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FLUID MECHANICS
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Time : 2½ Hours] [Max. Marks : 70
Instructions to the candidates:
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1) Answer Q1 or Q2, Q3 or Q4, Q5 or Q6, Q7or Q8.
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2) Neat diagrams must be drawn wherever necessary.
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4) Use of electronic pocket calculator is allowed.
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Q1) a) Explain Eulerian method of Flow Description. [4]
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b) Show that the streamlines and equipotential lines form a net of mutually
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c) Velocity of a fluid flow medium is given by,
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V = (10x2y)i + (15xy)j + (25t + 3xy)k
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Q2) a) Explain Circulation and Vorticity. [4]
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b) State weather the flow of liquid given by u = 5x & v = –5y is [6]
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a) Continuous
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c) The velocity components in flow are given by, u = 6y and v = –6x. [7]
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Find:
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Q3) a) Explain HGL and TEL. [4]
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b) Derive expression for discharge through venturimeter. [6]
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c) A Laminar flow is taking place in a pipe of diameter 200 mm. The maximum
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velocity is 1.5 m/s. Determine the mean velocity and radius at which this
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Q4) a) Explain following terms. [4]
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i) Potential head,
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c) A vertical pipe conveying oil of relative density 0.8, two pressure gauges
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respectively. Point A is 2m above point B. The pressure gauge readings
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Neglecting losses find the flow rate through the pipe. [8]
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Q5) a) Explain factors affecting the growth of Boundary layer. [4]
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b) Explain Streamlined Body and Bluff Body. [6]
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c) A pipe line of 600 mm diameter is 1.5 km long, to increase the discharge,
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another pipeline of same diameter is introduced parallel to the first in the
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second half of the length. If f = 0.04 and head at the inlet is 300 mm,
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determine increase in discharge. Neglect minor losses in pipelines and
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Q6) a) A solid sphere of 400 mm diameter is completely immersed in the flow of ic-
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sea water. Velocity of flow is 1.2 m/s and specific gravity of sea water is
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b) Show that corresponding to the maximum power transmission through
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pipe, the power transmission efficiency is 66.67%. [6]
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c) The velocity distribution in the boundary layer is, [8]
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Q7) a) Explain dimensional homogeneity. [4]
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c) Using Buckingham π theorem, show that the velocity through a circular
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Where H = Head, ρ = Mass Density, g = Acceleration due to gravity,
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The Efficiency η of a fan depends on density p, the dynamic viscosity
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Q. Obtain expression of η in terms of dimensional parameter. [9]
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