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Hydraulics Problem Set 2 Solutions

This document is a problem set for the Hydraulics course (CE 107) at the University of Eastern Philippines for the 2024-2025 academic year. It includes various fluid mechanics problems related to properties of fluids, such as specific weight, pressure calculations, viscosity, and capillary action. The problems require the application of principles of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics to find solutions.

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Hydraulics Problem Set 2 Solutions

This document is a problem set for the Hydraulics course (CE 107) at the University of Eastern Philippines for the 2024-2025 academic year. It includes various fluid mechanics problems related to properties of fluids, such as specific weight, pressure calculations, viscosity, and capillary action. The problems require the application of principles of fluid mechanics and thermodynamics to find solutions.

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Republic of the Philippines

UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES


LAOANG CAMPUS
Laoang, Northern Samar
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School Year : 2024-2025 Semester: 2nd Semester Faculty: Engr. CESAR IAN C. LOZANO
Class No. : 000000
Subject Code : CE 107
Description : HYDRAULICS
Units :5
Time : 10:00-11:30 / 1:00-3:00 TTh PROBLEM SET NO. 2 (PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS)

1. If the density of a liquid is 835 kg/m^3, find its 11. Find the change in volume of 10.00000 ft^3 of
specific weight and specific gravity. water at 80°F when subjected to a pressure
increase of 500 psi. Water's bulk modulus of
2. At what pressure will air at 49°C weigh 18.7 elasticity at this temperature is approximately
N/m^3? 325,000 psi.

3. Two cubic feet of air at atmospheric pressure is 12. Approximately what pressure must be applied
compressed to 0.50 ft^3. For isothermal to water to reduce its volume by 1.25% if the
conditions, what is the final pressure? bulk modulus of elasticity is 2.19 GPa?

4. In the preceding problem, what would be the


final pressure if no heat were lost during
compression?

5. Determine the absolute viscosity of mercury in N


• s/m^2 if the viscosity in poises is 0.0158.

6. If an oil has an absolute viscosity of 510 poises,


what is its viscosity in the fps system?

7. What are the absolute and kinematic viscosities


in fps units of an oil having a Saybolt viscosity
of 155 seconds, if the specific gravity of the oil
is 0.932?

8. 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/ft^2. Assuming
the velocity gradient to be a straight line, what
force is required to pull a very thin plate of 4.00
ft^2 area at a constant speed of 1.00 ft/sec if the
plate is 1/3-in from one of the surfaces?

9. What force is necessary to lift a thin wire ring 45


mm in diameter from a water surface at 20°C?
Neglect the weight of the wire.

10. What is the smallest diameter glass tube that will


keep the capillary height-change of water at
20°C less than 0.9 mm?

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