ME 63 THUV/WFVW 2

nd
Semester AY 2010-2011 Group Quiz Number 1.
FOR THUV: Submit your answers on Friday before 12 PM at my Pigeon Hole at the ME Department.
Problem 1:
The water in a tank pressurized by air, and the pressure is measured by a
multifluid manometer as shown in the figure below. The tank is located
on a mountaion at the altitude of 1400 m where the atmospheric
pressure is 85.6 kPa. Determine the air pressure in the tank if h
1
=0.1 m,
h
2
=0.2m, and h
3
= 0.35m. Take the densities of water, oil and mercury to
be 1000 kg/m

, 850 kg/m
3
and 13600 kg/m
3
, respectively.
3
3
3
1 2 3
1 1 2 3
1
:
=85.6 kPa=85600 Pa
1000 /
850 /
13600 /
0.1 ; 0.2 ; 0.35
:
[(1000)(9.81)(0.1)] [(850)(9.81)(0.2)] [(13600)(
atm
water
oil
mercury
water oil mercury atm
Given
P
kg m
kg m
kg m
h m h m h m
Solution
P gh gh gh P
P

=
=
=
= = =
= + +
= +
1
9.81)(0.35)] 85600
129646.9 129.6469 P Pa kPa
+
= =

Problem 2:
Can you carry 1 m of liquid water? Explain your answer
Solution:
The density of water is 1000 kg/m, Therefore m= V =1000kg/m (1m)= 1000 kg,You cannot carry
that in the standard gravitational field.





Problem 3:
A cannon ball of 5 kg acts on a piston in a cylinder of 0.15 m diameter. As the gun-powder is burned a
pressure of 7 MPa is created in the gas behind the ball what is the acceleration of the ball if the cylinder
(cannon) is pointing 40 up relative to the horizontal direction.
{ }
1
2
2
2
( ) sin 40
(.15 )
(7000 101) (0.5)(9.81)(0.6428)
4
= 121.9 kN-31.52 kN=121.87 kN
121.87
a= 24374
5
24374
o
F ma P P A mg
ma
F m
m s
m
a
s
t
= =
=
= =
=

Problem 4:
You dive down 5 m down in the ocean. What is the absolute pressure there?
3 2
0
997 / (9.81 / )(5 )
48903 48.903
101.325 48.903
150.228
ocean
ocean
ocean
Solution
P g h
P kg m m s m
P Pa kPa
P P P
P
P kPa
A = A
A =
A = =
= + A
= +
=

You climbed up a hill of 250 m elevation, what is the pressure you feel up there?
3 2
0
3
1.17 / (9.81 / )(250 )
2869.425 2.869425
101.325 2.869425
98.455575
* 1.17 /
hill
hill
hill
air
Solution
P g h
P kg m m s m
P Pa kPa
P P P
P
P kPa
note kg m

A = A
A =
A = =
= A
=
=
= =



Problem 5:
Complete the Table
Celsius Farenheit Kelvin Rankine
37 98.6 310.15 558.27
44.44 112 317.5944 571.67
71.85 161.33 345 621
68.51667 155.33 341.667 615
100 212 373.15 671.67

Problem 6:
What is the net force acting on a car cruising at a constant velocity of 70 km/h (a) on a level road and (b)
on an uphill road?
Solution:
The car is cruising at a constant velocity, meaning zero acceleration thus the net force for both cases
are zero.

Problem 7:
A hydraulic lift has a maximum pressure of 1250 kPa. What should be the piston-cylinder diameter be so
it can lift a mass of 40390 kg?
F=PA=mg
A=
2
r t =
2
4
D t
;PA=P
2
4
D t
=mg
2
4mg
D
Pt
=
40390 (9.81)
2 2
1250 1000
0.6352892157
mg kg
D
P x
D
t t
= =
=