Solutions for Fox and McDonald's Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
Problem 1P:
For the velocity fields given below, determine: (a) whether the flow field is one-, two-, or...Problem 2P:
For the velocity fields given below, determine: (a) whether the flow field is one-, two-, or...Problem 3P:
A viscous liquid is sheared between two parallel disks; the upper disk rotates and the lower one is...Problem 4P:
For the velocity field V=Ax2yi+Bxy2j, where A = 2 m2s1 and B = 1 m2s1, and the coordinates are...Problem 5P:
A fluid flow has the following velocity components: u = 1 m/s and = 2x m/s. Find an equation for...Problem 6P:
When an incompressible, nonviscous fluid flows against a plate in a plane (two-dimensional) flow, an...Problem 7P:
For the free vortex flow the velocities are t = 5/r and r = 0. Assume that lengths are in feet or...Problem 8P:
For the forced vortex flow the velocities are t = r and r = 0. Plot the streamlines of this flow....Problem 9P:
A velocity field is specified as V=axyi+by2j, where a = 2 m1s1, b = 6 m1s1, and the coordinates are...Problem 10P:
A velocity field is given by V=ax3i+bxy3j, where a = 1 m2s1 and b = 1 m3s1. Find the equation of the...Problem 11P:
The velocity for a steady, incompressible flow in the xy plane is given by V=iA/x+jAy/x2, where A =...Problem 12P:
The flow field for an atmospheric flow is given by V=Ky2(x2+y2)i+Kx2(x2+y2)j where K = 105 m2/s, and...Problem 13P:
For the velocity field V=AxiAyj,, where A = 2s 1. which can be interpreted to represent flow in a...Problem 14P:
A velocity field in polar coordinates is given with the radial velocity as Vr = A/r and the...Problem 15P:
The flow of air near the Earths surface is affected both by the wind and thermal currents. In...Problem 16P:
A velocity field is given by V=aytibxj, where a = 1 s2 and b = 4 s1. Find the equation of the...Problem 17P:
Air flows downward toward an infinitely wide horizontal flat plate. The velocity field is given by...Problem 18P:
Consider the flow described by the velocity field V=Bx(1+At)i+Cyj, with A = 0.5 s1 and B = C = 1 s1....Problem 19P:
Consider the velocity field V = axi + by(1 + ct) j, where a = b = 2 s1 and c = 0:4 s1. Coordinates...Problem 20P:
Consider the flow field given in Eulerian description by the expression V=axi+butj, where a = 0:2...Problem 21P:
A velocity field is given by V=axti+byj, where A = 0:1 s2 and b = 1 s1. For the particle that passes...Problem 22P:
Consider the garden hose of Fig. 2.5. Suppose the velocity field is given by V=u0i+v0sin[(tx/u0)]j,...Problem 23P:
Consider the velocity field of Problem 2.18. Plot the streakline formed by particles that passed...Problem 24P:
Streaklines are traced out by neutrally buoyant marker fluid injected into a flow field from a fixed...Problem 25P:
Consider the flow field V=axti+bj, where a = 1/s2 and b = 1/3 m/s. Coordinates are measured in...Problem 26P:
A flow is described by velocity field V=ay2i+bj, where a = 1 m1 s1 and b = 2 m/s. Coordinates are...Problem 27P:
Tiny hydrogen bubbles are being used as tracers to visualize a flow. All the bubbles are generated...Problem 28P:
A flow is described by velocity field V=ai+bxj, where a = 2 m/s and b = 1 s1. Coordinates are...Problem 29P:
A flow is described by velocity field V=ayi+btj, where a = 0:2 s1 and b = 0:4 m/s2. At t = 2 s, what...Problem 30P:
A flow is described by velocity field V=ati+bj, where a = 0:4 m/s2 and b = 2 m/s. At t = 2 s, what...Problem 31P:
The variation with temperature of the viscosity of air is represented well by the empirical...Problem 32P:
The variation with temperature of the viscosity of air is correlated well by the empirical...Problem 33P:
Some experimental data for the viscosity of helium at 1 atm are Using the approach described in...Problem 34P:
The velocity distribution for laminar flow between parallel plates is given by umax=1(2yh)2 where h...Problem 35P:
What is the ratio between the viscosities of air and water at 10C? What is the ratio between their...Problem 36P:
Calculate velocity gradients and shear stress for y = 0, 0.2, 0.4, and 0.6 m, if the velocity...Problem 37P:
A very large thin plate is centered in a gap of width 0.06m with different oils of unknown...Problem 38P:
A female freestyle ice skater, weighing 100 lbf, glides on one skate at speed V = 20 ft/s. Her...Problem 39P:
A block of mass 10 kg and measuring 250 mm on each edge is pulled up an inclined surface on which...Problem 40P:
A 73-mm-diameter aluminum (SG = 2.64) piston of 100-mm length resides in a stationary...Problem 41P:
A vertical gap 25 mm wide of infinite extent contains oil of specific gravity 0.95 and viscosity 2.4...Problem 42P:
A cylinder 8 in. in diameter and 3 ft long is concentric with a pipe of 8.25 in. i.d. Between...Problem 43P:
Crude oil at 20C fills the space between two concentric cylinders 250 mm high and with diameters of...Problem 44P:
The piston in Problem 2.40 is traveling at terminal speed. The mass m now disconnects from the...Problem 45P:
A block of mass M slides on a thin film of oil. The film thickness is h and the area of the block is...Problem 46P:
