Problems due on Tuesday October 3rd

Team 1 Team 2
Ricardo Burciaga Aguilar  Jesus Carlos Meraz Lozano 
Sergio Andrés Ballesteros Salas  Luis Gerardo Cota Chavez
Eduardo Medina Portillo  Jaime Abraham Ruiz Salcido
Lorenzo Isidro Félix Rivera  Fernando Delgado Trevizo

Team 3 Team 4
Jesus Fuentes Alejandra Ochoa
Eva Campos Luisa Ferez
Eduardo Galvan Juan Carlos Pérez
Jacobo Erives

Team 5 Problem T1‐1
Norma Valencia Means: Problem 1 for
Dalia Ortega Team 1
Armando Hernández
Luis Morales
Sergio Márquez
Problem T1‐1
One of the common procedures in fitness programs is to
determine the fat‐to‐muscle ratio of the body. This is
based on the principle that the muscle tissue is denser
than the fat tissue, and, thus, the higher the average
density of the body, the higher is the fraction of muscle
tissue. The average density of the body can be
determined by weighing the person in air and also while
submerged in water in a tank. Treating all tissues and
bones (other than fat) as muscle with an equivalent
density of ρmuscle, obtain a relation for the volume fraction
of body fat xfat.
Problem T1‐2
For the vessel containing glycerin under pressure as
shown in the Figure, find the pressure at the bottom of
the tank.
Problem T1‐3
A pressure gage 7 .0 m above the bottom of a tank
containing a liquid reads 64. 94 kPa; another gage at
height 4.0m reads 87.53 kPa. Compute the specific
weight and mass density of the fluid.
Problem T2‐1
The hull of a boat has a volume of 150 m3, and the total mass of the boat when
empty is 8560 kg. Determine how much load this boat can carry without sinking
(a) in a lake and (b) in seawater with a specific gravity of 1.03.
Problem T2‐2
Milk with a density of 1020 kg/m3 is
transported on a level road in a 7‐m‐long, 3‐m‐
diameter cylindrical tanker. The tanker is
completely filled with milk (no air space), and it
accelerates at 2.5 m/s2. If the minimum
pressure in the tanker is 100 kPa, determine the
maximum pressure and its location. Answer: 47.9
kPa

Problem T2‐3
The closed tank in Fig. is at 20 °C. If the
pressure at point A is 98 kPa abs, what is the
absolute pressure at point B? What percent
error results from neglecting the specific
weight of the air?
Problem T3‐1
An open tank contains 5. 7 m of water covered with 2.8 m of kerosene (y = 8.0
kN/m3). Find the pressure at the interface and at the bottom of the tank.

Problem T3‐2
An air‐conditioning system requires a 20‐m‐long section of 15‐cm‐diameter
ductwork to be laid underwater. Determine the upward force the water will exert
on the duct. Take the densities of air and water to be 1.3 kg/m3 and 1000 kg/m3,
respectively.

Problem T3‐3

The system in Fig. is at 70 °F. If the pressure at point A is 2900 lb/ft2, determine
the pressures at points B, C, and D
Problem T4‐1
Balloons are often filled with helium gas because it weighs only
about one‐seventh of what air weighs under identical conditions.
The buoyancy force, which can be expressed as Fb = ρairgVballoon, will
push the balloon upward. If the balloon has a diameter of 10 m and
carries two people, 70 kg each, determine the acceleration of the
balloon when it is first released. Assume the density of air is ρ =
1.16 kg/m3, and neglect the weight of the ropes and the cage.
Answer: 16.5 m/s2

Problem T4‐2
The system in Fig. is at 20 °C. If atmospheric pressure is 101.03 kPa
and the absolute pressure at the bottom of the tank is 231.3 kPa,
what is the specific gravity of olive oil?

Problem T4‐3
The basic barometer can be used as an altitude measuring device
in airplanes. The ground control reports a barometric reading of
753 mmHg while the pilot’s reading is 690 mmHg. Estimate the
altitude of the plane from ground level if the average air density is
1.20 kg/m3. Answer: 714 m
Problem T5‐1
The lower half of a 10‐m‐high cylindrical container is filled with
water (ρ = 1000 kg/m3) and the upper half with oil that has a
specific gravity of 0.85. Determine the pressure difference between
the top and bottom of the cylinder. Answer: 90.7 kPa

Problem T5‐2
Find the pressures at A, B, C, and D in Fig.
Problem T5‐3
For the pressure vessel containing glycerin, with
piezometer attached, as shown in Fig., what is the
pressure at point A?