Prof. Patil Vijay I.

Question Set (Subject: Fluid Mechanics & Machinery FMM)

Chapter No. 3 – Fluid Flow

MSBTE Exam
Sr. No Question Marks
Summer 2010[9054]
1 Define uniform and nonuniform flow. 02
Winter 2014[17411]
2 State continuity theorem. 02
Summer 2010[9054]
3 Explain working principle of Pitot tube with neat sketch. 04
Winter 2010[9054]
4 Draw a neat sketch of Venturimeter. Define venturi head. 04
Winter 2010[9054]
5 State Bernoulli’s theorem. Write the assumption made in it. 08
Summer 2011[12093]
6 State any four types of fluid flows. 02
Summer 2011[12093]
7 Explain construction principle of working of orificemeter. Also write the equation 08
for discharge through orificemeter and state the meaning of each term used.
Winter 2011[12093]
8 In case of venturimeter why the length of divergent cone is more than that of 04
Convergent cone.
Winter 2011[12093]
9 List out the discharge measuring devices and draw a neat labeled diagram of a 04
Venturimeter.
Winter 2010[9054]
10 Define the following flow: 08
i) Steady flow
ii) Non uniform flow
iii) Rotational flow
iv) Laminar flow
Winter 2013[12093]
11 What are hydraulic coefficients ? Name them. Explain working principle of 08
Pitot tube.
Winter 2013[12093]
12 Explain the working principle of orificemeter with a neat sketch and define vena- 08
contracta in orifice.
Summer 2011[12093]
13 A venturimeter is installed in a pipe line 30cm diameter. The difference of 04
pressure at entrance and throat read by mercury manometer is 5cm, when
water flows at a rate of 0.05 m3/sec. If the discharge coefficient of meter is 0.96,
determine the diameter of throat.
Winter 2010[9054]
14 A tank has two identical orifices in one of its vertical sides. The upper orifice is 08
3m below the water surface and lower one is 5m below the water surface. If the
value of Cv for each orifice is 0.96, Find the intersection of two jets.
Summer 2011[12093]
15 A Pitot tube directed into a water stream having a velocity of 2.7 m/sec. It has 08
gauge difference of 30 mm on the water mercury manometer. Find its
coefficient. Also explain construction and working of Pitot tube with neat
sketch.
Winter 2010[9054]
16 Find the total energy of flowing water from the following data in kJ. 08
Diameter of pipe – 1200mm
Flow rate – 360 lps
Pressure – 3 bar
Location of the pipe – 3000 mm from the ground level.
Winter 2011[12093]
17 If the Pitot tube shows 15.5cm of water, determine the velocity of water. If area 04
fo flow is 5.88 cm2, determine the discharge of water in lit/sec.
Winter 2011[12093]
18 A Venturimeter having throat diameter 5.3cm is provided on a pipe of 10cm 08
diameter. If oil of specific gravity 0.85 is flowing in the upward direction,
determine the venture head and the discharge if the manometer shows
12.80cm of mercury deflection. If the vertical distance between inlet and throat
is 22cm, determine the actual head of the venturimeter. Assume Cd=0.65
Summer 2012[12093]
19 A venturimeter has an area ratio 9 to 1, the larger diameter being 300 mm. 04
During the flow, the recorded pressure head in the large section is 6.5 metres
and that at the throat 4.25 metres. If the meter coefficient (C) = 0.99, compute
the discharge through the meter.
Summer 2012[12093]
20 What is ‘Vena-contracta’ related to Orifice meter? A 60mm diameter Orifice is 08
discharging water under a head of 9 meters. Calculate the actual discharge
through the Orifice in litres per second and actual velocity of the jet in m/s at
vena contracta, if Cd = 0.625 and Cv = 0.98.