A block 0.1 m square, with 5 kg mass, slides down a smooth incline, 30 below the horizontal, on a...Problem 47P:
A torque of 4 N m is required to rotate the intermediate cylinder at 30 r/min. Calculate the...Problem 48P:
A circular disk of diameter d is slowly rotated in a liquid of large viscosity , at a small distance...Problem 49P:
The fluid drive shown transmits a torque T for steady-state conditions (1 and 2 constant). Derive an...Problem 50P:
A block that is a mm square slides across a flat plate on a thin film of oil. The oil has viscosity ...Problem 51P:
In a food-processing plant, honey is pumped through an annular tube. The tube is L = 2 m long, with...Problem 52P:
SAE 10W-30 oil at 100C is pumped through a tube L = 10 m long, diameter D = 20 mm. The applied...Problem 53P:
The lubricant has a kinematic viscosity of 2:8105 m2/s and specific gravity of 0.92. If the mean...Problem 55P:
Calculate the approximate power lost in friction in this ship propeller shaft bearing. P2.55Problem 56P:
Fluids of viscosities 1 = 0.1 Ns/m2 and 2 = 0.15 Ns/m2 are contained between two plates (each plate...Problem 57P:
A concentric cylinder viscometer may be formed by rotating the inner member of a pair of closely...Problem 58P:
A concentric cylinder viscometer is driven by a falling mass M connected by a cord and pulley to the...Problem 59P:
A shaft with outside diameter of 18 mm turns at 20 revolutions per second inside a stationary...Problem 60P:
A shock-free coupling for a low-power mechanical drive is to be made from a pair of concentric...Problem 61P:
A proposal has been made to use a pair of parallel disks to measure the viscosity of a liquid...Problem 62P:
The cone and plate viscometer shown is an instrument used frequently to characterize non-Newtonian...Problem 63P:
A viscometer is used to measure the viscosity of a patients blood. The deformation rate (shear...Problem 64P:
A concentric-cylinder viscometer is shown. Viscous torque is produced by the annular gap around the...Problem 65P:
Design a concentric-cylinder viscometer to measure the viscosity of a liquid similar to water. The...Problem 66P:
A cross section of a rotating bearing is shown. The spherical member rotates with angular speed , a...Problem 67P:
Small gas bubbles form in soda when a bottle or can is opened. The average bubble diameter is about...Problem 68P:
You intend to gently place several steel needles on the free surface of the water in a large tank....Problem 69P:
According to Folsom [6], the capillary rise h (in.) of a water-air interface in a tube is correlated...Problem 70P:
Calculate and plot the maximum capillary rise of water (20C) to be expected in a vertical glass tube...Problem 71P:
Calculate the maximum capillary rise of water (20C) to be expected between two vertical, clean glass...Problem 72P:
Calculate the maximum capillary depression of mercury to be expected in a vertical glass tube 1 mm...Problem 73P:
Water usually is assumed to be incompressible when evaluating static pressure variations. Actually...Problem 74P:
The viscous boundary layer velocity profile shown in Fig. 2.15 can be approximated by a cubic...Problem 75P:
In a food industry process, carbon tetrachloride at 20C flows through a tapered nozzle from an inlet...Problem 76P:
What is the Reynolds number of water at 20C flowing at 0.25 m/s through a 5-mm-diameter tube? If the...Problem 77P:
A supersonic aircraft travels at 2700 km/hr at an altitude of 27 km. What is the Mach number of the...Problem 78P:
SAE 30 oil at 100C flows through a 12-mm-diameter stainless-steel tube. What is the specific gravity...Browse All Chapters of This Textbook
Chapter 1 - IntroductionChapter 2 - Fundamental ConceptsChapter 3 - Fluid StaticsChapter 4 - Basic Equations In Integral Form For A Control VolumeChapter 5 - Introduction To Differential Analysis Of Fluid MotionChapter 6 - Incompressible Inviscid FlowChapter 7 - Dimensional Analysis And SimilitudeChapter 8 - Internal Incompressible Viscous FlowChapter 9 - External Incompressible Viscous FlowChapter 10 - Fluid Machinery
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Through eight editions, Fox & McDonald's Introduction to Fluid Mechanics has been one of the most widely adopted textbooks in the field. This highly-regarded text continues to provide readers with a balanced and comprehensive approach to mastering critical concepts, incorporating a proven problem-solving methodology that helps readers develop an orderly plan to finding the right solution and relating results to expected physical behavior. The ninth edition features a wealth of example problems integrated throughout the text as well as a variety of new end of chapter problems. Fox & McDonald’s Introduction to Fluid Mechanics integrates case studies at the beginning of each chapter, motivating students by demonstrating how the concepts of fluid mechanics are applied to solve real-world problems. Videos demonstrating various fluid phenomena are integrated throughout the text, building students visualization skills. The coverage of compressible flow has been combined into a single chapter at the end of the book.
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