MEP 2104, Fluid Mechanics
Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering Program
Fall 2021/2022
Tutorial #4
1- Water enters a cylindrical tank through two pipes at rats of 250 and 100
gal/min. If the level of the water in the tank remains constant, calculate the
average velocity of the flow leaving the tank through an 8-in. inside-
diameter pipe.
2- The wind blows through a 7 ft x 10 ft garage door opening with a speed of 5
ft/s as shown in the figure. Determine the average speed, V, of the air
through the two 3 ft x 4 ft openings in the windows.
MEP 2104, Fluid Mechanics
Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering Program
Fall 2021/2022
3- A water jet pump involves a jet cross-sectional area of 0.01 m2, and a jet
velocity of 30 m/s. The jet is surrounded by entrained water. The total cross-
sectional area associated with the jet and entrained stream is 0.075 m2. These
two fluid streams leave the pump thoroughly mixed with an average velocity
of 6 m/s through a cross-sectional area of 0.075 m2. Determine the pumping
rate (i.e. the entrained fluid flowrate) involved in liters/s.
4- Two rivers merge to form a larger river as shown in the figure. At a location
downstream from the junction (before the two streams completely merge), the
nonuniform velocity profile is as shown and the depth is 6 ft. Determine the
value of V.
MEP 2104, Fluid Mechanics
Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering Program
Fall 2021/2022
5- As shown in the figure, at the entrance to a 3-ft-wide channel, the velocity
distribution is uniform with a velocity V. Further downstream, the velocity
profile is given by u=4y – 2y2, where u is in ft/s and y is in ft. Determine the
value of V.
6- A 10-mm diameter jet of water is deflected by a homogeneous rectangular
block (15 mm by 200 mm by 100 mm) that weighs 6 N as shown in the figure.
Determine the minimum volume flowrate needed to tip the block.
7- Water enters the horizontal, circular cross-sectional, sudden contraction
nozzle sketched in the figure at section (1) with a uniformly distributed
velocity of 25 ft/s and a pressure of 75 psi. The water exits from the nozzle
into the atmosphere at section (2) where the uniformly distributed velocity is
100 ft/s. Determine the axial component of the anchoring force required to
hold the contraction in place.
MEP 2104, Fluid Mechanics
Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering Program
Fall 2021/2022
8- The four devices shown in the figure rest on frictionless wheels, are restricted
to move in the x-direction only, and are initially held stationary. The pressure
at the inlets and outlets of each is atmospheric, and the flow is incompressible.
The contents of each device are not known. When released, which devices
will move to the right and which to the left? Explain.
9- A converging elbow turns water through an angle of 135 degrees in a vertical
plane. The flow cross section diameter is 400 mm at the elbow inlet, section
(1), and 200 mm at the elbow outlet, section (2). The elbow flow passage
volume is 0.2 m3 between sections (1) and (2). The water volume flowrate is
0.4 m3/s and the elbow inlet and outlet pressures are 150 kPa. The elbow mass
is 12 kg. Calculate the horizontal (x-direction) and vertical (z-direction)
anchoring forces required to hold the elbow in place.
MEP 2104, Fluid Mechanics
Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering Program
Fall 2021/2022
10- A water siphon having a constant inside diameter of 3 in. is arranged as shown
in the figure. If the friction loss between A and B is 0.8 V2/2, where V is the
velocity of flow in the siphon, determine the flowrate involved.
11- What is the maximum possible power output of the hydroelectric turbine
shown the figure?
MEP 2104, Fluid Mechanics
Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering Program
Fall 2021/2022
12- Water flows by gravity from one lake to another as sketched in the
figure at the steady rate of 80 gpm. What is the loss in available energy
associated with this flow? If this same amount of loss is associated with
pumping the fluid from the lower lake to the higher one at the same flowrate,
estimate the amount of pumping power required.