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Prof. Patil Vijay I. Question Set (Subject: Fluid Mechanics & Machinery FMM)

Winter 2012[12093]
21 A Pitot tube in a pipe in which air is flowing is connected to a manometer 04
containing water. If the difference in water levels in the manometer is 87.5 mm,
what is the velocity of flow in the pipe assuming a tube coefficient as 0.99.
Summer 2013[12093]
22 A horizontal venturimeter with inlet and throat diameters 30cm and 15cm 08
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 Hg. Determine the
rate of flow. Take Cd=0.98
Summer 2013[12093]
23 Find the velocity of flow of an oil through a pipe, when the difference of 08
mercury level in differential U-tube manometer connected to the tappings of
the Pitot tube is 100mm. Take co-efficient of pitot tube 0.98 and sp. gravity of
oil = 0.8.
Winter 2013[12093]
24 A venturimeter is connected in a pipe carrying water. The diameter of pipe is 04
250mm. The difference of levels between the throat and inlet section is 45mm,
when the flow rate 0.05 m3/sec. Calculate the diameter of throat. Take Cd=0.96.
Summer 2014[12093]
25 The diameter of pipe at section 1 and 2 are 10 cm and 15 cm. 04
If the velocity of water through the pipe at section 1 is 5 m/s.
Find the discharge and velocity at section 2.
Summer 2014[12093]
26 Find the total energy of flowing water from the following data: 04
dia. of pipe = 1200 mm, flow rate = 360 lps, pressure = 03 bar,
location of pipe = 3000 mm from the ground level.
Summer 2014[12093]
27 A horizontal venturimeter 160 mm × 80 mm is used to measure flow of oil 08
having specific gravity 0.8. Determine the deflection of oil mercury gauge if the
discharge of oil is 50 lit. per second.
Winter 2014[17411]
28 An open tank contains water upto a depth of 2 m and above it an oil of specific 04
gravity 0.8 for a depth of 1 m. Find the pressure at the bottom of the tank.
Winter 2014[17411]
29 A 30 cm pipe carrying water, branches into two pipes of 20 cm and 15 cm 04
diameter. If mean velocity in 30 cm pipe is 2.5 m/s, find the discharge in the
pipe. Also find velocity in 15 cm pipe if the mean velocity in 20 cm pipe is 2 m/s.
30 A pipe 5 m long is inclined at 150 with horizontal. The smaller section of the pipe 08 Winter 2014[17411]

is in 80 mm diameter & at lower level whereas other section is 240 mm

diameter. Determine the difference of pressure between two sections. Pipe is
uniformly tapering & the velocity of water at smaller section is 1 m/s. Also show
the direction of flow of water.
Summer 2015[17411]
31 A pitot tube directed into a water stream having a velocity of 2.7 m/sec. It has 04
gauge difference of 30 mm on the water-mercury manometer. Find the
coefficient of velocity.
Summer 2015[17411]
32 An orificemeter with orifice diameter 10 cm is inserted in a pipe of 20 cm 04
diameter. The pressure gauges fitted upstream and downstream of the orifice
meter shows readings 19.62 N/cm2 and 9.81 N/cm2 respectively. The coefficient
of discharge for meter is 0.6. Find the discharge of water through pipe.
Winter 2015[12093]
33 A pitot tube in a pipe in which air is flowing is connected to a manometer 04
containing water. If differences in water in manometer is 87.5 mm, what is
velocity of flow in the pipe? Assuming a tube co-efficient as 0.99.
Winter 2015[12093]
34 A pitot tube directed into a water stream having a velocity of 2.7 m/sec. It has 08
gauge difference of 30 mm on the water mercury manometer. Find its
coefficient. Also explain construction and working of pitot tube with neat
sketch.
Winter 2015[17411]
35 Water flows through a horizontal tapered pipe with a diameter of 300 mm at 04
one end and 200 mm at other end. If the velocity of the water at bigger end is
2.5 m/s, find the velocity of water at smaller end.
Winter 2015[17411]
36 Water flows down an inclined tapered pipe 45 m long at a slope of 1:10. The 04
areas at upper and lower ends of pipe are 8m2 and 3m2 respectively. If velocity
at lower end is 5 m/s and pressure at upper end is 100 KPa, calculate pressure
at lower end and rate of flow.

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