Reg. No.

Question Paper Code : 55262

B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011.

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Third Semester

Chemical Engineering

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CH 2203 FLUID MECHANICS

(Regulation 2008)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks

Answer ALL questions.

PART A (10 2 = 20 marks)

1. Differentiate compressible and incompressible Fluids.

2. Define Meta Centre.

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3. Draw the velocity profile for viscous flow through circular pipe.
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4. Give the impulse momentum principle.

5. State Buckingham-Pi theorem.

6. Mention the principle of Doppler Effect applied in the flow measurement.

7. What is meant by Reynolds number regime?

8. Define Pressure Drag.

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9. List the criteria to be adopted while selecting a pump.

10. Compare reciprocating pump and centrifugal pump.

PART B (5 16 = 80 marks)
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11. (a) (i) A cubical block of 30 cm edge and weight 530 N slides down on
a plane inclined at 28 to the horizontal surface on which there
is thin film of oil of viscosity 0.25 103 N-s/m2. Determine the
terminal velocity that the block attains if the oil film thickness
is 0.02 cm. (8)
 (ii) A wooden block of rectangular section 1.5 m wide and 3 m deep
and 6 m long floats horizontally in sea water. If the specific
weight of wood is 0.64 and density of sea water as 1025 kg/m3,
determine the volume of liquid displaced and the position of the
centre of buoyancy. (8)

Or

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(b) (i) A U-tube manometer measures the pressure difference between
two points A and B in a liquid of mass density . Calculate the
pressure difference if both pipe contains water and U-tube
contains mercury.
(8)

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(ii) Classify the fluids based on the shear stress variations and
represent them in a graphical form. (8)

12. (a) Derive the Hagen-Poiseuille equation for a steady laminar flow in a
closed conduit. (16)

Or

(b) Derive the Bernoullis energy equation for a steady irrational fluids
and state the assumptions used.
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13. (a) The thrust F of a screw propeller is dependent upon the diameter d,
speed of advance v, fluid density , revolutions per second n and
coefficient of dynamic viscosity . Using Buckingham-Pi theorem
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show that it can be expressed by the equation (16)

F = d 2 v 2 { / ( vd ), (nd ) / v} .
Or

(b) Discuss in detail the following with diagrams :

(i) VENTURIMETER (8)

(ii) ROTAMETER. (8)

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14. (a) Write Short notes on the following :

(i) Internal Viscous Flow (4)

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(ii) External Viscous flow (4)

(iii) Flow through Packed bed (4)

(iv) Flow through fluidized bed. (4)

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(b) Two reservoirs are connected by a pipeline which is 200 mm

diameter for the first 100 m, 320 mm for the next 90 m and 250 mm
for the remaining 75 m. The water surface in the upper reservoir is
17 m above the lower one. Calculate rate of flow (i) considering minor
losses and (ii) neglecting minor losses. Take friction coefficient as
0.0048 for all the pipes. (16)

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15. (a) (i) Find the power required to drive a centrifugal pump which
delivers 40 lps to a height of 20 m through a 150 mm diameter
and 100 m long pipeline. The overall efficiency of pump is 70%
and friction factor f = 0.015 for the pipeline. Assume initial

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losses in suction pipe equal to 0.33 m. (10)

(ii) Briefly explain about the Air lift and diaphragm pumps. (6)

Or

(b) (i) A double acting reciprocating pump having piston area 100 mm
has a stroke 300 mm long. The pump is discharging 2.4 m 3 of
water per minute at 45 rpm through a height of 10 m. Find the
slip of the pump and the power required to drive the pump. (10)

(ii)
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Draw the characteristic curves for centrifugal pump and add
short notes on them. (6)
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