ANNA UNIVERSITY : CHENNAI 600 025 B.E/B.

Tech Degree Examinations, Oct-Nov-2012

ME2208 : FLUID MECHANICS AND MACHINERY LAB Mechanical Engineering

Time: 3 Hours 1 Maximum Marks: 100 (100) (100)

Calculate experimentally the co-efficient of discharge of the given Orifice meter set up. Calculate experimentally the co-efficient of discharge of the given Orifice meter set-up and plot the graph between Qact.Vs. Manometer Head (H) and Qact.Vs.H1/2. Comment the graph. Calculate experimentally the co-efficient of discharge of the given Venturimeter set up. Calculate experimentally the co-efficient of discharge of the given Venturimeterset-up and plot the graph between Qact..Vs. Manometer Head (H) and Qact.Vs. H1/2. Comment the graph. Calculate experimentally the rate of flow of liquid usingRota meter Experimentally determine the rate of flow of the given liquid using Rota meter and developa calibration curve for the given Rota meter Calculate co-efficient of friction and frictional factor for the given set of pipes experimentally. Calculate co-efficient of friction and frictional factor for the given set of pipes experimentally and plot the graph taking hf in X axis and V2 in Yaxis. Comment the graph. Conduct performance test on Centrifugal Pump and calculate maximum efficiency and total head at maximum efficiency

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10 Conduct performance test on Centrifugal Pump and calculate

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maximum efficiency and total head at maximum efficiency. Also plot the characteristic curves for the following relations. (i) (ii) (iii)

Discharge Vs. Efficiency Discharge Vs. Out Put Power Discharge Vs. Total Head Comment the graph. 11 Conduct performance test on Submersible Pump and calculate maximum efficiency and total head at maximum efficiency
12 Conduct performance test on Submersible Pump and calculate

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maximum efficiency and total head at maximum efficiency. Also plot the characteristic curves for the following relations. (i) (ii) (iii)

Discharge Vs. Efficiency Discharge Vs. Out Put Power Discharge Vs. Total Head Comment the graph. 13 Conduct performance test on Gear Oil Pump and calculate maximum efficiency and total head at maximum efficiency
14 Conduct performance test on Gear Oil Pump and calculate

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maximum efficiency and total head at maximum efficiency. Also plot the characteristic curves for the following relations. (i) (ii) (iii)

EfficiencyVs. Total Head Out Put Power Vs. Total Head Discharge Vs. Total Head Comment the graph. Conduct performance test on Reciprocating Pump and calculate 15 maximum efficiency and total head at maximum efficiency
16 Conduct performance test on Reciprocating Pump and calculate

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maximum efficiency and total head at maximum efficiency. Also plot the characteristic curves for the following relation. (i) (ii) (iii)

EfficiencyVs. Total Head Out Put Power Vs. Total Head Discharge Vs. Total Head Comment the graph. 17 Study the performance of the given Pelton Wheel Turbine experimentally and draw the necessary characteristic curves.
18 Study the performance of the given Francis Turbine experimentally

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and draw the necessary characteristic curves. 19 Study the performance of the given Kaplan Turbine experimentally and draw the necessary characteristic curves. 20 Study the performance of the given Pelton Wheel Turbine experimentally and draw the graph for the following relations. (i) (ii) (iii) Speed Vs. Efficiency Speed Vs. Put Power Speed Vs. Discharge

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