Quiz #1

Fluid Mechanics
Fall, 2015
Closed Book, Open Notes, Open Tables

A layer of water flows down an inclined fixed

surface with a velocity of u/U = 3(y/h) - 2y2/h2
Determine the magnitude of the shearing
stress that the water exerts on the fixed
surface for U = 4 m/s and h = 0.15 m.
ANSWER: = 0.0896 N/m2

Quiz #2
Fluid Mechanics
Fall, 2015
Closed Book, Open Notes, Open Tables
A closed tank is partially filled with glycerin.
If the air pressure in the tank is 6 lb/in2, and
the depth of the tank is 10 ft, what is the
pressure in lb/ft2 at the bottom of the tank?
ANSWER: 1650 lb/ft2

Quiz #3
Fluid Mechanics
Fall, 2015
Closed Book, Open Notes, Open Tables
On the suction side of a pump a Bourdon
pressure gage reads 10 inches of mercury
vacuum. What is the corresponding absolute
pressure if the local atmospheric pressure is
14.0 psia?
ANSWER: 9.098 psia

Quiz #4
Fluid Mechanics
Fall, 2015
Closed Book, Open Notes, Open Tables
A 170 kg granite rock ( = 2700 kg/m3) is
dropped into a lake. A man dives in and tries
to lift the rock. Determine how much force
the man needs to apply to lift it from the
bottom of the lake?
ANSWER: 1050 N

Quiz #5
Fluid Mechanics
Fall, 2015
Closed Book, Open Notes, Open Tables
Water flows through the pipe contraction
shown below. For the given 0.2 m difference
in manometer level, determine the flowrate,
Q. The value of D is 0.05 m.

ANSWER: 0.0039 m3/s

Quiz #6
Fluid Mechanics
Fall, 2015
Closed Book, Open Notes, Open Tables
At cruise conditions, air flows into a jet
engine at a steady rate of 65 lbm/s. Fuel
enters the engine at a steady rate of 0.60
lbm/s. The average velocity of the exhaust
gases is 1500 ft/s relative to the engine. If
the engine exhaust effective cross-sectional
area is 3.5 ft2, estimate the density of the
exhaust gases in lbm/ft3.
ANSWER: 0.0125 lbm/ft3

Quiz #7
Fluid Mechanics, Fall, 2015
Closed Book, Open Notes, Open Tables
Water is supplied at 150 ft3/s and 60 psig to a
hydraulic turbine through a 3-ft inside
diameter inlet pipe as shown below. The
turbine discharge pipe has a 4-ft inside
diameter. The static pressure at section (2),
10 feet below the turbine inlet, is 10-in. Hg
vacuum. If the turbine develops 2500 hp,
determine the power lost between sections
(1) and (2).

ANSWER: 301 hp

Quiz #8
Fluid Mechanics, Fall, 2015
Closed Book, Open Notes, Open Tables
A prototype automobile is designed to travel
at 95 km/hr. A model of this design is tested
in a wind tunnel with identical standard dealevel air properties at a 1:5 scale. The
measured model drag is 600 N. Determine:
a) the expected drag force on the prototype,
and
b) the power required to overcome this drag.
ANSWER: 600 N, 15.8 kW

Quiz #9
Fluid Mechanics, Fall, 2015
Closed Book, Open Notes, Open Tables
Water flows past a flat plate that is oriented
parallel to the flow with an upstream velocity
of 0.5 m/s. Determine the boundary layer
thickness and the local shear stress at a
location of 0.7 m from the leading edge of the
plate. List any assumptions you make.
ANSWERS: 6.26 mm, 0.148 Pa

Quiz #10
Fluid Mechanics, Fall, 2015
Closed Book, Open Notes, Open Tables
A wing generates a lift of 1 kN when moving
through sea-level air with a velocity of 300
km/hr. How fast must the wing move
through the air at an altitude of 10,000 m with
the same lift coefficient if it is to generate the
same lift?
ANSWER: 516 km/hr