ES 39 – Fluid Mechanics Problem Set No.

1 (Midterm)

Name: _____LANQUINO, Jim Bryle P, ____ Date: 6/28/2021

Section and Schedule: ___BSABE 2A TTH 3-6 PM ___ Score:

Problem Solving (5 pts each)

1. The specific weight of glycerin is 78.6 lb/𝑓𝑡 3 . Compute its density in

slug/𝑓𝑡 3 and its specific gravity. What is its specific weight in kN/𝑚3 ?

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2. If 𝐸𝐵 =2.2 GPa is the bulk modulus of elasticity for water, what pressure is
required to reduce a volume by 0.6 percent?

3. Compare the capillary rise of water and mercury in a glass tube of 2 mm

diameter at 20° C. Given that the surface tension of water and mercury at 20°
C are 0.0736 N/m and 0.051N/m respectively. Contact angles of water and
mercury are 0° and 130° respectively. (ρ𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 = 998 kg/m3; ρ𝐻𝑔 =13545 kg/m3)

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4. An 18-kg slab slides down a 25° inclined plane on a 0.2-mm thick film of oil
with viscosity of 0.0814 Pa-sec. If the contact area is 0.3 𝑚2 , find the terminal
velocity of the slab. Neglect air resistance.

5. Find the pressure inside a water droplet having diameter of 0.5 mm at 20° C if
the outside pressure is 1.03N/𝑐𝑚2 and the surface tension of water at that
temperature is 0.0736 N/m.

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