CMT 574 Chemical Technology Tutorial 1

1. If 6 m3 of oil weighs 47 KN, calculate its specific weight, mass density and specific
gravity.

2. If the density of the liquid is 835 kg/m3, find its specific weight and specific gravity

3. If 100 cm3 of an unknown liquid H was found to weigh 130 g. Determine the density,
specific weight and specific gravity of the liquid.

4. A vessel of 100 mm diameter contains mercury up to the height of 150 mm. Find the
mass of the mercury in the vessel if its specific gravity is 13.6.

5. A clean tube of internal diameter 3 mm is immersed in a liquid with a coefficient of

surface tension 0.48 N/m. The angle of contact of the liquid with the glass can be
assumed to be 130°. The density of the liquid is 13600 kg/m3. What would be the
level of the liquid in the tube relative to the free surface of the liquid outside the tube?

6. An open tank contains oil of specific gravity 0.75 on top of water. If the depth of oil is
2 m and the depth of water is 3 m. Calculate the gauge and absolute pressures at the
bottom of the tank when atmospheric pressure is 1 bar.

7. A cylinder contains a fluid at a gauge pressure of 100 kN/m2. Express this pressure in
terms of (i) head of water (  =1000 kg/m3), (ii) head of mercury (SG=13.6). What
would be the absolute pressure if the atmospheric pressure is, Patm = 101.3 kN/m2.

8. Determine the pressure at a depth of 9.00 m in oil of specific gravity 0.750. Use the
result you get to find the absolute pressure when barometer reads 30 m of mercury
with specific gravity of 13.57.

9. Calculate the gauge pressure and absolute pressure of water at a depth of 12 m below
the free surface. Assume the density of water to be 1000 kg/m3 and the atmosphere
pressure is 101 kNm-2.

10. Calculate the pressure, in kPa at A, B, C and D in Figure below.

Fluid Mechanics 1