U64 Fluid Mechanics

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7-1 A large open tank has two small holes in its vertical wall as 7-5 In the figure shown-7.74 water is filled in a symmetrical
shown in figure-7.72. One is a square hole ofside 'U at a depth container. Four pistons of equal area A are used at the four
'Ay from the top and the other is a circular hole ofradius 'R' at opening to keep the water in equilibrium. Now an additional
a depth 'y' from the top. When the tank is completely filled with force each of magnitude F is applied at each piston. The
water, the quantities ofwater flowing out per second from both increase in the pressure at the centre of the container due to
this addition is :
holes are the same. Then, 'R! is equal to ;

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Figure 7.72

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Figure 7.74
(A) (B) lid.
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(A)
A • T
(Q J-.i (D) Y
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(Q P) 0
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7-2 A cubical block of copper of side 10 cm is floating in a 7-6 A block of iron is kept at the bottom of a bucket full of
vessel containing mercury. Water is poured into the vessel so water at 2®C. The water exerts bouyant force on the block. If
that the copper blockjust gets submerged. The height of water the temperature of water is increasedby 1°C the temperature
columnis: (pjjg= 13.6g/cc, Pc„=7.3g/cc, p^,^^=l gm/cc) of iron block also increases by 1°C. The bouyant force on the
(A) 1.25cm (B) 2.5 cm block by water:
(Q 5 cm 7.5 cm (A) will increase
(B) will decrease
((2) will not change
7-3 A block of silver of mass 4 kg hanging from a string is
(D) may decrease or increase depending on the values of their
immersed inaliquid ofrelative density 0.72. Ifrelative density of
coefficient ofexpansion
silver is 10,thentension inthestringwillbe: (Take g = 10m/s^)
(A) 37.12N (B) 42.34N 7-7 A C/-tube of base length filled withsamevolume of two
(C) 73N (D) 21.15N liquids of densities p and 2p is moving with an acceleration
'V on the horizontal plane. If the height difference between
7-4 A tube inverticalplane is shownin figure-7.73. It is filled the two surfaces (open to atmosphere) becomeszero, then the
with a liquid of density p and its end B is closed. Then the height h is given by :
force exerted by the fluid on the tube at end B will be.
[Neglect atmospheric pressure and assume the radius of the
tube to be negligible in comparison to /] :

T
2/ •(cross section
area =yl„)
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Figure 7.75

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(A) (B)
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7-8 The velocity of the liquid coming out of a small hole of a N—O.Sm- •Im-
U.
large vessel containing two different liquids of densities 2p
and p as shown in figure-7.76 is : ^
• ' 'I
lOin/sec lOm/sec
(A)
• Figure 7.79
2h
(B) 24^ y
(A) 3 rad/s (B) 4 rad/s
(C) 242gh (C) '2 rad/s p) 10rad/s
h • 2p

p) 4^ Figure-7.76 7-12 The centre of buoyancy of a floating object is :

(A) At the centre of gravity of the object.
7-9 A non uniform cylinder ofmass m, length / and radius r is P) At thecentreof gravityof the submerged part of the object.
having its centre of mass at a distance //4 from the centre C (Q At the centre of gravity of the remaining part outside the
and lying on the axis of the cylinder.'The cylinder is kept in a fluid of the object.
liquid of uniform density p. The moment of inertia of the rod P) At the centre of gravity of the' fluid displaced by the
about the centre of mass is I. The angular acceleration of point submerged part of the object.
A relative to point B just after the rod is released from the
horizontal position shown in figure-7.77 is : 7-13 A imiform rod OB of length \m, cross-sectional area
0.012m^ and relative density 2.0 is free to rotate about 0 in
C CM
vertical plane. Therodisheldwitha horizontal string 45 which
can withstand a maximum tension of 45A^. The rod and string
zE^EEa- systemis kept in water as shownin figure-7.80. The maximum
value of angle a which the rod can make with vertical without
Figure 7.77 breaking the stringis : (Take g = 10m/s^)

Fixed
Ttpg/ V' vessel
(A) (B)
4/

7tpg/V^ Snpg/'r^
(Q P).
II ' '4/'

7-10 An incompressible liquid flows through ahorizontal tiibe Figure 7.80

as shownin the figure-7.78. Then the velocity'v' ofthe fluid is :
(A) 45" p) 3r
(Q 53" •p) 60"

7-14 Atube with both ends open floats vertically in water. Oil
with a density 800 kg/m^ is poured into the tube. The tube is
A meter^ I V, = 3.0 in,'s filled withoiluptothetopendin equilibrium state. Theportion
out of thewater is oflength 10cm. Findthe lengthof oil column:

