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Note: Maximum of 4 sub questions are allowed. Marks

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1 Define the terms
a) Venturimeter
b) List Parts of venturimeter
c) Dimensional analysis
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e) Model analysis CO5 1 X 10
f) Reynolds number CO2
g) Laminar flow
h) Cd
i) CV
j) Friction losses
2 Derive the flow of discharge expression through an orificemeter. CO4 10
3 Using the method of dimensional analysis obtain an expression for the
discharge Q over a rectangular weir. The discharge depends on the head H
over the weir, acceleration due to gravity g, length of weir crest L, height of the CO2 10
weir crest over the channel bottom Z and the kinematic viscosity v of the
liquid.
4 a. A horizontal venturimeter with inlet and throat diameters 300 mm and 100
mm respectively is used to measure the flow of water. The pressure intensity
at inlet is 130 kN/m2 while the vacuum pressure head at the throat is 350 mm CO4 05
of mercury. Assuming that 3 percent of head is lost in between the inlet and
throat, find: Cd and Q.
b. Derive the chezy’s formula for loss of head due to friction from Darcy -
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Weisbach expression
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4. a A 300 mm X 150 mm venturimeter is provided in a vertical pipeline carrying
oil of specific gravity 0.9, flow being upward. The difference in elevation of the
throat section and entrance section of the venturimeter is 300 mm. The
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differential U-tube mercury manometer shows a gauge deflection of 250 mm ,
Calculate: Q,
(P1-P2), take Cd = 0.98 and SHg =13.6
b. In a pipe of diameter 350 mm and length 75 m water is flowing at a velocity of
2·8 m/s. Find the head lost due to friction using :
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(i) Darcy-Weisbach formula; (ii) Chezy’s formula for which C = 55
Assume kinematic viscosity of water as 0·012 stoke.
5 (a)The thrust T of a screw propeller is dependent upon the diameter D, speed
of advance V, revolutions per second N, fluid density ρ and the co-efficient of
viscosity μ. Experiments were performed with various models of propellers.
What are the dimensionless groups to which the data should be plotted?
(b) The characteristics of a propeller of 4.8 m diameter and rotational speed
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120 r.p.m. are examined by means of a geometrically similar model of 600 mm
diameter. When the model is run at 480 r.p.m. by a torque of 30 Nm the thrust
developed is 300 N and the speed of advance is 3 m/s. Determine the
following for the full scale propeller:
(i) Speed of advance, (ii) Thrust, and (iii) Torque
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ST the power developed in a water turbine can be expressed as: P = ρN3D5 CO2 10
 D ρD2 N ND
φ( , , ) Where, ρ = Mass density of the liquid, N = speed in rpm,
B µ √gH
D=diameter of the runner, B=Width of the number and µ= Co-efficient of
dynamics viscosity.
Under what conditions it can be used to determine the characteristic of similar
machine?