Here are the calculations for the given hydraulics problems:
QUESTION 5: HYDRAULICS
5.1.1. Force that must be applied to the lever to lift the load of 2 Mg if the efficiency of the lever has a slip of 20%.
Step 1: Convert given values to SI units and calculate the load force.
Ram piston diameter D=220mm=0.22 m
Plunger diameter d=30mm=0.03 m
Mechanical advantage of the lever MAlever=15
Load mass m=2Mg=2000 kg
Acceleration due to gravity g=9.81m/s2
Load force Fram=m×g=2000kg×9.81m/s2=19620 N
Step 2: Calculate the ideal mechanical advantage of the hydraulic jack.
The ideal mechanical advantage of the jack is the ratio of the ram area to the plunger area.
IMAjack=AplungerAram=4πd24πD2=d2D2
IMAjack=(0.03m)2(0.22m)2=0.00090.0484=53.777...
Step 3: Calculate the total ideal mechanical advantage of the system (lever and jack).
IMAtotal=MAlever×IMAjack=15×53.777...=806.666...
Step 4: Account for the efficiency due to slip.
A slip of 20% means the efficiency η=100%−20%=80%=0.80.
The actual mechanical advantage is MAactual=η×IMAtotal.
The force applied to the lever (effort) is Feffort=MAactualFram.
Feffort=0.80×806.666...19620N=645.333...19620N=30.402 N
The force that must be applied to the lever is approximately 30.40 N.
30.40N
5.1.2. Number of strokes needed to lift the load by 180 mm if there is an efficiency of 95%.
Step 1: Convert given values to SI units.
Load lift height H=180mm=0.18 m
Plunger stroke length Ls=60mm=0.06 m
Efficiency η=95%=0.95
Step 2: Calculate the volume of fluid displaced by the ram and the plunger.
Volume lifted by ram Vram=Aram×H=4πD2×H=4π(0.22m)2×0.18m=0.006842m3
Volume displaced per plunger stroke Vplunger=Aplunger×Ls=4πd2×Ls=4π(0.03m)2×0.06m=0.00004241m3
Step 3: Calculate the ideal number of strokes.
Nideal=VplungerVram=0.00004241m30.006842m3=161.333... strokes
Step 4: Account for the efficiency to find the actual number of strokes.
Since there is an efficiency of 95%, more strokes are needed.
Nactual=ηNideal=0.95161.333...=169.824... strokes
Since the number of strokes must be a whole number, we round up.
The number of strokes needed is 170 strokes.
170strokes
5.2. A two-cylinder water pump is running at 120 r/min. The diameter of the plunger is 150 mm and the stroke length is 250 mm.
5.2.1. The volume of water delivered in l/s.
Step 1: Convert given values to SI units.
Number of cylinders nc=2 (assuming single-acting cylinders)
Running speed N=120r/min=60120r/s=2 r/s
Plunger diameter d=150mm=0.15 m
Stroke length Ls=250mm=0.25 m
Step 2: Calculate the area of the plunger.
Aplunger=4πd2=4π(0.15m)2=0.017671m2
Step 3: Calculate the volume delivered per second.
For a two-cylinder single-acting pump, there are two delivery strokes per revolution.
Volume delivered per stroke Vstroke=Aplunger×Ls=0.017671m2×0.25m=0.0044178m3
Volume delivered per second Q=nc×Vstroke×N=2×0.0044178m3×2r/s=0.017671m3/s
Step 4: Convert the volume to litres per second.
1m3=1000 l
Q=0.017671m3/s×1000l/m3=17.671 l/s
The volume of water delivered is approximately 17.67 l/s.
17.67l/s
5.2.2. The pressure needed to pump the water through a height of 30 m.
Step 1: Identify the given values.
Height h=30 m
Density of water ρ=1000kg/m3
Acceleration due to gravity g=9.81m/s2
Step 2: Calculate the pressure using the hydrostatic pressure formula.
P=ρgh
P=1000kg/m3×9.81m/s2×30m=294300 Pa
Step 3: Convert the pressure to kilopascals.
P=294300Pa=294.3 kPa
The pressure needed is 294.3 kPa.
294.3kPa
5.3. An irrigation system fills an empty circular dam with a diameter of 50 m and a height of 20 m with a pressure of 250 MPa. Determine the amount of work needed to fill the dam to capacity.
Step 1: Identify the given values and calculate the volume of the dam.
Dam diameter D=50 m
Dam height H=20 m
Density of water ρ=1000kg/m3
Acceleration due to gravity g=9.81m/s2
The pressure of 250 MPa is the pump's capability and is not directly used to calculate the work done to fill the dam (potential energy).
Volume of the dam V=4πD2×H
V=4π(50m)2×20m=4π×2500×20m3=12500πm3
V≈39269.9m3
Step 2: Calculate the mass of the water in the dam.
m=ρ×V=1000kg/m3×12500πm3=12500000π kg
m≈39269908 kg
Step 3: Determine the average height the water is lifted.
When filling an empty dam, the water is lifted from the bottom to an average height of half the dam's height.
havg=2H=220m=10 m
Step 4: Calculate the work needed to fill the dam (potential energy gained by the water).
W=mghavg
W=(12500000πkg)×9.81m/s2×10 m
W=125000000π×9.81 J
W≈3851000000 J
W≈3.851×109 J
The amount of work needed to fill the dam to capacity is approximately 3.85×109 J (or 3.85 GJ).
3.85×109J
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