Mechanical and Materials Engineering Homework Solutions

Find the viscosity of the oil.

In a falling-ball viscometer, a steel ball 1.6mm in diameter is allowed to fall freely in a heavy fuel oil having a specific gravity of 0.94. Steel weighs 77kN/m^3. If the ball is observed to fall 250mm in 10.4s, find the viscosity of the oil.

Find specific weight.

A liter of SAE 30 oil weighs 8.70N. Find the specific weight.

Find density

A liter of SAE 30 oil weighs 8.70N. Find the oils density and specific gravity.

Find the pressure.

An open tank contains ethylene glycol at 25 degrees Celcius. Fidn the pressure at a depth of 3.0m.

Find barometric pressure.

What is the barometric pressure reading in millimeters of mercury corresponding to 101.325 kPa(abs)

Find the depth of the water in an oil drum.

Attached is a diagram of an oil storage drum that is open to the atmosphere at the top. Some water was accidentally pumped into the tank and settled to the bottom as shown in the picture. Find the depth of the water h2 if the pressure gage at the bottom reads 158kPa(gage). The total depth hT= 18.0m.

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