Questions and Answers of Applied Fluid Mechanics

Alcohol has a specific gravity of 0.79. Calculate its density both in slugs/ft3 and g/cm3.
Vinegar has a density of 1.08 g/cm3. Calculate its specific weight in lb/ft3.
The density of muriatic acid is 1.20 g/cm3. Calculate its density in slugs/ft3, its specific weight in lb/ft3, and its specific gravity. (Note that specific gravity and density in g/cm3 are
At 212°F mercury has a specific weight of 834 lb/ft3. What volume of the mercury would weigh 500 lb?
A certain medium lubricating oil has a specific weight of 56.4 lb/ft3 at 40F and 54.0 lb/ft3 at 120°F. Calculate its specific gravity at each temperature.
The specific gravity of benzene is 0.876. Calculate its specific weight and its density in U.S. Customary System units.
A rock has a specific gravity of 2.32 and a volume of 1.42 × 10-4 m3. How much does it weigh?
What volume of mercury (sg = 13.54) would weigh the same as 0.020 m3 of castor oil, which has a specific weight of 9.42 kN/m3?
A cylindrical container is 150 mm in diameter and weighs 2.25 N when empty. When filled to a depth of 200 mm with a certain oil, it weighs 35.4 N. Calculate the specific gravity of the oil.
Methyl alcohol has a specific gravity of 0.789. Calculate its density and its specific weight.
Vinegar has a density of 1080 kg/m3. Calculate its specific weight and its specific gravity.
Liquid ammonia has a specific gravity of 0.826. Calculate the volume of ammonia that would weigh 22.0 N.
The density of muriatic acid is 1200 kg/m3. Calculate its specific weight and its specific gravity.
The fuel tank of an automobile holds 0.095 m3. If it is full of gasoline having a specific gravity of 0.68, calculate the weight of the gasoline.
Glycerin has a specific gravity of 1.258. How much would 0.50 m3 of glycerin weigh? What would be its mass?
A cylindrical can 150 mm in diameter is filled to a depth of 100 mm with a fuel oil. The oil has a mass of 1.56 kg. Calculate its density, specific weight, and specific gravity.
The specific gravity of benzene is 0.876. Calculate its specific weight and its density in SI units.
Determine your weight in lb and N and your mass in slugs and kg.
Convert the force found in Problem 1.77 to lb.In ProblemThe metric ton is 1000 kg (mass). Compute the force in newtons required to lift it.
The metric ton is 1000 kg (mass). Compute the force in newtons required to lift it.
In the United States, hamburger and other meats are sold by the pound. Assuming that this is 1.00-lb force, compute the mass in slugs, the mass in kg, and the weight in N.
Assume that a man weighs 160 lb (force).a. Compute his mass in slugs.b. Compute his weight in N.c. Compute his mass in kg.
Calculate the weight of 1 m 3 of kerosene if it has a mass of 825 kg.
Using the results of Problems 1.63–1.65, generate a statement about the general design approach to achieving a very stiff system.
A measure of the stiffness of a linear actuator system is the amount of force required to cause a certain linear deflection. For an actuator that has an inside diameter of 0.50 in and a length of
For the conditions described in Problem 1.59, assume that the 1.00-percent volume change occurred in a cylinder with an inside diameter of 1.00 in and a length of 12.00 in. Compute the axial distance
Compute the pressure change required to cause a decrease in the volume of machine oil by 1.00 percent. Express the result in both psi and MPa.
Compute the pressure change required to cause a decrease in the volume of mercury by 1.00 percent. Express the result in both psi and MPa.
Compute the pressure change required to cause a decrease in the volume of ethyl alcohol by 1.00 percent. Express the result in both psi and MPa.
For the pressure you computed in Problem 1.55, compute the force in newtons that could be exerted on a piston with 250-mm diameter. Then, convert the resulting force to pounds.
Determine your weight in newtons. Then, compute the pressure in pascals that would be created on the oil in a 20-mm-diameter cylinder if you stood on a piston in the cylinder. Convert the resulting
The maximum pressure that can be developed for a certain fluid power cylinder is 6000 psi. Compute the force it can exert if its piston diameter is 2.00 in.
A hydraulic cylinder must be able to exert a force of 8700 lb. The piston diameter is 1.50 in. Compute the required pressure in the oil.
Compute the pressure produced in the oil in a closed cylinder by a piston exerting a force of 2500 lb on the enclosed oil. The piston has a diameter of 3.00 in.
Convert 6.0 feet per second to meters per second.
Convert a volume of 6.35 liters to cubic meters.
Convert a volume of 7390 cubic centimeters to cubic meters.
Convert a volume of 480 cubic feet to cubic meters.
Convert a distance of 2580 feet to meters.
Convert a length of 8.65 inches to millimeters.
Convert a distance of 1.86 miles to meters.
Convert a length of 25.3 feet to meters.
Convert 55.0 gallons to cubic meters.
Convert 0.391 cubic meters to cubic millimeters.
Convert 2.05 square meters to square millimeters.
Convert 3.65 × 103 cubic millimeters to cubic meters.
Convert 1250 millimeters to meters.

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