Ex/PM 12D/10/2007

FIRST B. E. (MECH) EXAMINATION, 2007

( 2nd Semester )

FLUID MECHANICS - A

Time : Three hours Full Marks : 100

Answer any FIVE questions.

1. a) Classify fluids on the basis of Newton’s law of viscosity.

b) A flat plate of area 1.5 ✕ 104 cm2 is pulled with a speed of

0.4 m/sec relative to another plate located at a distance of
0.15 mm from it. Find the force and power reqired to
maintain this speed, if the fluid seperating them is having
viscosity as 1 poise. 10+10

2. a) Establish the hydrostatic law of pressure variation.

b) A closed tank contains 0.6m of mercury, 2m of water,

3.1m of oil of specific gravity 0.7 and there is air space
above the oil. If the gauge pressure at the bottom of the
tank is 2 kg/cm2, what is the pressure of air at the top of
the tank. 10+10

3. a) Prove that position of the centre of pressure of a lamina

can be given by

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y c.p. = y c + .
Ayc

b) Determine the total pressure and centre of pressure on the

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isosceless triangular plate of base 4m and altitude 4m when
it is immersed vertically in an oil of sp.gr. 0.9 The base of
the plate coincides with the free surface of oil. 10+10
4. a) Derive Euler’s equation of motion and hence deduce
Berneulli’s equation of motion state the assumptions for this
equation.
water to a turbine which has an output of 1000 KW at 90%
efficiency. The head is 150m and the pipe length is 500 m.
Take f = 0.025. Carry out your calculation on the basis of
minimum head loss in pipe transmission. 10+10
7. a) State the assumptions for Chezy’s equation in connection
with the open channel flow and then derive the equation.

b) Water is flowing through a pipe having diameters 30 cm b) Obtain the condition for most efficient trapezoidal open
and 20 cm at the bottom and upper and respectively. The channel flow. 10+10
intensity of pressure at the bottom end is 2.5 kgf/cm2 and
8. Write short notes on any four of the following : 5✕4=20
the pressure at the upper end is 1 kgf/cm2. Determine the
a) Specific energy
difference in datum head if the rate of flow through pipe is
40 lit/sec. 12+8 b) Continuity equation

5. a) Prove that for sudden enlargement in a pipeline, the head c) Streamlines and streamtubes

loss can be given by h L =

(V1 − V2 )2 d) Hydraulic Jump
2g
e) Bourdan Gauge
b) A crude oil of kinematic viscosity 0.4 stoke is flowing f) Viscosity and Newton’s Law of Viscosity
through a pipe of diameter 30 cm at a rate of 300 litres per
g) Steady and uniform flow
sec. Find the head lost due to friction for a length of 50m
of the pipe. 10+10 h) Moody Diagram

You can use Moody Diagram.

6. a) Show that minimum head loss due to friction is one-third

of the available head in a pipe line.

b) Calculate the minimum diameter of pipe that would convey