Fluid Properties and Hydrostatics

Density and Specific Gravity

A liquid has mass 18.0 kg18.0\text{ kg} in a volume of 0.0150 m30.0150\text{ m}^3. Determine its density and specific gravity relative to water at 1000 kg/m31000\text{ kg/m}^3.

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Absolute Pressure at the Bottom of a Pool

Fresh water of density 1000 kg/m31000\text{ kg/m}^3 fills a pool to a depth of 3.00 m3.00\text{ m}. Atmospheric pressure is 101 kPa101\text{ kPa}. Determine the gauge and absolute pressures at the bottom using g=9.81 m/s2g=9.81\text{ m/s}^2.

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Hydraulic Lift Force Multiplication

A hydraulic lift has a small piston radius of 2.00 cm2.00\text{ cm} and a large piston radius of 15.0 cm15.0\text{ cm}. Determine the small-piston force needed to support a 1500 kg1500\text{ kg} car using g=9.80 m/s2g=9.80\text{ m/s}^2.

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Open U-Tube Manometer with Water over Mercury

An open U-tube contains mercury of density 13,600 kg/m313{,}600\text{ kg/m}^3. A 0.150 m0.150\text{ m} water column stands above the mercury-water interface in the right arm. Determine how far the mercury free surface in the left arm lies above that interface.

Water-Mercury Manometer Geometry

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Resultant Force and Center of Pressure on a Submerged Gate

A vertical rectangular gate in fresh water is 2.00 m2.00\text{ m} high and 1.50 m1.50\text{ m} wide. Its centroid is 5.00 m5.00\text{ m} below the free surface. Determine the hydrostatic resultant and center-of-pressure depth.

Submerged Gate Geometry

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Buoyancy

Buoyant Force on a Fully Submerged Aluminum Block

An aluminum block of volume 0.0500 m30.0500\text{ m}^3 is completely submerged in fresh water. Determine the buoyant force using g=9.80 m/s2g=9.80\text{ m/s}^2.

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Submerged Fraction of a Floating Iceberg

Ice has density 917 kg/m3917\text{ kg/m}^3 and seawater has density 1025 kg/m31025\text{ kg/m}^3. Determine the fraction of a freely floating iceberg that is submerged.

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Continuity and Bernoulli Flow

Continuity through a Contracting Horizontal Pipe

Water flows at 2.00 m/s2.00\text{ m/s} through a horizontal pipe of radius 4.00 cm4.00\text{ cm} that contracts to radius 2.00 cm2.00\text{ cm}. Determine the downstream speed.

Contracting Pipe Geometry

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Bernoulli Pressure Change in the Contracting Pipe

For the same horizontal pipe, the upstream absolute pressure is 150 kPa150\text{ kPa}, with v1=2.00 m/sv_1=2.00\text{ m/s} and v2=8.00 m/sv_2=8.00\text{ m/s}. Determine downstream absolute pressure for water of density 1000 kg/m31000\text{ kg/m}^3, neglecting losses.

Bernoulli Pipe Sections

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Bernoulli Equation with Head Loss

Water flows through a horizontal pipe with p1=200 kPap_1=200\text{ kPa} gauge, v1=2.00 m/sv_1=2.00\text{ m/s}, v2=4.00 m/sv_2=4.00\text{ m/s}, and head loss hL=1.00 mh_L=1.00\text{ m}. Determine p2p_2 using ρ=1000 kg/m3\rho=1000\text{ kg/m}^3 and g=9.81 m/s2g=9.81\text{ m/s}^2.

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Torricelli Outflow from an Open Tank

A large open water tank has a small side opening 5.00 m5.00\text{ m} below its free surface. Determine the ideal exit speed, neglecting losses and free-surface velocity.

Torricelli Tank Geometry

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