BES 108 – Plate Exercises

Sec3on: BSME 2A

Coverage: Introduc3on to Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Sta3cs

Note: Please advance study of the coverage for First Quiz as indicated above.

INTRODUCTION TO FLUID MECHANICS

1.) Calculate the specific weight y, specific volume vs, and density p of methane at 100°F and 120 psi
absolute. (where R=96.3 ft/ deg. R)
2.) I f 6 m3 of oil weighs 47 kN, calculate its specific weight / , density p, and specific gravity.
3.) At 90°F and 30.0 psi absolute the volume per unit weight of a certain gas was 11.4 ft3/lb. Determine
its gas constant R and the density p.
4.) (a) Find the change in volume of 1.00 ft3 of water at 80°F when subjected to a pressure increase of
300 psi.
(b) From the following test data determine the bulk modulus of elasticity of water: at 500 psi the
volume was 1.000 ft3, and at 3500 psi the volume was 0.990 ft3.

5. At a great depth in the ocean, the pressure is 80 MPa. Assume that specific weight at the surface is
10 kN/m3 and the average bulk modulus of elasticity is 2.340 GPa. Find: (a) the change in specific
volume between the surface and that great depth, (b) the specific volume at that depth, and (c) the
specific weight at that depth.
6. Two large plane surfaces are 1 in apart, and the space between them is filled with a liquid of absolute viscosity
0.0200 lb-sec/ft2. Assuming the velocity gradient to be a straight line, what force is required to pull a very
thin plate of 4.00 ft2 area at a constant speed of 1.00 ft/sec if the plate is ^ in from one of the surfaces?
7. Find the change in volume of 10.00000 ft3 of water at 80°F when subjected to a pressure increase of 500 psi.
Water's bulk modulus of elasticity at this temperature is approximately 325,000 psi.
8. Approximately what pressure must be applied to water to reduce its volume by 1.25% if the bulk modulus of
elasticity is 2.19 GPa?
9. Two cubic feet of air at atmospheric pressure is compressed to 0.50 ft3. For isothermal conditions, what is
the final pressure?
10. Discuss the shear characteristics of the fluids for which the curves have been drawn in Fig.
FLUID STATICS

1.) Determine the pressure difference between points A and B, as shown in the figure.

2.) Determine the pressure difference Pm – Pn when the manometer indicates as shown in the
figure.

3.) A manometer is attached to a tank containing three different fluids, as shown in the figure.
Find the difference in elevation of the mercury column in the manometer.
4.) For a gage reading at A of -2.50 psi, determine a.) The elevation of liquids in the open
piezometer columns E,F and G and b.) The deflection of Mercury in the U-Tube gage
shown in the figure.

5.) The 2-m diameter gate AB as shown in the Figure swings about a Horizontal Pivot C
located 40 mm below the center of gravity. To what depth h can the water rise without
causing an unbalanced clockwise moment about pivot C.
6.) A vertical Gate plane of height d and base b is submerge in a liquid with top edge at the
liquid surface. Determine the total force F acting on one side and the location from the
liquid surface if the vertical gate in is

a.) Rectangular b.) Triangular

7.) A vertical circular gate of radius r is submerged in a liquid with its top edged flushed on
the liquid surface. Determine the magnitude and location of the total force acting on one
side of the gate.
8.) Determine the magnitude and location of the total hydrostatic force acting on 2 m x 4 m
gate as shown in the figure.

9.) A rectangular plate 0.6 m wide and 1.2 m deep lies with a water body such that its plane is
inclined at 45 degrees to the horizontal and the top edge is 0.7 m below the water surface.
Determine the total pressure force on one side of the plate and the location of the center of
pressure.
10.) A circular plate of diameter 0.75 m is immersed in a liquid of SG=0.8 with its plate
making an. Angle of 40 degrees with the horizontal. The center of the plate is at a depth of
1.5 m below the free surface. Calculate the total force on the one side of a the plate and the
location of the center of pressure.