Serial No:.

MEDRT_090114_FM

CLASS TEST
Mechanical Engineering
(Fluid Mechanics)

Date of Test : 09/01/14

ANSWERS

1. (d) 7. (b) 13. (a) 19. (a) 25. (b)

2. (d) 8. (b) 14. (c) 20. (c) 26. (b)

3. (b) 9. (b) 15. (b) 21. (a) 27. (d)

4. (a) 10. (a) 16. (c) 22. (b) 28. (d)

5. (a) 11. (b) 17. (b) 23. (d) 29. (b)

6. (c) 12. (c) 18. (b) 24. (c) 30. (a)

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EXPLANATIONS

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1. (d) Bounday layer thickness =
Specific speed: It is defined as the speed
of a similar turbine working under a head of * 1
=
1m to produce a power output of 1kW. The 2
specific speed is useful to compare the
13. (a)
performance of various type of turbines. The
PO Pstats 10
specific speed differs per different types = = 13.6 = 1.36m
of turbines and is same for the model and g g 100
actual turbine. PS PStaq 104
= = = 1.021 m
N P g g 9790
Ns =
H5 / 4 P PO
h = S = 1.021 + 1.36 = 2.381 m
g
3. (b)
A fluid at rest there can be no shear force VM = centreline velocity
(i.e. viscous force), The only forces acting = C 2gh = 6.698 m/sec
on the free body are the normal pressure
Mean velocity = 0.85 VM
forces, exerted by the surrounding fluid on
V =0.85 6.698 = 5.693 m/sec
the plane surface and the weight of the

element.
Q= (0.3)2 (5.693) = 0.402m3 / sec
4
6. (c)
Newtons law of viscosity 14. (c)
du
=
dy Where = shear stress
1
Q
F
du
= Rate of strain If F is misjudged by + 25%
dy
11. (b) 1
new Q will be proportional to = 89%
Q= 0.08 m3/sec 1.25
Area A = 0.3 0.025 0.95 hence Q will be reduced by 11%
= 0.02238 m2/sec
15. (b)
Radial velocity at the edge of impeller
dP R
Q =
VR = dx 2
A
0.08 70 1000 0.3
VR = = 3.575 m/sec = = 350 Pa
0.2238 30 2

12. (c) 16. (c)

Displacement thickness Total water supply
y = 3,00,000 150 103
= 1 dy = 2 = 4500 m3
0

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Suply to be delivered in 8 hrs w

= half of total water supply = 22500

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22500
Discharge = = 0.7812m2 / sec r dr
8 3600
When water level in the recorvoir is at the h
highest level
Head available = 150 25 15 = 110 m Linear velocity at this radius = r
4FLV 2
FLQ 2
du
110 = =
2gd 3d5 shear stress =
dy

=
(0.04/4) 5000(0.7812)2 torque = shear stress area r
3d5 = 2 r dr r
d = 0.62 m du
= 2
dy 2r dr
17. (b)
assuming that gap h is small so that velocity
When water level in the reservoir at the
distribution may be assumed linear
lowest level
Head available du r
= 100 25 15 = 60 m dy = h
r
4FLV2 FlQ2 dT = 2r2dr
60 = = h
2gd 3d5
2 3
= r dr
=
(0.04/4)(5000)(0.7812) 2
h
3d5 d/2
2 3
d= 0.7 m T = h
r dr
0
18. (b) d4
=
u v 32h
F = 1 h y + 2 y
20. (c)
for F to be minimum Horizontal compound
df RH = w A x
= 0
dy 10
= 9810 10 1
df 1v v 2
= 22 = 0
dy (h y)2
y = 490.500 kN
Vertical component = weight of liquid with
2 v in surface up to free surface area
y =
1 + u2 = x dy
19. (a) 10 10
Consider an element of disc at a distance r = xdy = 3 y dy
0 0
and having width dr.
= 63.25 m2

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Rv = 9810 63.251 = 620.38 kN hydrostatic force on Gate

F = RH2 + RV 2 = 9810 13 1.25 4

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= 176.85 kN
= (490.5)2 + (620.38)2
= 790.86 kN

21. (a) 4.08 m

Deq = (n1/5)D
Deq = (31/5)D 5m A
P
22. (b)

m
F

13
Pd 2m
n = k
2t 0.92 m
B
P = gh 3m
P = 1000 9.812 100
Centre of pressure
P = 0.9812 MPa
IG
0.9812 10 h = x+ sin2
hoop = Ax
2 9 10 3
1.25( 13)3 1 1 2 2
= 545.11 MPa = 4+ . ( )
2 1.25 13 4 13
26. (b) = 4.08 mm
FLV2 Q 0.92 2
hL = [ Q = AV, V = ] =
2gd A k 13
hL = 25.3 m k = 1.65
Powerloss Now lets assume that force P acts as A
P= WQhL taking moment about B.
P = 9810 0.07 25.3 F 1.65 = P 2
= 17.4 kW 176.85 1.65
P=
2
28. (d)
= 146.6 kN
Power dereloped Q d2 Reaction :
1
Vertical reaction:
36 2
hence required dia = 10 = 6 cm RV = 176.85 cos
100
29. (b) & 30. (a) 3
= 176.85 = 147.14 kN
2 13
sin =
13 Horizontal reaction:
3 RH = 176.85 sin P
cos =
13 2
= 176.85 146.6
2 13
x = 3 + 2 = 4m = 48.5 kN.
A = 1.25 13m2

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