PAVAI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, PACHAL, NAMAKKAL

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

CYCLE TEST-1
Year/Sem/Branch:II/III/Mech Duration: 50Mins
Sub: Fluid Mechanics & Machinery Max.Marks: 25
PART- A ( Answer All the Questions) (5X2= 10 Marks)
1. Write down the effect of temperature on viscosity of liquids and gases.
2. What is the importance of kinematic viscosity?
3. Define-Incompressible fluid.
4. Calculate the Mass density and Specific volume of one litre of liquid which weighs 7N.
5. State the Newton’s law of Viscosity.
PART- B ( Answer All the Questions)
6. The dynamic viscosity of oil used for lubrication between a shaft and sleeve is 6 Poise. The shaft is of diameter
0.4m and rotates at 190 rpm. Calculate the power lost in the bearing for a sleeve length of 90 mm. The thickness
of oil film is 1.5 mm. (7)
7. If the velocity distribution of a fluid over a plate is given by u=ay2+by+ c with the vertex 0.2m from the plate,
where the velocity is 1.2 m/s. Calculate the velocity gradients and shear stresses at a distance of 0m , 0.1m , and
0.2 m from the plate. If the viscosity of fluid is 0.85 Ns/m2. (8)

PAVAI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, PACHAL, NAMAKKAL

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
CYCLE TEST-1
Year/Sem/Branch:II/III/Mech Duration: 50Mins
Sub: Fluid Mechanics & Machinery Max.Marks: 25
PART- A ( Answer All the Questions) (5X2= 10 Marks)
1. Write down the effect of temperature on viscosity of liquids and gases.
2. What is the importance of kinematic viscosity?
3. Define-Incompressible fluid.
4. Calculate the Mass density and Specific volume of one litre of liquid which weighs 7N.
5. State the Newton’s law of Viscosity.
PART- B ( Answer All the Questions)
6. The dynamic viscosity of oil used for lubrication between a shaft and sleeve is 6 Poise. The shaft is of diameter
0.4m and rotates at 190 rpm. Calculate the power lost in the bearing for a sleeve length of 90 mm. The thickness
of oil film is 1.5 mm. (7)
7. If the velocity distribution of a fluid over a plate is given by u=ay 2+by+ c with the vertex 0.2m from the plate,
where the velocity is 1.2 m/s. Calculate the velocity gradients and shear stresses at a distance of 0m , 0.1m , and
0.2 m from the plate. If the viscosity of fluid is 0.85 Ns/m2. (8)

PAVAI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, PACHAL, NAMAKKAL

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
CYCLE TEST-1
Year/Sem/Branch:II/III/Mech Duration: 50Mins
Sub: Fluid Mechanics & Machinery Max.Marks: 25
PART- A ( Answer All the Questions) (5X2= 10 Marks)
1. Write down the effect of temperature on viscosity of liquids and gases.
2. What is the importance of kinematic viscosity?
3. Define-Incompressible fluid.
4. Calculate the Mass density and Specific volume of one litre of liquid which weighs 7N.
5. State the Newton’s law of Viscosity.
PART- B ( Answer All the Questions)
6. The dynamic viscosity of oil used for lubrication between a shaft and sleeve is 6 Poise. The shaft is of diameter
0.4m and rotates at 190 rpm. Calculate the power lost in the bearing for a sleeve length of 90 mm. The thickness
of oil film is 1.5 mm. (7)
If the velocity distribution of a fluid over a plate is given by u=ay 2+by+ c with the vertex 0.2m from the plate,
where the velocity is 1.2 m/s. Calculate the velocity gradients and shear stresses at a distance of 0m , 0.1m , and
0.2 m from the plate. If the viscosity of fluid is 0.85 Ns/m2. (8)