Lecture 1-Properties of Fluid and Hydrostatic pressure

Example 1.1
The density of olive oil is 850 kg/m3. When a container of 2 kg
mass and 20 litres internal volume is completely filled with the
olive oil, what is the combined mass of the container and oil?
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Example 1.2
The density of an oil is 850 kg/m3. Find its specific weight and
kinematic viscosity if the dynamic viscosity is 5 x 10-3 kg/ms.
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Example 1.3:
A circular piston exerts a pressure of 80 kPa on a fluid, when the
force applied to the piston is 0.2 kN. Find the diameter of the
piston.
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Example 1.4:
A sealed container is completely filled with a gas at an absolute
pressure of 3.37 bar. What is the gauge pressure of the gas?
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Example 1.5:
A bottle is partially filled with wine as
depicted in the diagram. If the gauge
pressure at the liquid surface is -3000
Pa, What is the gauge pressure at 0.2
m below the surface (in Pa)? [Assume
the liquid has a density of 1000 kg/m3)
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Example 1.7

What is the water pressure on the sea bottom at a depth of

6500m? The specific gravity of sea water is assumed to be 1.03.
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Example 1.8:
Figure shows the principle of the barometer, which
is used to measure the pressure of the
atmosphere. Assume the fluid in the barometer is
mercury and its density is 13600 kg/m3, and the
local atmosphere pressure Pa=1bar=1x105 Pa,
calculate the height of column of mercury in mm.
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Example 1.9:
A mountain lake has a maximum depth of 40m. The barometric pressure is
598 mmHg. Determine the absolute pressure (in pascals) at the deepest part
of the lake (density of water is 1000 kg/m3 and density of mercury is 13600
kg/m3).
 Measurement of pressure using
manometers
• U-tube manometer
• The pressures at equal elevations
in a continuous mass of fluid at
rest must be the same

𝑝𝐴= 𝑝1 𝑝2 =𝑝1+𝛾1ℎ1

𝑝2= 𝑝3 𝑝3=𝛾2ℎ2

𝑝A =𝑝1= 𝑝2 -𝛾1ℎ1= 𝑝3 -𝛾1ℎ1

= 𝛾2ℎ2-𝛾1ℎ1

If the fluid in A is gas, then 𝛾1 can be neglected 𝑝A =𝛾2ℎ2

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Example 1.10 (additional):

A differential manometer contains water
(density 1000 kg/m3). The manometer is
connected between two points in a
horizontal pipe carrying air (density 1.2
kg/m3). When the difference in levels is 54
mm, what is the pressure difference between
the two point. Assume the density of air is
neglected.

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