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Question Bank IA 1
Mechanical and Automation Engineering
16MU312 HOME AND FACTORY AUTOMATION

PART – A
1. Force acts to hold two separable bodies together is termed as
a) Adhesive a) Adhesive
c) Viscosity c) Viscosity
2. Continuity equation is given by (with usual notation)
a) Q1=Q2 a) Q1=Q2
c) Q1/Q2 c) Q1/Q2
3. An ideal fluid is defined as the fluid which
a) incompressible a) incompressible
c) incompressible and non-viscous c) incompressible and non-viscous

4. Which one is the dimensions of discharge given below

a) ML-1 T-1 a) ML-1 T-1
c) L2 T-1 c) L2 T-1
5. Rayleigh’s Method is used for finding an expression for a variable which
depends on maximum ___ variables
a) 4 a) 4
c) 5 c) 5

6. One Poise is equal to _______

a) 1/10 Ns/m2 a) 1/10 Ns/m2
b) 100 N/m2 b) 100 N/m2
7. The Specific gravity of certain fluid is 21.8, then the density of the fluid is
a) 21.8 / 1000 a) 21.8 / 1000
b) 21.8 x 1000 b) 21.8 x 1000
8. Discharge of fluid flow can be calculated by
a) Q= PV a) Q= PV
b) Q= PVA b) Q= PVA

9. Unit of Pressure Intensity is

a) ML-1T-1 a) ML-1T-1
b) ML-1T-2 b) ML-1T-2
10. The number of ᴫ terms in a physical phenomenon in Buckingham’s theorem is
determined by _________________ for n number of variables containing m
fundamental dimensions
a) n-m a) n-m
c) 2(m-2n) c) 2(m-2n)

PART B
11. Identify the significance of Surface Tension.
12. Illustrate the Capillarity effect in water and mercury.
13. Define Uniform and Non-uniform flow.
14. Recall dimensional homogeneity
15. Write the dimensions of Area , Volume, Velocity, Angular velocity,
Acceleration, Discharge
16. Calculate the Specific weight of one litre of oil of specific gravity 0.85
17. Explain Newton’s law of Viscosity.
18. Compare Capillary action and Surface Tension.
19. What is Dimensional Homogeneity explain with example.
20. What is Similitude and mention its types ?
PART B (14 mark)
21. A 30 cm diameter pipe, conveying water, branches into two pipes of
diameters 20 cm and 15 cm respectively. If the average velocity in the
30 cm diameter pipe is 2.5 m/sec. Find the discharge in this pipe. Also
determine the velocity in 1 5 cm pipe if the average velocity in 20 cm
diameter pipe is 2 m/sec.
22. Calculate the dynamic viscosity of an oil, which is used for lubrication
between as square plate of size 0.8m×0.8m and an inclined plane with
angle of inclination 30° as shown in fig. The weight of the square plate
is 300N and it slides down the inclined plane with a uniform velocity
of 0.3m/s. The thickness of oil film is 1.5mm.
23. (i) State Buckingham’s π theorem.
(ii) The efficiency η of a fan depends on density ρ, dynamic viscosity
μ of the fluid, angular velocity ω, diameter D of the rotor and the
discharge Q. Express η in π terms
24 Derive on the basis of dimensional analysis suitable parameters to
present the thrust developed by a propeller. Assume that the thrust P
depends upon the angular velocity ω, speed of advance V, diameter D
, dynamic viscosity µ, density Ƿ, elasticity of the fluid medium which
can be denoted by the speed of sound in the medium C.
25 Two large plane surfaces are 2.4cm apart. The space between the
surfaces is filled with glycerine of viscosity 0.8Ns/m2.What force is
required to drag a thin plate of surface area 0.5m2 between the two
large plane surfaces at a speed of 0.6m/s.
If (i) the thin plate is in the middle of two plane surfaces
(ii) the thin plate is at a distance of 0.8cm from one plane surfaces.
26 Derive Bernoulli’s Equation from Euler’s Equation of motion for
Dynamic fluid flow.
27 The pressure difference Δp in a pipe of diameter D and length l due to
turbulent flow depends on velocity V, viscosity μ, density ρ and
roughness k. Using Buckingham’s theorem, obtain expression for Δp

28 Using Buckingham’s theorem , Show that the discharge Q Consumed

by an oil ring is given by

Where d is the internal diameter of the ring, Nis rotational

speed , ρ is density , μ is Viscosity , is the Surface tension and w is
the specific weight of oil. Use d,N,ρ as common variable.
PART B (7mark)
29. Calculate the density, specific weight, and weight of the 15 litres of
petrol. Take specific gravity of petrol is 0.7
30. Write the various methods of selecting repeating variables in
Buckingham’s π theorem.
31. Discuss Various types of fluid flow.

32. A 30 cm diameter pipe, conveying water, branches into two pipes of

diameter 20 cm and 15 cm respectively. If the average velocity in the
30 cm diameter pipe is 2.5 m/s, find the discharge in the pipe. Also
determine the velocity in 15 cm pipe if the average velocity in 20 cm
diameter pipe is 2 m/s.