Dr. G.

Vinayagamurthy

Fluid Mechanics, Assignment No. 2, D1 SLOT, FS 2022-23

1. A horizontal venturimeter with inlet diameter 30 cm and throat diameter 13

cm is used to measure the flow of water. The pressure at inlet is 17.658
N/cm2 and the vacuum pressure at the throat is 30 cm of mercury. Find the
discharge of water through the venturimeter. Take cd = 0.98.
2. Find the discharge of water flowing through a pipe 35 cm diameter placed in
an inclined position where a venturimeter is inserted, having a throat
diameter is 15 cm. The different of pressure between the main and throat is
measured by a liquid of sp. gr. 0.7 in an inverted U-tube which gives a
reading of 25 cm. The loss of head between the main and throat is 0.2 times
the kinetic head of the pipe.
3. 250 litres/s of water is flowing in a pipe having a diameter of 300 mm. If the pipe is bent
by 140 (that is change from initial to final direction is 140 ) find the magnitude and
direction of the resultant force on the bend. The pressure of flowing water is 40.3 N/cm2.
4. An orifice meter with orifice diameter 15 cm is inserted in a pipe of 30 cm diameter. The
pressure gauges fitted upstream and downstream of the orifice meter give readings of
14.715 N/cm2 and 9.81 N/cm2. Find the rate of flow of water through the pipes in litres/s.
Take Cd=0.6.
5. A sub-marine moves horizontally in sea and has its axis 20 m below the surface of water.
A Pitot - static tube place in front of the sub-marine and along its azis, is connected to the
two limbs of a U-tube containing mercury/ The difference of mercury level is found to be
20 cm. Find the speed of the sub-marine. Take sp. gr. of mercury as 13.6 and sea water as
1.026.
6. A horizontal pipe line 40 m long is connected to a water tank at one end and discharges
freely into the atmosphere at the other end. For the first 25 m of its length from the tank,
the pipe is 150 mm diameter and its diameter is suddenly enlarged to 300 mm. The height
of water level in tank is 8 m above the centre of the pipe. Considering all losses of head
which occur, determine the rate of flow. Take f=0.01 for both sections of the pipe.
7. A horizontal pipeline is attached to the wall of reservoir (see fig. 1). The pipeline has
different profiles. The water level in the upper reservoir is in the height H = 1.5 m above
the pipeline axis. From the lower end of the pipeline water flows out to the open space.
Diameters and lengths of pipeline reaches are: D1 = 0.24 m, L1 = 3 m, D2 = 0.1 m, L2 =
1 m, D3 = 0.12 m, L3 = 2 m. Calculate discharge in the pipeline and draw the course of
energy line (EL) and pressure line (PL).
Resolve the problem:
a) Neglecting losses (i.e. consider the liquid to be ideal)
b) Considering losses for water of temperature 10°C.
Steel pipeline consider to be after usage (slightly rusted).
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Fluid Mechanics, Assignment No. 2, D1 SLOT, FS 2022-23

8. Three pipes of lengths 800 m, 500 m and 400 m and diameters 500 mm, 400 mm and 300
mm respectively are connected in series. These pipes are to be replaces by a single pipe
of length 1700 m. Find the diameter of the single pipe.
9. The variables controlling the motion of a floating vessel through the surrounding fluid are
the drag force F, the vessel’s speed v, its length l, the density ρ and dynamic viscosity μ
of the fluid and the acceleration due to gravity g. Derive an expression for F by
dimensional analysis.
10. During major windstorms, high vehicles such as recreation vehicles and semis may be
thrown off the road and boxcars off their tracks, especially when they are empty and in
open areas. Consider a 5000kg semi that is 8 m long, 2 m high, and 2 m wide. The
distance between the bottom of the truck and the road is 0.75 m. Now the truck is
exposed to winds from its side surface. Determine the wind velocity that will tip the truck
over to its side. Take the air density to be 1.1 kg/m3 and assume the weight to be
uniformly distributed.