Transcript Lecture 14

Chapter 14: Fluid Mechanics
COURSE THEME: NEWTON’S LAWS OF MOTION!
• Chs. 5 - 13: Methods to analyze dynamics of objects in
Translational & Rotational Motion using Newton’s Laws!
Chs. 5 & 6: Newton’s Laws using Forces (translational motion)
Chs. 7 & 8: Newton’s Laws using Energy & Work (translational motion)
Ch. 9: Newton’s Laws using Momentum (translational motion)
Chs. 10 & 11: Newton’s Laws (rotational language; rotating objects).
NOW
• Ch. 14: Methods to analyze the dynamics of fluids in motion.
First, we need to discuss FLUID LANGUAGE.
Then, Newton’s Laws in Fluid Language!
Fluid Mechanics
• The three (common) states or phases of matter are:
1. Solid: Has a definite volume & shape. Maintains it’s shape &
size (approximately), even under large forces.
2. Liquid: Has a definite volume, but not a definite shape. It
takes the shape of it’s container.
3. Gas: Has neither a definite volume nor a definite shape. It
expands to fill it’s container.
NOTE! These definitions are somewhat artificial
– The time it takes a substance to change its shape in response to an
external force determines whether the substance is a solid, liquid or gas
Chapter 14 lumps 2. & 3. into the category of
FLUIDS
Fluids
• Fluids: Have the ability to flow.
• A fluid is a collection of molecules
that are randomly arranged & held
together by weak cohesive forces & by
forces exerted by the walls of a
container.
Both liquids & gases are fluids
Fluid Mechanics
• Two basic categories of fluid mechanics:
• Fluid Statics
– Obviously, describes fluids at rest
• Fluid Dynamics
– Obviously, describes fluids in motion
• The same physical principles (Newton’s
Laws) that have applied in our studies up to
now will also apply to fluids. But, first, we
need to introduce Fluid Language.
Density & Specific Gravity
Not discussed much in your text! Plays the role for fluids that mass plays
for solid objects
• Density, ρ (lower case Greek rho, NOT p!) of object,
mass M & volume V:
ρ  (M/V)
(kg/m3 = 10-3 g/cm3)
• Specific Gravity (SG): Ratio of density of a
substance to density of water.
ρwater = 1 g/cm3 = 1000 kg/m3
See table!!
ρ = (M/V)
SG = (ρ/ρwater) = 10-3ρ
(ρ water = 103 kg/m3)
NOTE:
1. The density for a substance varies slightly with temperature, since
volume is temperature dependent
2. The values of densities for various substances are an indication of
the average molecular spacing in the substance. They show that
this spacing is much greater than it is in a solid or liquid
• Note:

ρ = (M/V)
Mass of body, density ρ, volume V is
M = ρV
 Weight of body, density ρ, volume V is
Mg = ρVg
Forces in Fluids
• To do fluid dynamics using Newton’s Laws, we
obviously need to talk about forces in fluids.
• Unlike solids:
– Static Fluids do not sustain shearing forces (stresses).
Shearing forces are exerted parallel to fluid surfaces.
– Static Fluids do not sustain tensile forces (stresses). Tensile
forces are exerted perpendicular to the fluid surface.
• The only force that can be exerted on an object submerged in a
Static Fluid is one that tends to compress the object from all sides
• The force exerted by a Static Fluid on an object is
always perpendicular to the surfaces of the object
Sect. 14.1: Pressure
Plays the role for fluids that force plays for solid objects
• Consider a cross sectional area A oriented horizontally
inside a fluid. The force on it due to fluid above it is F.
• Definition: Pressure = Force/Area
F is perpendicular to A
SI units: N/m2
1 N/m2 = 1 Pa (Pascal)
F
P
A
• Consider a solid object submerged in a
STATIC fluid as in the figure.
• The pressure P of the fluid at the
level to which the object has been
submerged is the ratio of the force
(due to the fluid surrounding it in all
directions) to the area
F
P
A
• At a particular point, P has the following
properties:
1. It is same in all directions.
2. It is  to any surface of the object.
If 1. & 2. weren’t true, the fluid would be in motion, violating
the statement that it is static!
• P is  any fluid solid surface: P = (F /A)
• Note that pressure is a scalar, in contrast
with force, which is a vector.
It is proportional to the magnitude of the force
• Suppose the pressure varies over an area.
Consider a differential area dA. That area
has a force dF on it and dF = P dA
• The direction of the force producing a
pressure is perpendicular to the area of
interest.
Pressure Measurements
• A possible means of measuring the
pressure in a fluid is to submerge a
measuring device in the fluid.

