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I-MID QUESTION BANK

Mechanics of fluids and hydraulic machines (Code: A40112)
Note: This question bank shall contain two parts A and B. Part A should consist of six 2 marks and Part
B six 4 marks questions from each unit. Part B may contain two bits.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------UNIT I
PART A (1M)
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Define mass density and weight density

Define Specific volume, Specific gravity and compressibility
Define dynamic viscosity, kinematic viscosity and also write its units.
Define gauge and vacuum pressures.
Write the classification of different pressure measuring devices.
State Daltons law of Partial pressure.
PART B (2M)

1. a) Explain different types of fluids with neat diagram.

b) 3.2 m3of certain oil has weight of 27.5 kN. Calculate its sp.weight, mass density,
specific volume and sp.graviy with respect to water. If kinematic viscosity of the oil is
7x10-3 stoke, what would be its dynamic viscosity in centipoise.
2. a) Describe briefly about the variation of viscosity with temperature.
b) The dynamic viscosity of an oil, used for lubrication between a shaft and sleeve is
6poise. The shaft is of diameter 0.5m and rotates at 210rpm. Calculate the power lost in
the bearing for a sleeve of length 90mm. The thickness of the oil film is 1.4mm.
3. a) Write a short note on vapour pressure and cavitation.
b) Calculate the dynamic viscosity of an oil which is used for lubrication between
sq.plate of size 700 mm x700 mm and inclined plate with an angle of inclination 25 0 as
shown in fig. The weight of the sq.plate is 250N and it slides down the inclined plane
with a uniform velocity of 0.35 m/s. The thickness of the oil is 1.4mm.

4. a) Describe briefly about the U-tube manometer.

b) What are the gauge pressure and absolute pressure at a point 3 m bellow the free
surface of a liquid having a density of 1.5310 -3 kg/m3 if the atmospheric pressure is
1

equivalent to 750 mm of mercury? The specific gravity of mercury is 13.6 and density of
water equal to 1000 kg/m3
5. a) Describe briefly about the single column manometer and the differential manometers.
b) The right limb of a simple u-tube manometer containing mercury is open to the
atmosphere while the left limb is connected to a pipe in which a fluid of specific gravity
0.9 is flowing. The center of the pipe is 12 cm below the level of mercury in the right
limb. Find the pressure of the fluid in the pipe if the difference of mercury level in the
two limbs is20cm
6. a) Describe briefly about bourdon, diapgram, and dead weight pressure gauge.
b) A pipe contains an oil of specific gravity 0.9 a differential manometer connected at the
two points A and B shows a difference in mercury level as 15cm find the difference of
pressure at the two points
UNIT II
PART A (1M)
1.
2.
3.
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what are the methods of describing fluid motion?

What are the different types of flow lines.
Define streak line and path line.
Define stream line and stream tube.
Write difference between steady and unsteady flows
Write difference between rotational and irrotational flows
PART B (2M)

1. a) A 300mm diameter pipe conveying water branches into two pipes of diameter 200 mm and
100mm respectively. If the average velocities in the 300mm diameter pipe are 2.5 m/s and
1.6m/s respectively, determine the velocity in the 100mm diameter pipe.
b) Derived the continuity equation for 3-D flow.
2. a) Explain different types flows with neat diagram.
b) A 200 mm diameter pipe conveying water branches into two pipes of diameter 100mm and
50mm respectively. If the average velocities in the 300mm diameter pipe are 1.5m/s and 1m/s
respectively, determine the velocity in the 100mm diameter pipe.
3. a)The diameters of the pipe at sections 1-1 and 2-2 are 100mm and 250 mm respectively. If
the discharge through the pipe is 0.06 m3/s. find the average velocities at the two sections.
b) Derived the continuity equation for 2-D flow.

4. a) Derived Eulers equation of motion.

b) Water is flowing through a pipe having diameter 300mm and 200mm at the bottom and
upper end respectively. The intensity of pressure at the bottom end is 24.525 N/cm 2. And the

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pressure at the end is 9.84 N/cm2. Determine the difference in datum head if the rate of flow
through pipe is 40 lit/s.
a) State Bernoullis theorem for steady flow of an incompressible fluid. Derive an expression
for Bernoullis equation from first principle and state the assumptions made for such a
derivation.
b) The water is flowing through a pipe having diameters 20cm and 10cm at sections 1 and 2
respectively. The rate of flow through pipe is 35liter/s The Section 1 is 6m above datum and
section 2 is 4m above datum. If the pressure at section 1 is 39.24 N/cm2, find the intensity of
pressure at section 2.
a) Derive an Expression for rate of flow through venturimeter.
b) A horizontal venturimeter with inlet and throat diameters 30 cm and15cm respectively is
used to measure the flow of water. The reading of differential manometer connected to the
inlet and the throat is 20 cm of mercury. Determine the rate of flow Take Cd = 0.98.
UNIT III
PART A (1M)
Explain the characteristics of laminar and turbulent boundary layers.
Define the following terms:
a) Laminar boundary layer
b) Turbulent boundary layer
Define the following terms
a. Laminar sub layer
b. Boundary layer thickness.
PART B (2M)

1. Explain the characteristics of laminar and turbulent boundary layers.

2. Prove that the momentum thickness and energy thickness for boundary layer flows are given

u
u
[1 ]dy and
by =
U
0 U

u
U

y
=2 ]-[y/]2

3. Explain the concept of separation of boundary layer