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Fluid Statics Tutorial Guide

This document provides 6 problems from the fluid statics chapter in the textbook to work through. The problems cover: [1] defining hydrostatic force and center of pressure; [2] calculating total and horizontal forces on a reservoir wall; [3] calculating force and line of action on a circular dam; [4] calculating minimum spring force to close a circular gate; [5] explaining if buoyant forces are the same on identical submerged spheres at different depths; and [6] calculating percent change in cable tension when pressure in an attached air balloon increases. Numerical answers are provided for direct verification of problem solutions.

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Fluid Statics Tutorial Guide

This document provides 6 problems from the fluid statics chapter in the textbook to work through. The problems cover: [1] defining hydrostatic force and center of pressure; [2] calculating total and horizontal forces on a reservoir wall; [3] calculating force and line of action on a circular dam; [4] calculating minimum spring force to close a circular gate; [5] explaining if buoyant forces are the same on identical submerged spheres at different depths; and [6] calculating percent change in cable tension when pressure in an attached air balloon increases. Numerical answers are provided for direct verification of problem solutions.

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KNE213 Tutorial 1 Fluid Statics

Please work through these problems during your tutorial, and in your private study time. The question number refers
to the problem number in the text book (Cengel and Cimbala). The text book contains a good variety of problems that
will be useful for improving your understanding of the subject matter, and studying for the final exam. Numerical
answers are given in brackets at the end of the question.

3-54C: Define the resultant hydrostatic force acting on a submerged surface, and the centre of pressure.

3-154: The water in a 25 m deep reservoir is kept inside by a 150 m wide wall
whose cross section is an equilateral triangle. Take Patm = 100 kPa. Determine:
a. The total force (hydrostatic + atmospheric) acting on the inner
surface of the wall and its line of action. (Fr = 964.1 x 106 N, yp =
17.1m)
b. The magnitude of the horizontal component of the resultant
force. (Fh=834.8 x 106 N)

3-65: The water side of the wall of a 70 m long dam is a quarter circle with a radius of 7 m. Determine the hydrostatic
force on the dam and its line of action when the dam is filled to the rim. (3.13 x 107 N, = 57.5o)

3-81: A 4-m long quarter circular gate of radius 3 m and of negligible weight is
hinged about its upper edge A, as shown in the figure. The gate controls the flow
of water over the ledge at B, where the gate is pressed by a spring. Determine
the minimum spring force required to keep the gate closed when the water level
rises to A at the upper edge of the gate. (177 kN)

3-88C: Consider two identical spherical balls submerged in water at different depths. Will the buoyant forces acting
on these two balls be the same or different? Explain.

3-89C: Consider two 5 cm diameter spherical balls one made of aluminium, the other of iron submerged in water.
Will the buoyant forces acting on these two balls be the same or different. Explain

3-142: An elastic air balloon, initial diameter D1, is attached by a cable to the base of a
container partially filled with water as shown. The initial pressure of the air above the water
is P1.
a. If the pressure is increased to P2, determine an expression for the percent
change in tension in the cable. Assume the pressure on the free surface of the
water and the diameter of the balloon are related by the formula P = CD 2 ,
where P is the pressure in the air, C is a constant and D is the balloon diameter.
The weight of the balloon and the air in it is negligible.
b. Calculate the % change in tension if P1 = 100 kPa, P2 = 1.6 MPa and D1 = 0.3 m.
(98.4%)

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