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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%.

  1. Convert given values to SI units and calculate the load force.

    Ram piston diameter D=220 mm=0.22 mD = 220 \text{ mm} = 0.22 \text{ m}
    Plunger diameter d=30 mm=0.03 md = 30 \text{ mm} = 0.03 \text{ m}
    Mechanical advantage of the lever MAlever=15MA_{lever} = 15
    Load mass m=2 Mg=2000 kgm = 2 \text{ Mg} = 2000 \text{ kg}
    Acceleration due to gravity g=9.81 m/s2g = 9.81 \text{ m/s}^2
    Load force Fram=m×g=2000 kg×9.81 m/s2=19620 NF_{ram} = m \times g = 2000 \text{ kg} \times 9.81 \text{ m/s}^2 = 19620 \text{ N}

  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=AramAplunger=πD24πd24=D2d2IMA_{jack} = \frac{A_{ram}}{A_{plunger}} = \frac{\frac{\pi D^2}{4}}{\frac{\pi d^2}{4}} = \frac{D^2}{d^2} IMAjack=(0.22 m)2(0.03 m)2=0.04840.0009=53.777...IMA_{jack} = \frac{(0.22 \text{ m})^2}{(0.03 \text{ m})^2} = \frac{0.0484}{0.0009} = 53.777...
  3. Calculate the total ideal mechanical advantage of the system (lever and jack).

    IMAtotal=MAlever×IMAjack=15×53.777...=806.666...IMA_{total} = MA_{lever} \times IMA_{jack} = 15 \times 53.777... = 806.666...
  4. Account for the efficiency due to slip.

    A slip of 20% means the efficiency η=100%−20%=80%=0.80\eta = 100\% - 20\% = 80\% = 0.80.
    The actual mechanical advantage is MAactual=η×IMAtotalMA_{actual} = \eta \times IMA_{total}.
    The force applied to the lever (effort) is Feffort=FramMAactualF_{effort} = \frac{F_{ram}}{MA_{actual}}.

    Feffort=19620 N0.80×806.666...=19620 N645.333...=30.402 NF_{effort} = \frac{19620 \text{ N}}{0.80 \times 806.666...} = \frac{19620 \text{ N}}{645.333...} = 30.402 \text{ N}

    The force that must be applied to the lever is approximately 30.40 N.

    30.40 N\boxed{\text{30.40 N}}

    5.1.2. Number of strokes needed to lift the load by 180 mm if there is an efficiency of 95%.

  5. Convert given values to SI units.

    Load lift height H=180 mm=0.18 mH = 180 \text{ mm} = 0.18 \text{ m}
    Plunger stroke length Ls=60 mm=0.06 mL_s = 60 \text{ mm} = 0.06 \text{ m}
    Efficiency η=95%=0.95\eta = 95\% = 0.95

  6. Calculate the volume of fluid displaced by the ram and the plunger.

    Volume lifted by ram Vram=Aram×H=πD24×H=π(0.22 m)24×0.18 m=0.006842 m3V_{ram} = A_{ram} \times H = \frac{\pi D^2}{4} \times H = \frac{\pi (0.22 \text{ m})^2}{4} \times 0.18 \text{ m} = 0.006842 \text{ m}^3
    Volume displaced per plunger stroke Vplunger=Aplunger×Ls=πd24×Ls=π(0.03 m)24×0.06 m=0.00004241 m3V_{plunger} = A_{plunger} \times L_s = \frac{\pi d^2}{4} \times L_s = \frac{\pi (0.03 \text{ m})^2}{4} \times 0.06 \text{ m} = 0.00004241 \text{ m}^3

  7. Calculate the ideal number of strokes.

    Nideal=VramVplunger=0.006842 m30.00004241 m3=161.333... strokesN_{ideal} = \frac{V_{ram}}{V_{plunger}} = \frac{0.006842 \text{ m}^3}{0.00004241 \text{ m}^3} = 161.333... \text{ strokes}
  8. Account for the efficiency to find the actual number of strokes.

    Since there is an efficiency of 95%, more strokes are needed.

    Nactual=Nidealη=161.333...0.95=169.824... strokesN_{actual} = \frac{N_{ideal}}{\eta} = \frac{161.333...}{0.95} = 169.824... \text{ strokes}

    Since the number of strokes must be a whole number, we round up.
    The number of strokes needed is 170 strokes.

    170 strokes\boxed{\text{170 strokes}}

    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.

