Bharathiyar College of Engineering & Technology , Karaikal-609609

Department Of Mechanical Engineering

CYCLE TEST -I

Date: 22.07.2017 Time: 9.30 am to 11.30 am Max. marks: 50

Sub Code & Subject: MET32- MECHANICS OF FLUID

Year : II Name of the Faculty : Mr.M.Thirunavukkarasu

Part- A Answer ALL questions (10x2=20)

1. What is meant by force of buoyancy?
2. Explain about Capillary rise.
3. Define Dynamic viscosity.
4. Define centre of buoyancy.
5. What is meant by cavitation?
6. Define specific volume.
7. Define density or mass density
8. Define specific weight.
9. Define viscosity.

10. Define surface tension.

Part-B (3x10=30)
11. A circular plate 3 meter diameter is submerged in water greatest and least depths are
below the surfaces being 2 meter and 1 meter respectively. Find: (i) the total pressure on
front face of the plate, and (ii) the position of centre of pressure.
(Or)
12. A solid cylinder of diameter 4.0 m has a height of 3 meters. Find the meta-centric height
of the cylinder when it is floating in water with its axis vertical. The sp. gr. Of the
cylinder = 0.6
13. A rectangular plane surface 3 m wide and 4 m deep lies in water in such a way that its
plane makes an angle of 30⁰ with the free surface of water. Determine the total pressure
force and position of centre of pressure, when the upper edge is 2 m below the free
surface.
(Or)
14. A block of wood of specific gravity 0.7m floats in water, determine the metacentric
height of the block if its size is 2m x 1m x 0.8m
15. A 25 cm diameter pipe carries oil of specific gravity 0.9 at a velocity of 3 m/s. at
another section the diameter is 20 cm. find the velocity at this section and also the mass
flow rate of oil
(Or)
16. A rectangular pontoon 10.0 m long, 7 m broad and 2.5 m deep weight 686.7 KN .It
carries on its upper deck an empty boiler of 5.0 m diameter weighing 588.6 KN. The
centre of gravity of the boiler and the pontoon are at their respective centre along a
vertical line. Find the meta-centric height. Weight density of sea water is 10.104KN/m3.