A pipe, through which water is flowing is having diameters 40cm and 20cm at sections 1 and 2 respectively. The velocity of water at section 1 is 5m/s. Find the velocity head at sections 1 and 2 and also compute discharge. Leave a Comment / Fluid Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Numerical (Water) / By Ashok Sapkota / March 3, 2025
One litre of crude oil weighs 9.6 N. Calculate its specific weight, density, and specific gravity. Leave a Comment / Fluid Mechanics, Numerical (Water) / By Ashok Sapkota / July 28, 2025
The specific energy for a 6 m wide rectangular channel is to be 5 kg-m/kg. If the rate of flow of water through the channel is 24 m³/s, determine the alternate depths of flow. Leave a Comment / Fluid Mechanics, Numerical (Water) / By Shreeya Khanal / August 8, 2025
An open cylinder tank 0.5m in diameter and 1m height is completely filled with water and rotated about its axis at 240 rpm. Determine the radius up to which the bottom will be exposed and the volume of water spilled out of the tank. Leave a Comment / Fluid Mechanics, Numerical (Water), Relative equilibrium / By Ashok Sapkota / February 9, 2025
A jet of water of diameter 50 mm moving with a velocity of 20 m/s strikes a fixed plate in such a way that the angle between the jet and the plate is 60°. Find the force exerted by the jet on the plate (i) in the direction normal to the plate, and (ii) in the direction of the jet. Leave a Comment / Fluid Mechanics, Numerical (Water) / By Shreeya Khanal / August 2, 2025
A reservoir of glycerin has a mass of 1100kg and a volume of 0.9 m3. Calculate its weight, mass density, specific weight and specific gravity. Leave a Comment / Fluid Mechanics, Numerical (Water) / By Ashok Sapkota / December 22, 2024
A hydraulic press has a ram of 300 mm diameter and a plunger of 50 mm diameter. Find the weight lifted by the hydraulic press when the force applied at the plunger is 40 N. Leave a Comment / Fluid Mechanics, Numerical (Water) / By Shreeya Khanal / July 31, 2025
Two large plane surfaces are 2.4 cm apart. The space between the surfaces is filled with glycerine. What force is required to drag a very thin plate of surface area 0.5 square metre between the two large plane surfaces at a speed of 0.6 m/s, Leave a Comment / Fluid Mechanics, Numerical (Water) / By Ashok Sapkota / July 28, 2025
