Government Polytechnic, Gandhinagar

Chemical Engineering Department

3330503-Fluid Flow Operation
Assignment
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Unit I Fluid Statics and its Applications

Define ideal fluid

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Define Pressure and vaccum

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Differentiate compressible and incompressible fluid.

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Derive the equation of pressure in static fluid.

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Derive an expression for the pressure difference across two

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limbs of a differential manometer.

Derive an expression for the pressure difference across two
limbs of a differential manometer.

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Unit II FluidFlow Phenomena

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Describe in detail the shear stress v/s velocity gradient diagram

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for Newtonian and non- Newtonian fluids with example.

Give suitable example of (1) Bingham fluid (2) psudoplastc (3)
dilatants fluid

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Explain Boundary layer, its separation and wake formation

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Explain Kinematic viscosity and absolute viscosity.

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Explain Reynolds experiment and Give significance of Reynolds

number.

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Unit III Basic Equations of Fluid Flow

Derive continuity equation for steady state flow.

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Derive Bernoullis equation with suitable assumption

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Write down Hagen-Poiseuilles Equation

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Explain various Correction factors in Bernoullis equation

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Define mass velocity and write down its unit.

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Unit IV Friction in Flowing Fluid

Define hydraulic radius and determine hydraulic radius for square.

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Describe the friction losses in sudden expansion.

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Describe the friction losses in sudden Contraction.

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Explain friction factor chart.

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Unit No. 5: Transportation of fluid

Describe various types of fittings

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Describe construction and working of gate valve.

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Describe construction and working of globe valve

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Classify pump.

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Differentiate between pipe and tubing.

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Describe Centrifugal pump..

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Explain Cavitations, Priming And air binding

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Explain characteristics curve for centrifugal pump.

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Describe reciprocating pump.

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Differentiate centrifugal pump and reciprocating pump

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Unit No. 6: Flow Measurement

Classify flow measuring devices.

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Explain construction and working of venturimeter with neat sketch

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Explain construction and working of orifice meter with neat sketch

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Differentiate variable head meter and variable area meter

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Derive equation of flow rate through Orifice meter

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Derive equation of flow rate through Orifice meter

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Unit No. 7: Conveying and Fluidization

List down the various applications of fluidization

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State industrial applications of Pneumatic and Hydraulic conveying

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