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Question Paper Code . C

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B.E.IB.Tech. DEGREB EXAMINATION, APRIL/MAY 2010.

Third Seester Civil Engineering

CE 1202

MECHAMCS OF F],IIIDS

(Rgulation 2004) (Common to B.E. (ParFTime) Secotd Seme8tor

Rgulation 2005)

Time : Three

hours
Aaewer ALL queations.

Maximum : 10o marks

PARTA-(10x2=20marks)
1.

De{ine Maes density and Relative deneity of fluids. Stat their dimensions and unit6.

Definei Kinematic and Dynamic viscosity of a fluid.

3.

Deline centre of preesure and centre of buoyancy.

State the proporties of stream firnction. State Bernoulli's theorem.

6.

Di-fferentiate between laminar and turbulent flow in pipee, Define displacement t}rickneee.

The velocity of water in a pipe 200 mrn diameter is 5 m./8, The length of the pipe ie 500 m. Find the los8 of head due to fiction, aseuming fiction factor as 0.02.
9. 10.

Stat BuckiDghaD's

theorem.

Whei ere distorted models?

PARTB-(5x

16 = 80 marks)

11. (a)

(i)

capillary depreseion?

State Newton's law of vismsity. What are capillary dee and

(4)

(ii) A piece of pipe 0.5n long weighing

9.81N aad having internai diaErete! of 5.25cm is slipped over a vedical shaft 8.0 cm in diameter and allowed to fall. Calculate the velocity atteined by the pip ifa frlm ofoil of viscosity 0.196 Ns/m2 i8 maintained between the pipe and the aha.ft. (12) Or

o)

(,

A Newtonian fluid is filled

i.n the clearance betnreq a shaft and a concentric eleeve, The sleve attains a apeed of 50 cm/a. when a force of ,l() N ie applied to the eleeve parallel to the haft. Determine the speed ofthe ehaft, ifa force of 200 N ie applied. (S)

(ii)

Derive an expression between the surface tension in a liquid bubble and the pressure difrerence between the inside aBd outside of the bubble. U the preeeure difference between the inside ord outside of tho air bubble of diametr 3 mro is 29.2 kpa, what will be the surface tension at air water interface? (g)

12. (a)

(i)

simple manooeter is used to meaaure the pressute of oil (p.9. = 0.8) flowing in a pipe line. ItB right liEb is ope! t the atmoephere and left liBb is codrected to the pip. The centle of the pipe i8 9 cm below the level of mercurjr (sp.gr. 18.6) i! the right limb. If the difference in Eercury level in the two limbs ie 1b jm, determine the presure of the oil in the pipe. (S)

(ii)

A triangular plate of lm ba6e ahd l,bm altitude is imoersed in water. Tte plane of the plat is inclhed at gO. with free water sudace and baee ie parallel to and at a depth of 2m froE water
surface. Find the total pressure on the plate and poeition of ceutre of pressure. (8)

Or

(b) (0 TIre two

tll =

dioeneioual stream function

+ 6x

for a flow la 4y + 1rJ . Find the velocity potential fuDction. (8)

in
an open
(8)

(ii)

Explain the method of meaaurenent of diecharge

channel using cu:rent Eeter.

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13. (a)

(i)

State tlle practieal applieations of Bernoulli' theoreE. Elplain it (6) application in I Pitot tube.

(ii)

A 2m

long conical tube is frxed vertically with its smallet end upwarde. It carries liquid in dowuward ilirection. The flow velocitiee at the emaller and larger enals ale 5 m/e and 2 o/s respectively. Tlte preosure head ax the sEaUer end i8 2 5m of liquid. If t}le loss of the head in t,Le tube is 0.35 (Vr - Vz)?& where Vr and Vr being velocities at the sEaller and larget ends respectively, detelmine the (10) pressure head at the lsrge! edd.

Or

o)

(i)

Dedve tho Hagn-Poi8uille equation. Deduce the condition for (10) maximum velocity in the circular pipe.
A hori?pntd Venturimetet with inlet and throat aliamtor 300 mro and 100 mm respectively ie used to measure the flow of water .The prcssur intensity at inlet ig 130 kN/m' while the vacuum presauro head at tbmat iB 350 !!E of Eerculy. DetorEine the rat-e of flor.
Take Cd = 0.96.
(6)

(ii)

14.

(^/ (i) For the laBinar bou-trdarylayer, the velocity distribution is given by utu = z(vl6)-4y16)s +(ytd)aCampute the displacenont '1
thickness.
(8)

(n) A plat 46OmE x

150mm has been placed longitudiually in a (epeci6c gravity 0.925 and kireeatic viscosity of etream of cmde oil 0.9 etoke) which flows with velocity of 6 E/s. Calculat the fictio!

diag on the plate, thickness of the boundary layer at the irailing (8) edge and the shear stree6 at th trailing edge. Or

O) (i)

Two pipes of diameter 4OO mn ond 200mm ate each 300 mm long. Wherc the pipee are connected in 8erie6, the diacharge through tJre pipeli& is 0.10 b3\e. Find the lose in head' What would the loss of head in the systE t,o pass the same totl discharge when the pipes are coulected in parallel? Assume Darc/e fiction factor ag 0.03.
(10)

The diameter of a horizontal pipe which is 300mm is suddenly eDlargpd to 600mD. The rate of flow of wetet th.rough this pipe is 0.4u3l/e. If the irrteneity of prossure in the smaller pipe is 125 kN/Dr, determine the loss of head, due to suilden edlargebent
and the power lost due to eDlargement.
(6)

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16, (a) lbe

resigting force @) of a rupereoaic f,ight can be conaiilered as depndnt upon tho tength of the air ccaft 'I, wloqity 'u" ait viscasity 'p', air denaity 'p' arrd bulL modulue of air '&'. Expreae the fuacional (16) relationehip between tbeEe valiables and the rcsi8tilg foqce. Or

(b) (i) (ii)

Erplaia Reyaokle law of Eimilitude and trloual'e

lar

of eieilitude. (8)

In an aeroplaae moilel of eize (r-/10) of ite protoqrps, the presoure &op is ?.6 kN/mt. The nodel ie tatd i! wattr. Find tbe conesponding prssure drop in the pmtotype. Areume deneity of ab = 7.24 kg/ml density of wat! = 1000 kg/ ma : viacosity of
ait = O.OO018 Poiss t viscosity ofwatcr = 0.01

Poise.

(8)

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