ME 301 FLUID MECHANICS I

MIDTERM EXAM
April 29, 2023 15:40
Duration: 110 minutes
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 The duration of the exam is 110 minutes and there is additional 20 minutes for uploading QUESTION 2 (34 percent)
your answers. A control gate ABC is hinged at point A and rest on a smooth surface at point C. If a
 The answers that are uploaded after 17:50 will not be accepted. counterweight of 2000 kg is placed at point C, determine the maximum depth of water, h, in
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water = 1000 kg/m3 air = 1.2 kg/m3 g = 9.81 m/s2 patm = 100 kPa p  RT

1 1 3m Weight
du dp 1 1 Hinge
 
dy
pi  po     
 r1 r2  dz
  g F =  dF =  pdA xP 
F 
A
pxdA y P 
F 
A
pydA
Control gate

DN N N N N dx dy dz D V V h A B
 u v w   a   ( V  ) V m    (V n)dA 1.5 m
dt t x y z u v w dt t A
C
4m
 D 

 t
d    ( V n )dA  0
A
 F  dt  S
Vd 
t 
Vd   V(V.n)dA
A

D 
 T  dt  S
 (rxV)d 
t 
 (rxV)d    (rxV)(V.n)dA
A

QUESTION 1 (33 percent) QUESTION 3 (33 percent)

a) A thin plate is placed midway in between the two parallel stationary plates separated The military jet aircraft has a total mass of 2000 kg and is poised for takeoff with brakes set
by a distance of h, as shown in the figure (a). Determine the force, F1, required to pull the plate while the engine is revved up to maximum power. At this condition, air with a density of 1.206
at a constant velocity of V, if the gap is filled with an oil of viscosity of µ0 and is pulled at a kg/m3 is sucked into the intake ducts at the rate of 48 kg/s with a static pressure of -2 kPa (gage)
constant velocity of V. across the duct entrance. The total cross-sectional area of both intake ducts (one on each side)
b) When the oil in the gap is replaced with a lighter oil having a viscosity of µ1, the thin is 1.16 m2. The fuel is injected at a rate of 2 kg/s in a direction perpendicular to the air flow.
plate should be placed closer to the lower stationary plate, as shown in figure (b). In order to The exhaust velocity is 940 m/s with zero back pressure (gage) across the exhaust nozzle.
move the plate at the same velocity by using the same force F1 used in part (a), determine the Compute the initial acceleration of the aircraft upon release of the brakes.
viscosity, µ1.

h/2
h-a
V 940 m/s Air intake
V
h/2 0
a 1

(a) (b)