2020-10-MEC441-Assignment 2
2020-10-MEC441-Assignment 2
2020-10-MEC441-Assignment 2
ASSIGNMENT 2
QUESTION 1
You applied several passages of high-pressure water jet on the surface of your dirty car. After you let it dry, you
observed that a thin layer of dirt still remained on the surface where you applied the water jet. Explain why.
CO1/PO1/C2 (4 Marks)
QUESTION 2
You are in a classroom at level 11 of the S & T building in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. At that level, you
feel the pressure of air on your body skin. Then you go down to the canteen at level 3, where you feel the pressure
of air on your body skin. Do you feel the same atmospheric pressure? Why? Explain.
CO1/PO1/C2 (4 Marks)
QUESTION 3
Suppose we are in an ideal condition where there is no loss. In the absence of pump and turbine, what makes a liquid
flow take place in a horizontal pipe from upstream to downstream, is it because of the difference of static pressure
or the difference of total pressure between the two locations? Explain.
CO1/PO1/C2 (4 Marks)
QUESTION 4
NF Corporation created a one-eight scale model of a two-seater sports car for wind tunnel testing. The prototype
length is 𝑳𝒑 = 𝟒. 𝟔 𝐦. The drag force is measured using a drag balance in a wind tunnel which is equipped with a
moving belt to simulate the moving ground (from the car’s frame of reference) (Figure Q4). The model aerodynamic
drag forc𝑭𝑫,𝒎 e is measured as a function of wind tunnel speed; the experimental results are listed in Table Q4.
Assuming the aerodynamic drag, 𝑭𝑫 is a function of the air velocity 𝑽, the fluid density 𝝆, the fluid viscosity 𝝁, and
the car length 𝑳, and using the method of repeating variables, perform dimensional analysis for this problem to
develop dimensionless groups of parameters.
Figure Q4
Plot the drag coefficient 𝑪𝑫 vs Reynolds number 𝐑𝐞 using the data given in Table Q4. What can be said for the value
of 𝑪𝑫 at high speed?
You may assume that both air flowing in the wind tunnel and over the prototype car are at 25°C and atmospheric
pressure.
Table Q4