Engineering Fluid Mechanics I (MEE 225)

Instructor : Engr. Ghulam abbas Gohar (Lecturer, MED)

Fluid statics[Chapter 2]
Q.No: 1A U-tube manometer is connected to a closed tank containing air and water as
shown in Fig. At the closed end of the manometer the air pressure is 16 psia. Determine the
reading on the pressure gage for a differential reading of 4 ft on the manometer. Express
your answer in psi (gage). Assume standard atmospheric pressure and neglect the weight of
the air columns in the manometer.

Q.No: 2A closed cylindrical tank filled with water has a hemispherical dome and is connected to an inverted
piping system as shown in Fig. The liquid in the top part of the piping system has a specific gravity of 0.8, and the
remaining parts of the system are filled with water. If the pressure gage reading at A is 60 kPa, determine (a) the
pressure in pipe B, and (b) the pressure head, in millimeters of mercury, at the top of the dome (point C).

Q.No: 3Two pipes are connected by a manometer as shown in Fig. Determine the pressure
difference, pA-pB, between the pipes.
Q.No: 4A U-tube manometer is connected to a closed tank as shown in
Fig. The air pressure in the tank is 0.50 psi and the liquid in the tank is oil
(ɣ=54.0 lb/ft3). The pressure at point A is 2.00 psi. Determine:
(a) the depth of oil, (b) the differential reading, h, on the
manometer.

Q.No: 5The inverted U-tube manometer of Fig. contains oil (SG = 0.9) and water as shown. The
pressure differential between pipes A and B, pA-pB, is -5 kPa. Determine the differential reading h.

Q.No: 6For the inclined-tube manometer of Fig. the pressure in pipe A is 0.6 psi. The fluid in both
pipes A and B is water, and the gage fluid in the manometer has a specific gravity of 2.6. What is the
pressure in pipe B corresponding to the differential reading shown?
Q.No: 7Determine the elevation difference, Δh, between the water levels in the two open tanks
shown in Fig.

Q.No: 8 A 3-m-wide, 8-m- high rectangular

gate is located at the end of a rectangular
passage that is connected to a large open
tank filled with water as shown in Fig. The gate is hinged at its bottom and held closed by a horizontal
force, FH, located at the center of the gate. The
maximum value for FH is 3500 kN. (a) Determine
the maximum water depth, h, above the
center of the gate that can exist without the gate
opening. (b) Is the answer the same if the gate is
hinged at the top? Explain your answer.

Q.No: 9A rectangular gate that is 2 m wide is located in the vertical wall of a tank containing water
as shown in Fig.It is desired to have the gate open automatically when the depth of water above the
top of the gate reaches 10 m. (a) At what distance, d, should the frictionless horizontal shaft be
located? (b) What is the magnitude of the force on the gate when it opens?

Q.No: 10 The concrete dam of Fig. weighs 23.6 kN/m 3 and rests on a solid foundation. Determine
the minimum coefficientof friction between the dam and the foundation required tokeep the dam from
sliding at the water depth shown. Assume nofluid uplift pressure along the base. Base your analysis on
a unitlength of the dam.
 Q.No: 11 Two hemispherical shells are bolted together as shown in Fig. The resulting
spherical container, which weighs 300 lb, is filled with mercury and supported by a cable as shown.
The container is vented at the top. If eight bolts are symmetrically located around the circumference,
what is the vertical force that each bolt must carry?

Q.No: 12The homogeneous gate shown in Fig. consists of one quarter of a circular cylinder and is
used to maintain a water depth of 4 m. That is, when the water depth exceeds 4 m, the gateopens
slightly and lets the water flow under it. Determine the weight of the gate per meter of length.
Q.No: 13A tank of cross-sectional area A is filled with a liquid of specific weight ɣ 1 as shown in Fig.
(a) Show that when a cylinder of specific weight ɣ2 and volume is floated in the liquid (see Fig.b), the
liquid level rises by an amount Δh(ɣ2/ɣ1) /A.