Swinburne University of Technology

(Sarawak Campus)
MEE20003 FLUID MECHANICS 1

Unit Title

Fluid Mechanics 1

Unit Code

MEE20003

Year

Assignment Title

Fluid flow

Assignment Weight

8% (Group Assignment group of 4 members)

Submission Date:

Before 18 November 2016, 5.00 PM, submission

through Bb only

Important Note:

Please include your group members names and

student number in the front page with digital
signature
Anyone of your group member can submit
Submission through Bb only (click the given link
to submit)
Only PDF file submission

Assignment aims:
1. To develop the fundamentals of fluid mechanics
2. To develop an appreciation of the design principles in fluid systems
3. To develop the ability to analyse existing fluid systems and contribute to new designs.

Deliverable:
Word processed report detailing results of your investigation, should include detailed calculations with
graphs and illustrations prepared by your own (hand written text and graphs and illustrations prepared by
hand will not be accepted).
Font size: 12pt
Page limit: maximum of 8 pages

ASSIGNMENT 2

Max marks 20

1. A fireman is soaking a home that is dangerously close to a burning building. To prevent water
damage to the inside of the neighbouring home, he throttles down his flow rate so that it will not
break windows. Assuming the typical window should be able to withstand a force up to 120 N, what
is the largest volumetric flow rate he should allow (litre/min), given a 20-cm diameter (D1) firehose
discharges through a nozzle with 10 cm diameter (d1) outlet. The free jet from the nozzle is deflected
by 90 when it hits the window as shown in figure.

2. Fluid flowing along a pipe of diameter D accelerates around a disk of diameter d as shown in the
figure. The velocity for upstream of the disk is U, and the fluid density is . Assuming incompressible
flow and that the pressure downstream of the disk is the same as that at the plane of separation,
develop an expression for the force required to hold the disk in place in terms of U, D, d and . Using
the expression you developed, determine the force when U = 12 m/s, D = 5 cm, d = 4 cm and =1.2
kg/m3. Assume = 1.0 at all locations.

3. An engineer is making an estimate for a home owner. This owner has a small stream (Q = 0.03 m3/s,
T = 5C) that is located at an elevation H = 10 m above the owners residence. The owner is
proposing to dam the stream, diverting the flow through a pipe (penstock). This flow will spin a
hydraulic turbine, which in turn will drive a generator to produce electrical power. Estimate the
maximum power in kilowatts that can be generated if there is no head loss and both the turbine and
generator are 100% efficient. Also estimate the power if the head loss is 1.8 m, the turbine is 80 %
efficient and the generator is 90 % efficient.
4. Gasoline (T=10C) is pumped from the gas tank of an automobile to the carburettor through a 6 mm
fuel line of drawn tubing 3 m long. The line has five 90 smooth bends with an r/d of 6. The gasoline
discharges through a 0.8 mm jet in the carburettor to the pressure of 96.5 kPa abs. The pressure in the
tank is 101.3 kPa abs. The pump is 90 % efficient. What power must be supplied to the pump if the
automobile is consuming fuel at the rate of 0.5 lpm?