Fluid Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, IV Sem, JECRC University, Jaipur

Marks:05
Last Date of Submission: 05-March-2018

ASSIGNMENT #01
1. A shaft 80 mm in diameter is being pushed through a bearing sleeve 80.2 mm in diameter
and 0.3 m long. The clearance, assumed uniform is flooded with lubricating oil of
viscosity 0.1 kg/ms and specific gravity 0.9, (a) If the shaft moves axially at 0.8 m/s,
estimate the resistance force exerted by the oil on the shaft, (b) If the shaft is axially
fixed and rotated at 1800 rpm, estimate the resisting torque exerted by the oil and the
power required to rotate the shaft. Ans. (60.32N, 22.74 Nm, 4.29 kW)
2. A body weighing 1000 N slides down at a uniform speed of 1 m/s along a lubricated
inclined plane making 30° angle with the horizontal. The viscosity of lubricant is 0.1
kg/ms and contact area of the body is 0.25 m 2 . Determine the lubricant thickness
assuming linear velocity distribution. Ans. (0.05 mm)
3. A piston 79.6 mm diameter and 210 mm long works in a cylinder 80 mm diameter.
If the annular space is filled with a lubricating oil having a viscosity of 0.065 kg/ms,
calculate the speed with which the piston will move through the cylinder when an axial
load of 85.6 N is applied. Neglect the inertia of the piston. Ans. (5.01 m/s)
4. Calculate the capillary depression of mercury at 20 °C (contact angle q = 140°) to be
expected in a 2.5 mm diameter tube. The surface tension of mercury at 20 °C is 0.4541
N/m. Ans. (4.2 mm)
5. Two pipes A and B (Fig. 5A) are in the same elevation. Water is contained in A and rises
to a level of 1.8 m above it. Carbon tetrachloride (Sp. gr. = 1.59) is contained in B. The
inverted U tube is filled with compressed air at 300 kN/m2 and 30°C. Barometer reads
760 mm of mercury. Determine:
a. The pressure difference in kN/m2 between A and B if z = 0.45 m.
b. The absolute pressure, in B in mm of mercury.
Ans. (PB-PA= 3.4 kN/m2, 2408.26 mm)

1.8 m

+A +B

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6. A multi-tube manometer using water and mercury is used to measure the pressure of air in
a vessel, as shown in Fig. 6A. For the given values of heights, calculate the gauge pressure
in the vessel. h1 = 0.4 m, h2 = 0.5 m, h3 = 0.3 m, h4 = 0.7 m h5 = 0.1 m and h6 = 0.5 m.

Ans. (190.31 kN/m2 gauge)

By: Lekhraj Sir

 Fluid Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, IV Sem, JECRC University, Jaipur
Marks:05
Last Date of Submission: 05-Feb-2018
7. A ship weighing 25 MN floats in sea water with its axis vertical. A pendulum 2 m long is
observed to have a horizontal displacement of 20 mm when a weight of 40 kN is moved 5
m across the deck. Find the metacentric height of the ship. Ans. (0.8 m)
8. Gate AB in Fig. 8A is 1.2 m wide (in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the figure)
and is hinged at A. Gauge G reads - 0.147 bar and oil in the right hand tank is having a
relative density 0.75. What horizontal force must be applied at B for equilibrium of gate
AB? Ans. (3.66 kN)
9. A cone floats in water with its apex downward (Fig. 9A) and has a base diameter D and a
vertical height H. If the specific gravity of the cone is S, prove that for stable equilibrium,
1  D 2 S 1/3 
H2   
4  1- S 1/3 

Figure 9.A Figure 8.A

10. A block of steel (sp. gr. 7.85) floats at a mercury water interface as in Fig. 10A. What is
the ratio of a and b for this condition? (sp. gr. of mercury is 13.57). Ans.(0.835)

Figure 10.A

11. Oil of specific gravity 0.800 acts on a vertical triangular area whose apex is in the oil surface.
The triangle is isosceles of 3 m high and 4 m wide. A vertical rectangular area of 2 m high
is attached to the 4 m base of the triangle and is acted upon by water. Find the magnitude
and point of action of the resultant hydrostatic force on the entire area. Ans. (3.62 m)

By: Lekhraj Sir