Sheet 2 ME213

Fluid Mechanics and
Misr University for Science & Technology

Heat Transfer
Faculty of Engineering
(ME 213 A/B)
Mechanical Engineering Department
Sheet #2
Fluid Statics
1- The closed tank of fig is filled with water and is

1.5 m long. The pressure gage on the tank
reads 49 kPa. Determine: (a) the height, h, in
the open water column, (b) the gage pressure
acting on the bottom tank surface AB, and (c)
the absolute pressure of the air in the top of the
tank if the local atmospheric pressure is 101.3
kPa.
2- Two pipes are connected by a manometer as shown in Fig. Determine the

pressure difference, PA-PB, between the pipes.
3- For the inclined-tube manometer of Fig. the pressure in pipe A is 4.1 kPa. 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?
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4- The mercury manometer of Fig. indicates a differential reading of 0.30 m when
the pressure in pipe A is 30-mm Hg vacuum. Determine the pressure in pipe
B.
5- Determine the new differential reading along the inclined leg of the mercury
manometer of Fig, if the pressure in pipe A is decreased 10 kPa and the
pressure in pipe B remains unchanged. The fluid in A has a specific gravity of
0.9 and the fluid in B is water.
6- A piston having a cross-sectional area of 0.07 m2 is located in a cylinder

containing water as shown in Fig. An open U-tube manometer is connected to
the cylinder as shown. For h1 = 60 mm and h = 100 mm, what is the value of
the applied force, P, acting on the piston? The weight of the piston is negligible.
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7- A homogeneous, 1.2-m-wide, 9.6-m-long rectangular gate weighing 3.6 kN is
held in place by a horizontal flexible cable as shown in Fig. Water acts against
the gate, which is hinged at point A. Friction in the hinge is negligible.
Determine the tension in the cable.
8- A rectangular gate 1.8 m tall and 1.5 m wide in the side of an open tank is held
in place by the force F as indicated in Fig. The weight of the gate is negligible,
and the hinge at O is friction- less.
(a) Determine the water depth, h, if the resultant hydrostatic force of the water
acts 0.8 m above the bottom of the gate, i.e., it is collinear with the applied
force F.
(b) For the depth of part (a), determine the magnitude of the resultant
hydrostatic force.
(c) Determine the force that the hinge puts on the gate under the above
conditions.
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9- 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.
10- An open tank has a vertical partition and on one side contains gasoline
with a density ρ = 700 kg/m3 at a depth of 4 m, as shown in Fig. A rectangular
gate that is 4 m high and 2 m wide and hinged at one end is located in the
partition. Water is slowly added to the empty side of the tank. At what depth,
h, will the gate start to open?
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11- The rigid gate, OAB, of Fig is hinged at O and rests against a rigid
support at B. What minimum horizontal force, P, is required to hold the gate
closed if its width is 3 m? Neglect the weight of the gate and friction in the
hinge. The back of the gate is exposed to the atmosphere.
12- A 4-m-long curved gate is located in the side of a reservoir containing

water as shown in Fig. Determine the magnitude of the horizontal and vertical
components of the force of the water on the gate. Will this force pass through
point A? Explain.
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13- The 5.5-m-long lightweight gate of Fig is a quarter circle and is hinged
at H. Determine the horizontal force, P, required to hold the gate in place.
Neglect friction at the hinge and the weight of the gate.

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Misr University for Science & Technology

1- The closed tank of fig is filled with water and is

2- Two pipes are connected by a manometer as shown in Fig. Determine the

6- A piston having a cross-sectional area of 0.07 m2 is located in a cylinder

12- A 4-m-long curved gate is located in the side of a reservoir containing

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