A gate is hinged as shown in the figure below. The dimensions are as follows, Hw = 9 ft., Hg = 5 ft., and Wg = 4 ft.Assume the fluid is fresh water. What is the horizontal force on the gate?
A gate is hinged as shown in the figure below. The dimensions are as follows, Hw...
Fluid Mechanics Question 4: The gate shown in the figure below is 4.5 feet into the screen and hinged @ point B and rests against a smooth wall @ A. Compute the the horizontal force (in pounds) @ point A? (numeric value only - No units). The dimensions are as follows: Hw = 12 ft., yg = 6 ft., xg = 8 ft. QUESTION 4 The gate shown in the figure below is 4.5 feet into the screen and hinged...
Consider the gate shown in the figure below. Note the gate is hinged at location A. If the liquid behind the gate has a specific gravity of 1.4, answer the questions below: Calculate the resultant force applied by the fluid on the gate_______Calculate the location of the resultant force in question 1_______Calculate the force at B (F_B) needed to keep the gate closed.________
A rectangular gate having a width of 4 ft is located in the sloping side of a tank as shown in the figure below. The gate is hinged along its top edge and is held in position by the force P. Friction at the hinge and the weight of the gate can be neglected. Determine the required value of P. Water 29 ft Hinge Gate 60° lb A rectangular gate having a width of 4 ft is located in the...
A water gate is shown below. The gate is hinged at the top (point A) and held in place with a stop at the bottom. The weight W is designed to counteract the hydrostatic force acting on the gate. The gate is 4 m high and 2 m wide. The water depth d = 5m. Answer the questions below, using a water density of 1000 kg/m3, and g = 9.81 m/s2. Calculate the average hydrostatic pressure acting on the gate....
Q2. (20 points) The gate shown below is 5 ft wide. It is hinged at point B and it rests against a smooth wall at A. The gate is rectangular. There is seawater acting on the gate with specific weight Yseawater = 64 lb/ft i. Draw a diagram for this question and show all forces acting on the gate with their locations ii. Find the force acting on the gate iii. Find the location of this force h iv. Find...
1. A gate, shown in Fig. Q1, is 1.5 m wide, is hinged at point A and rests against a wall at point B. The fluid is water and the free surface is open to the atmosphere. Calculate (G) the force on the gate due to pressure exerted by the water, and (ii) by taking moments about point A, the horizontal force exerted by the wall at point B. (10 marks) (15 marks) Pa I water 4.5 m 1.8 m...
5000 kg A rectangular gate 5 m by 2 m is hinged at its based and inclined at 60° to the horizontal as shown in below figure. To keep the gate in a stable position, a counter weight of 5000 kgf is attached at the upper end of the gate as shown in the figure. (Note = Neglect the weight of the gate) Hence 1 kgf = 9.81 N a) Draw the free body diagram for the gate b) Draw...
Bonus-10 Points] An irrigation canal gate is hinged at the top and opened by means of cable. The fluid is water with a density of 62.4 lbm/ft3. The local gravitational acceleration is 31.7 ft/s. The gate is rectangular with a height of 3 feet and a width of 4 feet. Determine the required force in the cable in units of [lbr] to open the gate. a Hinge 3 зн 35°
3. The inclined surface shown in Figure below is hinged along edge A. The surface is 5 m wide. a. Determine the resultant force, Fr, of the water on the inclined surface. (15 p) b. Find the location of FR (center of pressure) (15 p) D = 2 m 130° L = 4 m Net hydrostatic pressure distribution on gate.
solve all please Gate AB in the figure below is a quarter circle 3 m wide into the paper and hinged at B. A jet of water with velocity V, is directed radially toward the gate exactly in its middle. The jet diameter is 5 cm and it flows smoothly on the surface of the gate without friction. The gate has a mass of 300 kg. The centroide ofa quarter circle area is located at a dste m from the...