ENGG2500 2019 Mid Sol
ENGG2500 2019 Mid Sol
ENGG2500 2019 Mid Sol
QUESTION 1 (2 marks)
Using primary dimensions, show that the Archimedes number (Ar) is indeed dimensionless,
where ρs, ρ, g, L and μ are density of the body, density of the fluid, gravitational acceleration,
length of body and dynamic viscosity, respectively.
ρs gL3
𝐴𝑟 = (ρs − ρ)
μ2
QUESTION 2 (4 marks)
QUESTION 3 (4 marks)
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QUESTION 4 (3.5 marks)
Consider a large cubic ice block floating in a bucket of seawater. The specific gravities of the
ice and seawater are 0.92 and 1.025 respectively. Estimate the percentage of the iceberg that
is below the surface.
If the ice block were to melt completely because of global warming, would there be any
change in the level of seawater (higher, the same or lower) within the bucket, before and after
the melting (you must justify your answer through calculation)? You can assume that the
melted ice has specific gravy of 1. (Hint: the weight of frozen and melted ice remains the
same).
The shear stress and shear strain rate characteristics of three non-Newtonian fluid samples
were measured using a viscometer and the results are plotted as follow. Assuming that the
three fluid samples tested are corn starch, tooth paste and quick sand, respectively, match the
samples to the correct type of shear stress–shear strain rate profiles (i.e. red or blue) that you
would expect them to display.
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T3 2019, ENGG2500 – FLUID MECHANICS FOR ENGINEERS MID-TERM TEST
SOLUTION
QUESTION 1
𝑚 𝐿 𝑚
𝜌 = { 3} ; 𝑔 = { 2} ; 𝐿 = {𝐿}; 𝜇={ }
𝐿 𝑡 𝐿𝑡
𝑚𝐿 3
3 2𝐿 𝑚
{𝐴𝑟} = { 𝑡 2
𝐿 } = {1}
𝑚 𝐿3
𝐿2 𝑡 2
QUESTION 2
Assumptions:
𝑉 = 2𝑚 × 3𝑚 × 3𝑚 = 18 𝑚3
The volume and mass flow rate of air through the casing must be:
𝑉 18𝑚3
𝑉̇ = = = 0.03 𝑚3 /𝑠
∆𝑡 10 × 60𝑠
𝑃1 = 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚
Neglect the flow velocity,
𝑉1 = 0
Also,
𝑃2 = 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚
The energy equation from the control volume between point 1 and 2 can be reduced to:
𝑃1 𝑉12 𝑃2 𝑉22
𝑚̇ ( + ̇
+ 𝑔𝑧1 ) + 𝑊𝑝𝑢𝑚𝑝 = 𝑚̇ ( + + 𝑔𝑧2 ) + 𝑊̇𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏𝑖𝑛𝑒 + 𝐸̇𝑚𝑒𝑐ℎ,𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠
𝜌 2 𝜌 2
𝐸̇𝑚𝑒𝑐ℎ,𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠 = 𝐸̇𝑚𝑒𝑐ℎ,𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠,𝑝𝑢𝑚𝑝
𝑊̇𝑝𝑢𝑚𝑝,𝑢 = 𝑊̇𝑝𝑢𝑚𝑝 − 𝐸̇𝑚𝑒𝑐ℎ,𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠,𝑝𝑢𝑚𝑝
Substituting,
𝑉22 (8𝑚/𝑠)2
𝑊̇𝑓𝑎𝑛,𝑢 = 𝑚̇ = (0.0375𝑘𝑔⁄𝑠) = 1.2 𝑊
2 2
And
𝑊̇𝑓𝑎𝑛,𝑢 1.2𝑊
𝑊̇𝑓𝑎𝑛,𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡 = = = 2.4 𝑊
𝜂𝑓𝑎𝑛−𝑚𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑟 0.5
(b) For air mean velocity to remain below the specified value, the diameter of the fan casing
should be:
𝑉̇ = 𝐴2 𝑉2 = (𝜋𝐷22 /4)𝑉2
𝑅𝑥 = 0
𝑃 = 𝑃𝑎𝑏𝑠 − 𝑃𝑎𝑡𝑚
𝑃𝑖𝑛 = 207 − 101 = 106 𝑘𝑃𝑎
𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡 = 165 − 101 = 64 𝑘𝑃𝑎
Thus,
Before melting:
After melting:
QUESTION 5