FLUID MECHANICS II

10/01/2014
Tutorial I
1.

A flat plate 2 m x 2 m moves at 40 km/hour in stationary air of density 1.25

kg/m3. If the co-efficient of drag and lift are 0.2 and 0.8 respectively, find: (i)
the lift force (ii) the drag force, (iii) the resultant force and (iv) the power
required to keep the plate in motion.

2.

Find the drag force difference on a flat plate of size 1.5 m x 1.5 m when the
plate is moving at a speed of 5 mls normal to its plate first in water and
second in air of density 1.24 kg/m3. Co-efficient of drag is given as 1.10.

3.

A truck having a projected area of 12 square meters travelling at 60 km/hr has

a total resistance of 2943N. Of this 25% is due to rolling friction and 15% is
due to surface fraction. The rest is due to form drag. Calculate the coefficient
of form drag if the density of air = 1.25 kg/m3.

4.

A circular disc 4 m in diameter is held normal to 30m/s wind of density 1.25

kg/m3. If the co-efficient of drag of disc = 1.1, what force is required to hold
the disc at rest

5.

Find the diameter of a parachute with which a man of mass 80 kg descends to

the ground from an airplane against the resistance of air, with a velocity of
25m/s. Take Cd = 0.5 and density of air = 1.25 kg/m3.

6.

A man descends to the ground with the help of a parachute from an airplane
against the resistance of air with a uniform velocity of 10 m/s. The parachute
is hemispherical in shape and is having diameter is 5 m. Find the weight of
man if Cd = 0.5 and density of air = 1.25 kg/m3.

7.

A kite 60 cm x 60 cm weighing 2.943 N assumes an angle of 10 to the

horizontal. The string attached to the kite makes an angle of 45 to the
horizontal. If the pull on the string is 29.43 N when the wind is flowing at a
speed of 40 km/hr. Find the corresponding co-efficient to drag and lift. Density
of air is given as 1.25 kg/m3.