10 cm
10 cm
Figure 7.78

(A) 3.0 m/s (B) 1.5 m/s

Water
(Q 1.0 m/s -p) 2.25 m/s

7-11 Anunsymmetrical sprinklershownin the top viewof the

setuphasfrictionless shaftand equalfluid flows through each
nozzlewith a velocityof 10 m/secrelative to nozzle. If the shaft Figure 7.81
is rotating at constant angular speedthen its angular speed of
rotation is : (A) 50 cm p) 60cm
(Q 90 cm P) 100cm
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7-15 Following are some statements about buoyant force: 7-18 A fixedcontainerof height'//' with largecross-sectional,
(Liquid is of uniform density) area 'A' is completely filled with water. Two small orifice of
(i) Buoyant force depends upon orientation of the concerned cross-sectional area 'a' are made, one at the bottom and the
body inside the liquid. other on the vertical side of the container at a distance HH
(ii) Buoyant force depends upon the density of the body from the top of the container. Find the time taken by the water
immersed. level to reach a height oiHH from the bottom ofthe container.
(iii) Buoyant force depends on the fact whether the system is
on moon or on the earth. — (V2-l)j-
(iv) Buoyant force depends uponthe depthat whichthe body
(fullyimmersed in the liquid) is placedinsidethe liquid. 3/4, /T \H
Of these statements :
(O—(V2-1) -
2a Vg
(A) Only (i),(ii) and (iv) are correct.
(B) Only (ii) is correct.
7-19 The manometer shown below is used to measure the
(Q Only (iii) and (iv) are correct. difference in water level between the two tanks. Calculate this
(D) (i), (ii) and (iv) are incorrect.
difference for the conditions indicated..
Liquid
7-16 An ideal fluid is flowing through the giventubeswhich (specific gravity = 0.9)
is placedona horizontal surface. If the liquidhasvelocities
and andpressures and atpoints ^4 andBrespectively, cm

then the correct relation is (A and B are at same height from

groimd level,the figure shoyTi-7.82 is as if the system is seen W^ter Water
from the top):

Figure, 7.83

(A) 2 cm (B) 4 cm
(Q 6c^ (D) 8 cm

7-20 A cylindrical vessel filled with

2ci
water is released on a fixed inclined
surface of angle 0 as shown in
figure-7.84. The friction coefficient of
surface with vessel is |r (< tan 0). Then Fixed

the constant angle made by the surface

Figure 7.82
of waterwith the inclinewill be: (Neglect Figure 7.84
(A) V,>V„P,<F, (B) yA<yB'PA>PB the viscosityof liquid)
(Q = w yA>yB'PA-PB (A) tan ^n (B) 0 - tan-^ p
(Q 0 + tan"^ p (D) cot~^ p
7-17 There is a small hole in the bottom of a fixed container
containing a liquid upto heightThe topofthe liquid aswell 7-21 A copper piece of mass 10 g is suspended by a vertical
as the hole at the bottom are exposed to atmosphere. As the spring. The spring elongates 1 cm over its natural length to
liquid comes out ofthe hole. (Area ofthe hole is 'a' and that of keep thepiece inequilibrium. Abeaker containing water isnow
the top surface is M'): placed below the piece soas to immerse the piece completely
(A) The top surface of the liquid accelerates with in water. Findtheapproximate elongation of the spring. Density
acceleration = g of copper = 9000kg/m^. Take g = 10m/s^.
(B) The top surface of the liquid accelerates with (A) 0.45cm (B) 0.89cm
_2 (C) 1.02cm (D)1.86cra
acceleration = g—
7-22 Avessel contains oil (density =0.8 gm/cm^) over mercury
(C)The top surface of the liquidretardswithretardation = g~ (density = 13,6gm/cm^). A uniform spherefloats withhalf its
A
volume' immersed in mercury and the other half in oil. The
(D)The topsurface of the liquidretardswithretardation = density of the materialof sphere in gm/cm^ is;
(A) 3.3 (B) 6.4
(Q 7.2 (D) 12.8
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7-23 Ablock ispartially immersed inaliquid and the vessel is 7-28 Acircularcylinder ofheight /i^ = 10 cm and radius =2 cm
accelerating upwards with an acceleration "a". The block is is opened at the top and filled with liquid. It is rotated about its
observed by two observers Oj and O2, one at rest and the vertical axis. Determine the speed of rotation so thathalf the
other accelerating with anacceleration "a" upward. The total area ofthe bottom gets exposed, (g= 10 rii/sec^):
buoyant force on the block is : (A) 25rad/s (B) 50rad/s
(Q lOOrad/s P) 200rad/s
0; 7-29 Water flows in a horizontal tubeasshown in figure-7.87.
The pressure ofwater changes by 600 N/m^ between Aand B
(at rest) where the areas of cross-section are 30 cm^ and 15 cm^
respectively. Find the rate offlow ofwater through the tube :
Figure 7.85

