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Solution A plate is maintained in a horizontal position by frictionless vertical guide rails. The underside of the plate
is subjected to a water jet. The minimum mass flow rate
to just levitate the plate is to be determined, and a relation is
to be obtained for the steady state upward velocity. Also, the integral that relates velocity to time when the water is first
turned on is to be obtained.
Assumptions 1 The flow of water is steady and one-dimensional. 2 The water jet splatters in the plane of he plate. 3 The
vertical guide rails are frictionless. 4 Times are short, so the velocity of the rising jet can be considered to remain constant
with height. 5 At time t = 0, the plate is at rest. 6 Jet flow is nearly uniform and thus the momentum-flux correction factor
can be taken to be unity,
1.
minimum mass flow rate of water needed to raise the plate is determined by setting the net force acting on the plate equal to
For
, a relation for the steady state upward velocity V is obtained setting the upward impulse applied by water jet
to the weight of the plate (during steady motion, the plate velocity V is constant, and the velocity of water jet relative to
plate is VJ –V),
A
gm
A
m
V
A
gm
VVVVAgmVVmW pp
JJpJ
)( )( 2
(b) At time t = 0 the plate is at rest (V = 0), and it is subjected to water
jet with
and thus the net force acting on it is greater than the
weight of the plate, and the difference between the jet impulse and the
weight will accelerate the plate upwards. Therefore, Newton’s 2nd law
dt
dV
mgmVVAamWVVm ppJpJ 2
)( )(
Separating the variables and integrating from t = 0 when V = 0 to t = t
when V = V gives the desired integral,
V
2
0 0
t
p
t
Jp
m dV dt
A(V V ) m g
V
2
0
p
Jp
m dV
tA(V V ) m g
Discussion This integral can be performed with the help of integral tables. But the
relation obtained will be implicit in V.