  9. Convert given values to SI units.

    Number of cylinders nc=2n_c = 2 (assuming single-acting cylinders)
    Running speed N=120 r/min=12060 r/s=2 r/sN = 120 \text{ r/min} = \frac{120}{60} \text{ r/s} = 2 \text{ r/s}
    Plunger diameter d=150 mm=0.15 md = 150 \text{ mm} = 0.15 \text{ m}
    Stroke length Ls=250 mm=0.25 mL_s = 250 \text{ mm} = 0.25 \text{ m}

  10. Calculate the area of the plunger.

    Aplunger=πd24=π(0.15 m)24=0.017671 m2A_{plunger} = \frac{\pi d^2}{4} = \frac{\pi (0.15 \text{ m})^2}{4} = 0.017671 \text{ m}^2
  11. 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=0.017671 m2×0.25 m=0.0044178 m3V_{stroke} = A_{plunger} \times L_s = 0.017671 \text{ m}^2 \times 0.25 \text{ m} = 0.0044178 \text{ m}^3
    Volume delivered per second Q=nc×Vstroke×N=2×0.0044178 m3×2 r/s=0.017671 m3/sQ = n_c \times V_{stroke} \times N = 2 \times 0.0044178 \text{ m}^3 \times 2 \text{ r/s} = 0.017671 \text{ m}^3/\text{s}

  12. Convert the volume to litres per second.

    1 m3=1000 l1 \text{ m}^3 = 1000 \text{ l}

    Q=0.017671 m3/s×1000 l/m3=17.671 l/sQ = 0.017671 \text{ m}^3/\text{s} \times 1000 \text{ l/m}^3 = 17.671 \text{ l/s}

    The volume of water delivered is approximately 17.67 l/s.

    17.67 l/s\boxed{\text{17.67 l/s}}

    5.2.2. The pressure needed to pump the water through a height of 30 m.

  13. Identify the given values.

    Height h=30 mh = 30 \text{ m}
    Density of water ρ=1000 kg/m3\rho = 1000 \text{ kg/m}^3
    Acceleration due to gravity g=9.81 m/s2g = 9.81 \text{ m/s}^2

  14. Calculate the pressure using the hydrostatic pressure formula.

    P=ρghP = \rho g h P=1000 kg/m3×9.81 m/s2×30 m=294300 PaP = 1000 \text{ kg/m}^3 \times 9.81 \text{ m/s}^2 \times 30 \text{ m} = 294300 \text{ Pa}
  15. Convert the pressure to kilopascals.

    P=294300 Pa=294.3 kPaP = 294300 \text{ Pa} = 294.3 \text{ kPa}

    The pressure needed is 294.3 kPa.

    294.3 kPa\boxed{\text{294.3 kPa}}

    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.

  16. Identify the given values and calculate the volume of the dam.

    Dam diameter D=50 mD = 50 \text{ m}
    Dam height H=20 mH = 20 \text{ m}
    Density of water ρ=1000 kg/m3\rho = 1000 \text{ kg/m}^3
    Acceleration due to gravity g=9.81 m/s2g = 9.81 \text{ m/s}^2
    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=πD24×HV = \frac{\pi D^2}{4} \times H

    V=π(50 m)24×20 m=π×25004×20 m3=12500π m3V = \frac{\pi (50 \text{ m})^2}{4} \times 20 \text{ m} = \frac{\pi \times 2500}{4} \times 20 \text{ m}^3 = 12500 \pi \text{ m}^3 V≈39269.9 m3V \approx 39269.9 \text{ m}^3
  17. Calculate the mass of the water in the dam.

    m=ρ×V=1000 kg/m3×12500π m3=12500000π kgm = \rho \times V = 1000 \text{ kg/m}^3 \times 12500 \pi \text{ m}^3 = 12500000 \pi \text{ kg} m≈39269908 kgm \approx 39269908 \text{ kg}
  18. 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=H2=20 m2=10 mh_{avg} = \frac{H}{2} = \frac{20 \text{ m}}{2} = 10 \text{ m}
  19. Calculate the work needed to fill the dam (potential energy gained by the water).

    W=mghavgW = m g h_{avg} W=(12500000π kg)×9.81 m/s2×10 mW = (12500000 \pi \text{ kg}) \times 9.81 \text{ m/s}^2 \times 10 \text{ m} W=125000000π×9.81 JW = 125000000 \pi \times 9.81 \text{ J} W≈3851000000 JW \approx 3851000000 \text{ J} W≈3.851×109 JW \approx 3.851 \times 10^9 \text{ J}

    The amount of work needed to fill the dam to capacity is approximately 3.85×109 J3.85 \times 10^9 \text{ J} (or 3.85 GJ).

    3.85×109 J\boxed{3.85 \times 10^9 \text{ J}}
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