(A) same for 0^ and Oj (B) greater for Oj thanO2

(Q greater for Oj than 0^ P) data is not sufficient
Figure 7.87
7-24 Acubical block ofwood ofedge 3cmfloats inwater. The
lower surface ofthe cube justtouches the free end ofavertical (A) 600cmVs P) HOOcm^/s
spring fixed at the bottom ofthe container. Find the maximum (Q 1800 cmVs P) 2400 cmVs
weight that can be put on the block without wetting it. Density
ofwood=800 kg/m^ and spring constant ofthe spring =50 N/m. 7-30 The cubical container which iscompletely
Takeg=10m/s^. filled with an ideal (nonviscous and incompressible) fluid,
(A) 0.1N' moves in a gravity free space with a acceleration of
P) 0.35N
(Q 0.5N
a = QQii-j +k) where is a positive constant. Then the
P) 0.7N only point in the container where pressure can be zero is :
Figure 7.86

7-25 Alarge block ofice cuboid ofedge lengthand density

p. =0.9 p^, has alarge vertical hole along its axis. This block
is floating in alake. Find out the length ofthe rope required to
raise a bucket ofwater through the hole : y
(A) H2 P) ^^4 H

(Q .//8 P) ^/lO
Figure 7.88

7-26 For a fluid which is flowing steadily, the level in the (A) B P) c
vertical tubes is best represented by : P) H
(Q E
J 7-31 To measure the atmospheric pressure, four different tubes
P)
oflength Im, 2m, 3m and 4m are used. Ifthe height of the
mercury column in the tubes is h^, /ij, hy respectively in the
four cases, thenhyh^hyh^is :
(A) 1:2:3:4 P) 4:3:2:1
CQ 1;2:2 :1 p) 1:1:1:1
7-27 A cylindrical wooden float whose base area S and the 7-32 An open tank 10m long and 2m deep is filled up to 1.5 m
height Hdrifts on the water surface. Density ofwood d and height of oil of specific gravity 0.82. The tank is uniformly
density ofwater is p. What minimum work must be performed accelerated along its length from rest to a speed of 20 m/s
to take the float out of the water?
horizontally. The shortest time in which the speed may be
S^gd Sgd'H'
P)
attained without spilling any oil is ; [g = 10 m/s^]
(A) 2p P (A) 20 s P) 18 s
Sgd^H^ 2S'gd' (Q 10 s P) 5 s
(Q P) pH'
2p
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7-33 Water (density p) is flowing through the uniform (A) P,tm=P P) =

horizontal tube ofcross-sectional area A with a constant speed (Q Patm=P/2 P) P.un=P^'^
Vas shown in the figure-7.89. The magnitude of force exerted
bythe wateron the curvedcomer of the tubeis (neglect viscous 7-36 One end of a long iron chain of linear mass density Xis
forces) fixed to a sphere of mass m and specific density 1/3while the
other end is free. The sphere along with the chain is immersed
in a deep lake. If specific density of iron is 7, the heightabove
the bed ofthe lake at which the sphere will float in equilibrium
is (Assume that the part of the chain lyingon the bottom of the
lake exerts negligible force on the upper part of the chain.):

Figure 7.89

(A) yj3pAv^ (B) IpAv^

pAv^
(C) yJlpAv^ P)
Figure 7.91

7-34 An open rectangular tank 1.5 m wide 2m deep and 2m 16 m 7m

long is half filled with water. It is accelerated horizontally at ^A) P) 3^
3.27 m/sec^ in the direction of its length. Determine the depth
of water at rear end of tank. [g^ = 9.81 m/sec^] 8m
P)
(A) 0.9m ' (B) 1.2m ^ 2?. Ix
(C) 1.5m P) 1.7m '

7-35 In a given U-tube (open at one-end and closed at other

end as shown) find out the correct relation betweenp a n d :
GivenJ2 =2x 13.6 gm/cm^ c/j = 13.6 gm/cm^

y= 25 cm

x=26 cm

Figure 7.90