Reg. No.

b. The pressure difference AP in a pipe of diameter 'D' and length 'L' due to turbulent flow
depends on the velocity V, viscosity p, density p and roughness K. Using Buckingham's -zr B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2016
theorem, obtain an expression for AP. Third Semester

31. a. A pelton turbine is required to develop 9000kW when working under a head of 300 m the I5ME2O5 _ FLUID MECHANICS
impeller may rotate at 500 rpm. Assuming a jet ratio of l0 and an overall efficiency of 85% (For the candidates admitted during the academic year 201 5 * 2016 onwards)
calculate Note:
(D Quantiff of water required (i) Part - A should be answered in OMR sheet within first 45 minutes and OMR sheet should be handed
(ii) Diameter of the wheel over to hall invigilator at the end of 45th minute.
(iii) Number ofjets (iD Part- B and Part - C should be answered in answer booklet.
(iv) Number and size of the bucket vanes on the runner
Time: Three Hours Max. Marks: 100
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b. What are the important components of centrifugal pump? Explain the working of centrifugal PART - A(20x1=20 Marks)
pump with neat sketch- Answer ALL Questions
1. Pressure inside a water droplet is given by the relation
u: (A) ^ 16o (B) , _80
32. a. The velocity distribution in the boundary layer is given by
" 'u+=l5 where velocity at a
d d
distance'y'fromtheplateandu:Uaty:5where6:boundarylayerthickness.Determine (C) o _3o (D),_40
the value of (i) the displacement thickness (ii) the momentum thickness (iii) the energy
d d
thickness.
2. T\e capillary rise of water in the glass tube is given by
(oR) (A) , 4o (B) , 80
b. Obtain Von Karman momentum integral equation for boundary layer flows. n=-
ad cod
(c) n=-
. t6o (D) , t4o
n:-
,t**** ad cttd

3. A piezometer tube is not suitable for measuring pressure.

(A) Positive (B) Atmosphere
(C) Vacuum (D) Absolute
4. Specific weight of water is
(A) 9.81N/m3 (B) 9.81N/m2
(C) 9.81kN/m2 (D) 9.81kN/m3

5. The flow in a river during the period of heary rainfall

(A) Steady, uniform, three dimensional @) Unsteady, non-uniform, three dimensional
(C) Steady, non-uniform, three @) Unsteady, uniform, three dimensional
dimensional

6. The path followed by fluid particle, in motion is called as

(A) Streak line (B) Stream line
(C) Path line (D) Curved region
7. Reynolds number (Re) < 2000 means flow is
(A) Laminar (B) Turbulent
(C) Compressible flow (D) Steady

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 8. Coefficient of contraction (C")_. 19. When the shear stress will be zero at
(A) Actua1 discharge/theoretical (B) Areas of orifice / area of vena contracta (A) Velocifygradient:0 (B) Velocity gradient maximum
discharge (C) Maximum kinematic viscosity (D) Velocity gradient -+ co
(C) Areas of vena contracta / areas of (D) Theoretical discharge / actual discharge
orifice 20. The velocity distribution would be in the laminar sub layer zone.
(A) Irregular curve (B) Eliptic curve
9. is the ratio of the inertia forces to the viscous force. (C) Hyperbolic curve (D) Parabolic curve
(A) Froude's number (B) Reynolds number
(C) Mach number (D) Webber number PART-B(5x4-20Marks)
Answer AI\[Y FM Questions
10. Darcy-Weisbach equation is used to find loss of head due to
(A) Sudden contraction (B) Sudden enlargement 2t. A soap bubble 50mm diameter has inside pressure of 20 N/m2 above the atmosphere.
Calculate the tension in soap film.
(C) Enerry gradient (D) Friction
1't Calculate the capillary rise in a glass tube of 4mm diameter. When immersed in water the
11. Loss ofhead at exit ofpipe is given as _ surface tension of water in contact with air is 0.075 N/m.
(A) t2/s (B) t3Is
(c) rz tzg (D) v3 tzs 23. Explain the motion of fluids by Langrangian method and Eulerian method.

12. In case of laminar flow. The loss of pressure head is proportional 24. List out the assumptions made while deriving Bemoulli's equation.
(A) Velocity (B) (velocity) %
(C) (velocity)3/a (D) (velocity)2 25. Define (i) Froude's.number (ii) Reynold's number.

26. Define (i) Laminar layer (ii) Boundary layer thickness.

13. Hydraulic effi ciency (q,)
(A) Runner power / water power (B) Water power / runner power
(C) Shaft power / runner power (D) 27. What is cavitation? How can it be avoided in reaction turbine?
Runner power / shaft power

t4. In pelton wheel turbine jet ratio is equal to

PART-C(5x12=60Marks)
(A) Pitch diameter of pelton wheel / jet (B) Jet diameter / pitch diameter
Answer ALL Questions
diameter
(C) Speed ofjet / jet diameter Jet diameter / speed ofjet 28. a. A simple U tube manometer containing mercury is connected to a pipe in which a fluid of
@) specific gravity 0.7 and having vacuum pressure is flowing. The other end manometer is
15. Specific speed of a turbine N, = open to atmosphere. Find vacuum pressure in pipe. If the difference of mercury level in the
(A) (B) two limbs in 45cm and the height of fluid the left from the centre of pipe is l5cm below.
NJF NJF
--------i-
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(c) NJF (D) b. A hydraulic press has a ram of 30 cm diameter and a plunger of 5 cm diameter. Find the

niF wNJF

29. a.
weight lifted by the hydraulic press when the force applied at the plunger is 500N.

At point in pipe line where the diameter is 25 cm, the velocity of water is 3.5 m/s and the
a
16. Loss of head due to friction in penstock is directly proportional to pressure is 35N/cm2. At a point 20m downstream, the diameter reduces to 15 cm. Calculate
(A) V, (B) v3 the pressure at this point it the pipe line is (i) horizontal (ii) vertical with flow upward.
(C) VO (D) Diameter of penstock
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17. Thickness ofboundary layer increases as b. Derive Euler's equation of motion along a stream line for an ideal fluid stating clearly the
(A) Velocity increases (B) Decreasing leading edge assumptions.
(C) Decreasing kinematic viscosity (D) Increasing leading edge
30. a. A horizontal pipe diameter 500 mm is suddenly confiacted to a diameter of 260mm. The
1 8. Velocity of fluid on the surface of plate equal to pressure iatensities in the large and smaller pipe is given as 14 N/cm2 and 12 N/cm2
(A) 0.99 times of free stream velocity (B) Maximum respectively. Find the loss of head due to contraction if Cc: 0.62. Also deterrnine the rate of
(C) Zero (D) Square of kinetic head flow of water.
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