specific gravity of 0.8 and a kinematic viscosity of 1.25 X 10-4m2/s. What is the average shear stress in the oil?
8. Find the change in volume of one cubic meter of water when it is subjected to an increase in pressure of 1840
kN/m2. Take the bulk modulus of elasticity as 2.16 X 106 kN/m2.
9. Calculate the internal pressure of 25-mm-diameter soap bubble if the surface tension in the soap film is 0.5 N/m.
10. Calculate the maximum capillary rise in a 1-mmdiameter glass rube for kerosene at 20°C (θ = 5°).