CEVE 101 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics

Dr. Bedient Civil and Environmental Engineering

Fluids: Statics vs Dynamics

Atmospheric Pressure
Pressure = Force per Unit Area
Atmospheric Pressure is the weight of the column of air above a unit area. For example, the atmospheric pressure felt by a man is the weight of the column of air above his body divided by the area the air is resting on

P = (Weight of column)/(Area of base)

Standard Atmospheric Pressure:

1 atmosphere (atm) 14.7 lbs/in2 (psi) 760 Torr (mm Hg) 1013.25 millibars = 101.3 kPascals 1kPa = 1Nt/m2

Fluid Statics
Basic Principles:
Fluid is at rest : no shear forces Pressure is the only force acting

What are the forces acting on the block?

Air pressure on the surface - neglect Weight of the water above the block Pressure only a function of depth

Units
SI - International System
Length Time Mass Temp Force Meter Sec Kg 0K = 0C + 273.15 Newton = Nt = 1 kg m / s2

Gravity

9.81 m/s2

Work = Fxd Joule = Nt-m Power = F/t Watt = Joule/sec

Units
English
Length in Ft Time in Sec lbm (slug) - 1 slug = 32.2 lbm Force - lb Gravity - 32.2 ft/sec2 Work = slug-ft/s2

Properties of Fluids
Density = r (decreases with rise in T)
mass per unit volume ( lbs/ft3 or kg/m3 ) for water density = 1.94 slugs/ft3 or 1000 kg/m3

Specific Weight = g
weight per unit volume

(Heaviness of fluid)
g = rg

for water spec wt = 62.4 lbs/ft3 or 9.81 kN/m3

Specific Gravity = SG
Ratio of the density of a fluid to the density of water SG = rf / rw SG of Hg = 13.55

Ideal Gas Law relates pressure to Temp for a gas

P = rRT
T in 0K units R = 287 Joule / Kg-0K

Pressure
Force per unit area: lbs/in2 (psi), N/m2, mm Hg, mbar or atm 1 Nt/m2 = Pascal = Pa Std Atm P = 14.7 psi = 101.33 kPa = 1013 mb Viscosity fluid deforms when acted on by shear stress m = 1.12 x 10-3 N-s/m2 Surface tension - forces between 2 liquids or gas and liquid - droplets on a windshield.

Section 1: Pressure
Pressure at any point in a static fluid not fcn of x,y,or z Pressure in vertical only depends on g of the fluid

P = gh + P o
Gage pressure: relative to atmospheric pressure: P = gh
10 ft

Thus for h = 10 ft, P = 10(62.4) = 624 psf This becomes 624/144 = 4.33 psi P = 14.7 psi corresponds to 34 ft

Pressure in a Tank Filled with Gasoline and Water

What is the pressure at point A? At point B?
gG = 42.43 lbs/ft3 At point A: PA = gG x hG + PO = 42.43 x 10 + PO

SG = 0.68 gW = 62.4 lbs/ft3

424.3 lbs/ft2 gage

At point B: PB = PA + gW x hW = 424.3 + 62.4 x 3

611.5 lbs/ft2 gage Converting PB to psi:

(611.5 lbs / ft2) / (144 in2/ft2) = 4.25 psi

Measurement of Pressure
Barometer (Hg) - Toricelli 1644 Piezometer Tube U-Tube Manometer - between two points Aneroid barometer - based on spring deformation Pressure transducer - most advanced

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Manometers - measure DP
Rules of thumb: When evaluating, start from the known pressure end and work towards the unknown end At equal elevations, pressure is constant in the SAME fluid When moving down a monometer, pressure increases When moving up a monometer, pressure decreases Only include atmospheric pressure on open ends

Manometers
Simple Example:

P = g x h + PO
Find the pressure at point A in this open utube monometer with an atmospheric pressure Po PD = g W x hE-D + Po Pc = PD PB = PC - g Hg x hC-B PA = PB

Section 2: Hydrostatics
And the Hoover Dam

For a fluid at rest, pressure increases linearly with depth. As a consequence, large forces can develop on plane and curved surfaces. The water behind the Hoover dam, on the Colorado river, is approximately 715 feet deep and at this depth the pressure is 310 psi. To withstand the large pressure forces on the face of the dam, its thickness varies from 45 feet at the top to 660 feet at the base.

Hydrostatic Force on a Plane Surface Basic Concepts and Naming

Pressure = g h
g = spec gravity of water h = depth of water

C = Center of Mass of Gate

CP = Center of Pressure on Gate Fr = Resultant Force acts at CP

Hydrostatic Force on a Plane Surface Basic Concepts and Naming

C = Centroid or Center of Mass CP = Center of Pressure Fr = Resultant Force I = Moment of Inertia

For a Rectangular Gate:

Ixc = 1/12 bh3 Ixyc = 0

For a circle:
Ixc = p r4 / 4
h

Ixyc = 0

Hydrostatic Force on a Plane Surface

The Center of Pressure YR lies below the centroid - since pressure increases with depth

FR = g A YC sinq
or FR

= g A Hc

YR = (Ixc / YcA) + Yc
XR = (Ixyc / YcA) + Xc
but for a rectangle or circle:

XR = Xc
For 90 degree walls:

FR = g A Hc

Hydrostatics Example Problem # 1

What is the Magnitude and Location of the Resultant force of water on the door? gW = 62.4 lbs/ft3 Water Depth = 6 feet Door Height = 4 feet Door Width = 3 feet

Hydrostatics Example Problem #1

Important variables:
HC and Yc = 4 Xc = 1.5

Magnitude of Resultant Force:

FR = gW A HC FR = 62.4 x 12 x 4 = 2995.2 lbs

A = 4 x 3 = 12
Ixc = (1/12)bh3 = (1/12)x3x43 = 16 ft4

Location of Force:
YR = (Ixc / YcA) + Yc YR = (16 / 4x12) + 4 = 4.333 ft down XR = Xc (symmetry) = 1.5 ft from the corner of the door

Section 3: Buoyancy
Archimedes Principle: Will it Float?
The upward vertical force felt by a submerged, or partially submerged, body is known as the buoyancy force. It is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the submerged portion of the body. The buoyancy force acts through the centroid of the displaced volume, known as the center of buoyancy. A body will sink until the buoyancy force is equal to the weight of the body.

FB = g x Vdisplaced
FB = gW x Vdisp

= Vdisp

FB
FB

W = FB

Buoyancy Example Problem # 1

A 500 lb buoy, with a 2 ft radius is tethered to the bed of a lake. What is the tensile force T in the cable?

FB
gW = 62.4
lbs/ft3

Buoyancy Example Problem # 1

Displaced Volume of Water: Buoyancy Force:

Vdisp-W = 4/3 x p x R3
Vdisp-W = 33.51 ft3

FB = gW x Vdisp-w
FB = 62.4 x 33.51

FB = 2091.024 lbs up

Sum of the Forces: SFy = 0 = 500 - 2091.024 + T

T = 1591.024 lbs down

Will It Float?
Ship Specifications: Weight = 300 million pounds Dimensions = 100 wide by 150 tall by 800 long Given Information: gW = 62.4 lbs/ft3

Assume Full Submersion: FB = Vol x gW FB = (100 x 150 x 800) x 62.4 lbs/ft3 FB = 748,800,000 lbs

Weight of Boat = 300,000,000 lbs The Force of Buoyancy is greater than the Weight of the Boat meaning the Boat will float!
How much of the boat will be submerged?

Assume weight = Displaced Volume

W B = FB 300,000,000 = (100 x H x 800) x 62.4 lbs/ft3 H = Submersion depth = 60.1 feet