Problem Sets for Fluid Mechanics

What is the sea level specific gravity of a certain fluid with a mass density of 2.2 slugs per cubic feet?

The density of ethanol is 1.56 slugs/ft^3. Find the mass in grams of 20 cm^3 of ethanol.

An iron block weighs 5 Newtons and has volume of 200 cm^3. What is the density of the block?

The specific gravity of a mercury relative to a water is 13.55. What is the specific weight of the mercury in kN/m^3?

What is the specific weight of air at 500 kPa absolute and 21 deg C?

What pressure is required to reduce the volume of water by 0.80 percent? Bulk modulus of water is 2.2 GPa.

Find the depth of the water with a pressure of 101 kPa at the bottom.

Oil with specific gravity of 0.82 is 0.90 m deep in an open tank which is also filled with water. If the tank is 3 m deep, what is the pressure, in kPa, at the bottom of the tank?

Express a pressure gage reading of 45 in of Hg in absolute kPa.

Assuming the specific of air to be constant at 12 N/m^3, what is the approximate height of Mt. Banahaw if a mercury barometer at the base of the mountain reads 658 mm and at the same time another barometer at the top of the mountain reads 465 mm.