PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS

SAMPLE PROBLEMS B

1. A gas having a volume of 40 liters has a pressure of 0.24 MPa at 24 oC. If the
gas constant R is equal to 212 N-m/kg-oK, compute:
(a) Density of the gas
(b) Mass of the gas
(c) Weight of the gas

2. (a)What is the difference in pressure between the inside and outside of a

bubble having a diameter of 0.003 in. if it is equivalent to an air-water
interface having a surface tension of 0.005 lb/ft.
(b) Compute the pressure in kPa.
(c) Compute force due to surface tension.

3. (a) Find the depression h of the mercury in the glass capillary tube having a
diameter of 2 mm if the surface tension is 0.514 N/m for θ=400 .
(b) Compute the force caused by surface tension.
(c) Determine the density of mercury.

4. If 9 m3 of an ideal gas at 24 oC and 150 KPa is compressed to 2 m3,

(a) What is the resulting pressure assuming isothermal conditions?
(b) What would have been the pressure and temperature if the process is
isentropic? Use k =1.3.

5. If the viscosity of water at 70 oC is 0.00402 poise and its specific gravity is

0.978 determine its absolute viscosity in Pa-s and its kinetic viscosity in m 2/s
and in stroke.

6. Two large plane surfaces are 25 mm apart and the space between them is
filled with a liquid of viscosity μ=0.958 Pa−s . Assuming the velocity gradient
to be a straight line, what force
is required to pull a very thin
plate of 0.37 m2 area at a constant speed of 0.3 m/s if the plate is 8.4 mm
from one of the surfaces?