No 1.

Group 1
Air flows in a horizontal plate of sides 200 mm long x 100 mm wide. At a section a few
meters from the entrance, the turbulent boundary layer is of thickness 1= 5.25 mm, and the
velocity in the inviscid central core is U1= 12.5 m/s. Farther downstream the boundary layer
is of thickness 2= 24 mm. The velocity profile in the boundary layer is approximated well by
the 1/7-power expression. Find the velocity, U2, in the inviscid central core at the second
section, and the pressure drop between the two sections. Density of air =1.23 kg/m3 and
kinematic viscosity = 1.5x10-5 m2/sec.
No 2. Group 1
A viscous solution containing particles of density p= 1461 kg/m3 and of various sizes is to be
clarified by centrifugation. The solution density = 801 kg/m3, and its viscosity is 100 cp.
The centrifuge has a bowl with r2 = 0.02225 m, r1 =0.00716 m, and height b = 0.1970 m.
Calculate the smallest diameter of particles which reach the bowl wall if N = 23,000 rev/min
and the flow rate q = 0.002832 m3/h. The residence time tr is equal to the volume of liquid V
m3 in the bowl divided by the feed volumetric flow rate q in m3/s. The volume V = b(r2- r1).
Assume Stokes' law applies.

No 3. Group 2
Consider two-dimensional laminar boundary-layer flow along a flat plate. Assume the
velocity profile in the boundary layer is sinusoidal, u/U = sin (/2 y/) where U is a constant.
Find:
a The boundary layer thickness, , as a function of x. Use momentum integral equation
involving w.
b The displacement thickness, *, as a function of x.
c The total friction force on a plate of length L and width b as a function of ReL.
No 4. Group 2
A cyclone separator is used to remove sand grains from an airstream at 150C. If the cyclone
body is 0.6 m in diameter and the average tangential velocity near the wall is 16 m/s, what are
rates of rotation in revolution/sec and in radian/sec, what is centrifugal acceleration (r.2)
near the wall and what is the terminal velocity near the wall of particles of 20 and 40 m
diameters respectively? Check with Galileo number to obtain correct region range of R'/(u2).
How much greater are the terminal velocity in centrifugal settling compared to that in gravity
settling? Density of grains = 2196 kg/m3.
No 5. Group 3

A laboratory wind tunnel has a test section that is square in cross section at section 1, with
inlet width W1 and height H1, each equal to 305mm. At freestream speed U1 = 24.4 m/s,
measurements show the boundary-layer thickness is 1 = 10mm with a 1/7-power turbulent
velocity profile. The pressure gradient in this region is given approximately by dp/dx = -0.035
mm H2O/mm.
a. Evaluate the reduction in effective flow area caused by the boundary layers on the tunnel
bottom, top, and walls at section 1 .
b. Calculate the rate of change of boundary-layer momentum thickness, d/dx, at section 1.
c. Estimate the momentum thickness at the end of the test section, located at L = 2540 mm
downstream.
No 6. Group 3.
A particle of 1 mm diameter and density 1.1 x 10 3 kg/m3 is falling freely in an oil of 900
kg/m3 density and 0.003 Nsm-2 viscosity. Assuming that Stokes' law applies, how long will the
particle take to reach 99% of its terminal velocity? What is the Reynolds number
corresponding to this velocity?
No 7. Group 4 (cubic law)
The velocity distribution inside a laminar boundary layer over a flat plate is described by the
cubic law:u/U = a0 + a1(y/) + a2(y/)2 + a3(y/)3. At y=0, 2u/y2 = 0. What is velocity profile
in the boundary layer after determining values of all constants? What is relationship between
and ?. Determine correlation between and Rex
No 8. Group 4
A mixture of silica (B) and galena (A) solid particles having a diameter range of 5.21 x 10-6 m
to 2.50 x 10-5 m is to be separated by hydraulic classification using free settling conditions in
water at 293.2 K at some water velocities to get 3 fractions of material (pure galena, mixed
galena-silica, pure silica). The density of silica is 2650kg/m3and that of galena is 7500 kg/m3.
The water viscosity= 1.005 x 10-3 Pa.s = 1.005 x 10-3 kg/(m.s) and its density = 998 kg/m3.
Calculate the diameter ranges of the 3 fractions obtained in the settling and corresponding 2
terminal velocities. If the settling is in the laminar region, the drag coefficients will be
reasonably close to that for spheres. Assume Stokes' law applies.
No 9. Group 5
The velocity distribution inside a laminar boundary layer over a flat plate is described by the
fourth order polynomial:u/U = a0 + a1(y/) + a2(y/)2 + a3(y/)3+ a4(y/)4. At y=0, 2u/y2 = 0
and y=, 2u/y2 = 0. What is velocity profile in the boundary layer after determining values
of all constants? What is relationship between and ?. Determine correlation between and
Rex
No 10. Group 5
Small glass spheres are suspended in an upwards flow of water moving with a mean terminal
velocity of 0.05 m/s. Calculate the diameter of the spheres. The density of glass is 2630
kg/m3. The density of water is 1000 kg/m 3 and the dynamic viscosity is 1 cP. Determine the
flow region (Stokes' law, transition or Newton's law regions) where the spheres are moving.