• A common device is shown in the lower
figure. It is an evacuated cylinder with a
piston connected to an ideal spring. It is first
calibrated with a known force.
• After it is submerged, the force due to the
fluid presses on the top of the piston &
compresses the spring.
• The force the fluid exerts on the piston is
then measured. Knowing the area A, the
pressure can then be found.
F
P
A
Sect. 14.2: Variation of Pressure with Depth
• Experimental Fact: Pressure depends on depth.
• See figure. If a static fluid is in a container, all
portions of the fluid must be in static equilibrium.
• All points at the same depth must be at the
same pressure
– Otherwise, the fluid would not be static.
• Consider the darker region, which is a sample
of liquid with a cylindrical shape
– It has a cross-sectional area A
– Extends from depth d to d + h below the surface
• The liquid has a density r
– Assume the density is the same throughout the fluid
– This means it is an incompressible liquid
• There are three external forces acting on the
darker region. These are:
– The downward force on the top, P0A
– Upward force on the bottom, PA
– Gravity acting downward, Mg
• The mass M can be found from the density:
M  rV  r Ah
• The net force on the dark region must be zero:

∑Fy = PA – P0A – Mg = 0
• Solving for the pressure gives
P = P0 + rgh
• So, the pressure P at a depth h below a
point in the liquid at which the pressure is
P0 is greater by an amount rgh
• At depth h below surface of liquid:
 Change in pressure with change in depth:
P = ρgh (for a fluid at rest only!)
P = P2-P1
= ρg(h2 -h1)
ρgh
Example
Example: (A variation on the previous example)
Tank depth = 5 m
Pipe length = 110 m
Hill slope = 58º
Gauge Pressure PG = ?
Height water H shoots
from broken pipe at
bottom?
Height of water level in
tank from house level: h = (5 + 110 sin58º) = 98.3 m
PG = ρwatergh = (1103 kg/m3)(9.8 m/s2)(98.3 m) = 9.6105 N/m2
Conservation of energy: H = h = 98.3 m
(Neglects frictional effects, etc.)
Atmospheric Pressure
• Earth’s atmosphere:  A fluid.
– But doesn’t have a fixed top “surface”!
• Change in height h above Earth’s surface:
 Change in pressure: P = ρgh
• Sea level: P0  1.013  105 N/m2
= 101.3 kPa  1 atm
– Old units: 1 bar = 1.00  105 N/m2
• Physics: Cause of pressure at any height:
Weight of air above that height!
Gauge Pressure
• Pressure gauges (like tire gauges, etc.)
measure difference between
atmospheric pressure P0 & internal
pressure (of tire, for example).
• Gauge pressure: PG = P – P0
Conceptual Example
P=?
Pressure on A:
Pdown = P + Pmg
Pup = PA
At rest  ∑Fy = 0
 Pup = Pdown
or PA = P + Pmg
 P = PA - Pmg < PA
So, air pressure holds
fluid in straw!
Pascal’s Law
• Experimental fact:
An external pressure P applied to
confined fluid increases the pressure
throughout a fluid by P
 Pascal’s Principle
• Simple example: Water in a lake (at rest). At
depth h below surface, pressure is
P = P0 + ρgh (P0 = atmospheric pressure)
Pascal’s Law
• Named for French scientist Blaise Pascal
• A change in the pressure applied to a fluid
is transmitted undiminished to every point
of the fluid and to the walls of the
container
P1  P2
F1 F2

A1 A2
Pascal’s Law, Example 14.2
• Car lift in a service station. See
figure. A large output force can be
applied by means of a small input force.
Volume of liquid pushed down on left
must equal volume pushed up on right.
• Circular cross section system.
On left r1 = 5 cm = 0.05 m. On
right r2 = 15 cm = 0.15 m. Car’s
weight mg = 13,300 N.
N’s 2nd Law on right: ∑Fy = 0 = F2 – mg. Or F2 = 13,300 N
Calculate minimum F1 to lift the car & pressure P in the system.
Gives
P1  P2
Pascal’s Law 
F1 = (A1/A2)F2 = 14,800 N
F1 F2
P = (F1/A1) = 1.88  105 Pa

A1 A2
Example 14.2, more analysis
• The volume of liquid pushed down
on left must equal volume pushed up
on right. So,
A1x1  A2 x2
• Combining this with
P1  P2
F1 F2

A1 A2
• Gives
F1x1  F2 x2
 This means that
Work1 = Work2
So, Pascal’s Law is consequence of
Conservation of Mechanical Energy
Pascal’s Law, Other Applications
• Hydraulic brakes 
• Hydraulic jacks
• Forklifts
• …
More Pressure Measurements
• Many types of pressure measurement devices.
Most use P – P0 = ρgh = PG = gauge pressure
Various Pressure Units
• Gauge Pressure: P0 = ρgh
 Alternate unit of pressure: Instead of
calculating ρgh, common to use standard liquid
(mercury, Hg or alcohol, where ρ is standard) & measure h
 Quote pressure in length units! For example:
“millimeters of mercury”  mm Hg
For h = 1 mm Hg = 10-3 m Hg
ρmercury gh = (1.36  104 kg/m3) (9.8 m/s2)(10-3 m)
= 133 N/m2 = 133 Pa  1 Torr
(another pressure unit!)
mm Hg & Torr are not proper SI pressure units!
• About as many pressure units as there are
measurement devices!!
• Preferred (SI) unit: 1 Pa (Pascal) = 1 N/m2
Mercury Barometer
• Weather reports: Barometric pressure
(atmospheric pressure): 28-32 inches Hg
76 cm = 760 mm
= 29.29 inches
When h = 760 mm,
P = ρmercury gh =
1.013  105 N/m2
= 1 atm
• If use water
P = 1atm = ρwater gh
 h  10 m  30 feet!