Q3) a) Find the overall efficiency of a centrifugal pump which delivers 50 lit/s

of water to a height of 10 m through 140 mm diameter and 100 m long

pipeline. The Darcy’s f = 0.05 for pipeline. Assume inlet losses in suction
pipe equal to 0.33 m and power required to drive the centrifugal pump is
20 kW. [8]
b) Explain different types of Losses in pumps. [8]
OR
Q4) a) Explain Cavitations in centrifugal pump. [8]
b) What is NPSH derive the expression of the same. Find the height from
the water surface at which a centrifugal pump may be installed in the
following case to avoid cavitation: Atmospheric Pressure =1.01 bar;
vapour pressure = 0.022 bar; losses in suction pipe = 1.42 m; effective
head of pump = 49 m; and cavitation factor = 0.115. [8]

Q5) a) Explain the design procedure of centrifugal pump. [8]

b) Write a note on pump performance due to wrong estimation of system
head. [10]
OR
Q6) a) Explain various application areas of centrifugal pump. [10]
b) Write a short note on pump selection. [8]

SECTION - II
Q7) a) Discuss various applications of fan. [6]
b) An axial fan stage consisting of rotor and UGVs has the following
data; [10]
Rotor blade air angle at exit 10°
Tip diameter 60 cm
Hub diameter 30 cm
Rotational speed 960 rpm
Power required 1 kW
Flow coefficient 0.245
(Inlet flow conditions p1 = 1.02 bar, T1 = 316K)
Determine the rotor blade angle at entry, the flow rate, stage pressure
rise, overall efficiency, degree of reaction and specific speed.
OR
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Q8) a) How does dust erosion of centrifugal impellers occurs? What is its effect
on the performance? [8]
b) A centrifugal blower takes in 180 m3/ min of air at p1 = 1.013 bar and
T1 = 43oC, and delivers it at 750 mm of W.C. Taking the efficiencies of
the blower and drive as 80% and 82% respectively, determine the power
required to drive the blower and the sate of air at exit. [8]

Q9) a) Explain design procedure for selection and optimization of Blowers.[8]

b) What are the main causes of noise generation? What are the methods of
reducing fan noise? [8]
OR
Q10)a) Write a short note on “blade twist stage design”. [8]
b) What is surging? What are its effects? What is stalling? How it is
developed? [8]

Q11)a) Prove the following for isentropic flow in a radial-tipped impeller.

ψ =1
γ

⎛ u ⎞⎟
2 γ −1

Pro = ⎜⎜1 + 2
⎟
[8]
⎝ C p T01 ⎠
b) What is the work done factor for an axial compressor stage? How does
it vary with the number of stages? [6]
c) Derive the relation ψ = φ (tan β1 –tan β 2 ) for an axial compressor stage
with constant axial velocity. [4]
OR
Q12)a) Draw velocity triangles at the entry and exit for the following axial
compressor stages: [6]
i) R = 1/2 ii) R < 1/2 iii) R > 1/2
b) What is “slip factor”? What is its effect on the flow and the pressure
ratio in the stage? [6]
c) Explain briefly what is the purpose of inlet guide vanes and inducer
blades. Why is the radial-tipped impeller most widely used in centrifugal
compressor stages? [6]

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