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Tech/ ME/PE/ SEM-5/ME-505B/2015

2015
APPLIED FLUID MECHANICS
Time allotted: 3 hours

Full marks: 70
Group-A
(Multiple chose Type Questions)

1. Choose the correct appropriate answered from the alternatives

i)
Unit of Kinetic viscosity
a) Stokes

b) Poise

c) Newton sec.

d) None of these

ii) Unit power of Rotor dynamic machines are expressed as

a) Pu =

b) Pu = P/H3/2

c) Pu = P/H3/4
iii)

d) Pu = P/H5/4

Sudden increase in the depth of flow at the time of hydraulic jump causes
a) Losses of energy

b) Gaining of energy

c) Energy remain same

d) None of these

iv) Water hammer is a phenomenon which is caused by

a) Sudden opening of a valve in a pipeline

b) Sudden closure of a valve in a pipeline

c) Incompressibility of fluid
v)

d) The pipe material being elastic.

Which loss takes place at the time of delivery of the pump

a) Mechanical Loss

b) Impellor loss

c) Leakage loss

d) All of the above

vi) The relation between hydraulic efficiency h, mechanical efficiency m and overall efficiency o is
a)
c)

m = o h
o = h m

vii) To generate the maximum efficiency the best runner speed equal to:
a) Twice the jet velocity
c) One- half of the jet velocity
viii) The flow in the open channel is turbulent if the Reynold number
a) 2000
c) More than 4000
ix) Losses in the pipe flow due to friction is called as
a) Total loss
c) Minor losses

b) h = m o
d) All of the above

b) One third of the jet velocity

d) None of the above

b) More than 2000

d) 4000
b) Major losses
d) None of the above

x)Apart from the depth at the critical point in all other cases there are two depths can be calculated in the of open channel flow ,they are called as
a) Sub critical depth

b) Super critical depth

c) Alternative depth

d) All of the above

xi) When the pumps are in series combination then it increases

a) Discharge/rate of flow

b) Head

c) Work

d) None of these.

xii) The square root of the ratio of inertia force to gravity force is called
a) Mach number

b) Froude number

c) Euler number

d)None of these

Group-B
(Short answered Type Questions)
2. Write in brief about Source and Sink flow. Explain the doublet with stream and potential function.
3. An airplane travels at 700 km/h at sea level where the temperature is 150C. How fast would the Air plane be flying at the same Mach number at an altitude where
the temperature is -350C
4. Derive the governing equation of nozzle or diffuser in the form of Mach number.
5. The velocity components of two dimensional incompressible flow are u=2xy and v=P2+x2-y2. Show that a velocity function exists and find out the velocity
potential
6. Write notes on the characteristic curves of Turbine.

Group-C
(Long answered Type Questions)
7. a) What do you mean by dimensional homogeneity?
b) Derive on the basis of dimensional analysis suitable parameters to present the thrust developed by a propeller. Assume that the thrust P depends upon the
angular velocity , speed of advance V, diameter D, dynamic viscosity , mass density , elasticity of the fluid medium which can be denoted by the speed of sound
in the medium C.

8. a) A point S (1,1 ) is situated in the flow field of a doublet of strength 8 m2/s. Calculate the velocity at this point and the value of the stream function and
potential function.
b) Define power coefficient and also write the expression for head coefficient and capacity coefficient.

9. a) Define Mach number and Mach cone. Explain Zone of disturbance and Zone of silence.
b) Air flowing isentropically through a converging nozzle discharges to the atmosphere. At any section where the absolute pressure is179 kPa, the temperature is
given by 390C and the air velocity is 177 m/s, determined the nozzle throat pressure.

10. Write short notes on the followings:a) Fluid coupling.

b) Losses in hydrodynamics machine
c) Irrotational flow

11. a)A sluice gate discharges water into a horizontal rectangular channel with a velocity of 6m/s and a depth of flow is 0.4m.The width of the channel is 8m.
Determine whether a hydraulic jump will occur or not? If so, find its height and loss of energy per kg. of water. Also determine the power loss in the hydraulic jump.
b) Derive an expression for loss of energy due to Hydraulic Jump.