Fluid Statics

Examples

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 Manometers

The double U-tube configuration as shown is

used to measure the density of a liquid whose
density is less than that of water. Determine the
density of the unknown fluid, ρ?
h1 = 0.5 m, h2 = 0.2 m, h3 = 0.4 m, h4 = 0.6 m

Solution
Manometers

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Inclined Gates
 Problem 2.49
A semicircular steel gate is installed in the side of a water storage reservoir that has a side
slope of 50◦ as shown in figure below. The gate has a radius of 3 m, the top of the gate is
supported by a horizontal shaft attached to the reservoir, and the bottom of the gate is
supported at the point P with a force FP. When the depth of water in the tank is 15 m, what
support force is necessary to keep the gate from opening?
 Solution

Calculate:
1. s O
2. OP
3. OH
4. yc=OH + s
H
5. hc s
H
 Solution

From table

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hc

yc

ycp
 Solution

From table

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ycp

Fp
Buoyancy
 Example 1
The sphere in the figure is in equilibrium at the interface between
two liquids of specific weight γ1= 7 kN m-3 and γ2 = 9 kN m-3,
respectively. The interface passes through the centroid of the
sphere.
– Calculate the specific weight of the material of the sphere.

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 Example 2
A cylinder of diameter 0.70 m and height 0.60 m is placed in a liquid
as shown in the figure. The cylinder has a specific gravity of 0.65,
and the liquid has a specific gravity of 0.90. Determine the cylinder
submerged volume and height.

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Rigid Body Motion
 Example 3
A The tank of liquid in the figure below accelerates to the right with the fluid in rigid-body motion. (a)
Compute ax in m/s2. (b) Why doesn’t the solution to part (a) depend on the density of the fluid? (c)
Determine the gage pressure at point A if the fluid is glycerin at 20oC. (𝝆g=1100 kg m-3)

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