Ph.D./M.Sc. (Engg.

) by Research Degree Examination, October 2013

Resear c h Met hodol ogy

Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks:100
Note: Answer any FIVE full questions.

1 a.

b.

Discuss on : (I) Meaning of research in reference to technical sense.
(II) Any four objectives of research. (10 Marks)
Explain about the basic types of research:
(I) Descriptive vs Analytical research
(II) Applied vs Fundamental research
(III) Quantitative vs Qualitative research (10 Marks)

2 a.




b.

Describe briefly the guidelines regarding the research process.
(I) Formulating the research problem
(II) Extensive literature survey
(III) Development of working hypothesis
(IV) Preparing the research design. (10 Marks)
Discuss the need for research design which facilitates the smooth sailing of the various
research operations. (10 Marks)

3 a.
b.

Mention any six important concepts relating to research design. (10 Marks)
Describe briefly with reference to scale construction techniques:
(I) Differentiate scales
(II) Likert type scales (10 Marks)

4 a.




b.
Explain in brief the factors for systematic bias with a reference to criteria of selecting a
sample.
(I) Inappropriate sampling frame
(II) Interminancy principle
(III) Non-respondents (10 Marks)
State any five characteristics of a good sample design. (10 Marks)

5 a.
b.

Distinguish between (I) non-probability sampling and (II) probability sampling. (10 Marks)
Explain briefly with a reference to interview method.
(I) Personel interviews
(II) Telephonic interviews. (10 Marks)

6 a.

b.

Discuss any three factors involving in the selection of appropriate method for data
collection. (10 Marks)
Describe the following with a reference to types of analysis in the case of multivariate
analysis:
(I) Multiple regression analysis
(II) Multiple discrimenant analysis
(III) Mulltivariate analysis of variance (ANOVA)
(IV) Canonical analysis (10 Marks)

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7 a.


b.

Give suitable equations to define the measures of relationship:
(I) Karl Pearsons coefficient of correlation
(II) Charles Spearmans coefficient of correlation (rank correlation) (10 Marks)
Write briefly on :
(I) Factor analysis
(II) Cluster analysis (10 Marks)


8 a.



b.

Explain briefly on testing the hypothesis:
(I) Null hypothesis
(II) Level of significance
(III) Type I and Type II errors. (10 Marks)
Mention five steps involved in writing the report and explain them briefly. (10 Marks)


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Third Semester M.Tech. Degree Examination, Dec.2013/Jan.2014
Comput at i onal Met hods i n Heat Tr ansf er and Fl ui d Fl ow


Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks:100

Note: Answer any FIVE full questions.

1 a.








b.

Reduce the following continuity, momentum and energy equations for an incompressive
flow to dimensionless form:
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t
= V +
c
c

u P x u . u
t
u
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V + V = |
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V +
c
c

Q T K . T . u
t
T
C
p
+ V V = |
.
|

\
|
V +
c
c
. (10 Marks)
Explain Neuman, Dirichlet and mixed boundary conditions, with at least two examples.
(10 Marks)

2 a.



b.

c.
Discretize the following equation using finite difference scheme:
0
y
T
x
T
2
2
2
2
=
c
c
+
c
c
. (04 Marks)
Define consistency, truncation error and round off error with respect to the finite difference
scheme. (06 Marks)
Discretize the following steady one dimensional convection-diffusion equation using
upwind scheme and finite difference method.
2
2
dx
T d
dx
dT
u o = only for u >0. Given cell pecelt number
o
A
=
x u
P
ec
. (10 Marks)

3 a.
b.

Explain the four basic rules in discrediting the equations. (10 Marks)
For a three node cluster, discretize the following one dimensional conduction equation,
using finite volume method:
0 s
dx
dT
K
dx
d
= +
(

. (10 Marks)

4 a.






b.

Discretize the following unsteady one-dimensional conduction equation using finite volume
method:
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c
c
=
c
c

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T
K
x t
T
c where c is constant. Given
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A +
+ =
t t
t
st T ) f 1 ( fT Tdt

where f is weighting factor between 0 and 1. (13 Marks)
Explain Scarborough criterion. (07 Marks)

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5 Discretize the one dimensional convection and diffusion equation using finite volume
method. Employ upwind scheme
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I = |
dx
d
dx
d
u
dx
d
. (20 Marks)

6 a.
b.

Explain staggered grid. What are the advantages of staggered grid? (10 Marks)
Describe the sequence of operations in the calculations of flow field using the SIMPLE
algorithm. (10 Marks)

7 If the stream function and vorticity equations for steady, incompressible flow over an
infinitely long cylinder are
w
1
r r
1
r
2
2
2 2
2
=
u c
c
c
+
c
c
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c
c

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u c
c
+
c
c
+
c
c
=
u c
c u
+
c
c
2
2
2 2
2
r
w
r
1
r
w
r
1
r
w
v
w
r
v
r
w
v .
Where the radial and tangential velocity components are
u c
c
=
r
1
v
r
and
r
v
c
c
=
u
.
Derive the boundary conditions for steam function and vorticity and also descritize
2
2
2
2
w
and
w
,
r
w
,
r
w
u c
c
u c
c
c
c
c
c
. (20 Marks)

8
a.
b.
c.
Write notes on:
Tridiagonal matrix algorithm. (06 Marks)
Explicit and implicit schemes. (07 Marks)
Upwind scheme with respect to tank and tube model. (07 Marks)



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