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Download VTU BE 2020 Jan ME Question Paper 17 Scheme 4th Sem 17ME44 Fluid Mechanics

Download Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) BE ( Bachelor of Engineering) ME (Mechanical Engineering) 2017 Scheme 2020 January Previous Question Paper 4th Sem 17ME44 Fluid Mechanics

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for a sleeve length of 90mm. The thickness of the of film is 1.5mm. (08 Marks)
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c. A U tube manometer is used to measure the pressure of oil of specific gravity 0.85 flowing
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. ir. in a pipe line. It left end is connected to the pipe and the right limb is open to the
atmosphere. The under of pipe is 100mm below the level of mercury (specific gravity of
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a.s.
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mercury = 13.6) in the right limb. If the difference of mercury level in the two limbs is
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160mm. Determine the absolute pressure of the oil in the pipe. (08 Marks)
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and throat diameter 10cm. The oil mercury differential nanometer shows a reading of 25cm.
calculate the discharge of oil through horizontal venturimeter. Take Cd = 0.98. (06 Marks)
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5 a. Derive an expression for velocity distribution for Hagen ? Poiseuille flow occurring in a
circular pipe. Hence prove that the maximum velocity is twice the average velocity of the
flow. (10 Marks)
b. A fluid viscosity 0.7Ns/m
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and specific graivity 1.3 is flowing through a circular pipe of
diameter 100mm, the maximum shear stress. At the pipe wall is given as 196.2N/m`. Find
i) the pressure gradient ii) the average velocity iii) Reynolds number of the flow.
(10 Marks)
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6 a. Derive the Darcy Weisbach equation.
(08 Marks)
b. Differentiate between major and minor energy losses. (04 Marks)
c. An oil of specific gravity 0.7 is flowing through a pipe of diameter 300mm at the rate of
500 litre/sec. fmd the head lost due to friction and power required to maintain. The flow for

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a length of 1000m. Take v = 0.29 stokes. (08 Marks)
Module-4
7 a. Write a short note on boundary layer separation and method to control it. (08 Marks)
b. A flat plate 1.5m x 1.5m moves at 50km/hr in stationary air of density 1.15kg/m
3

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. If the
coefficient of drag and left are 0.15 and 0.75 respectively. Determine :
i) the lift force ii) the drag force iii) the resultant force iv) power required to keep the
plate in motion. (08 Marks)
c. State the difference between stream lined body and bluff body with neat sketch. (04 Marks)

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OR
8 a. What is dimensional homogeneity'? Explain with examples. (04 Marks)
b. What is similitude? Explain the following : i) Geometric similarity ii) Dynamic similarity
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rotating at speed N in a fluid of viscosity? and density `p' in a flow is given by T = D
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Module-5
9 a. Define : i) Mach number ii) Subsonic flow iii) Sonic flow iv) Supersonic flow. (08 Marks)
h. An Airplane is flying at an height of 15km. where the temperature is -50?C. The speed of the
plane is corresponding to M = 2.0. Assuming K = 1.4 and R = 287 J/kg K. fmd the speed of
plane. (06 Marks)

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c. A projectile is travelling in air having pressure and temperature as 8.829 N/cm
2
and 2?C if
the mach angle is 40? find the velocity of the projectile Take K = 1.4 and R = 287 J/kg K.
(06 Marks)

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OR
10 a. Explain the meaning of CFD and its application. (06 Marks)
b. Define the following terms and write the relevant equation for the same i) stagnation
temperature ii) stagnation pressure. (08 Marks)
c. Find the velocity of bullet fired in standard air. If the mach angle is 30?.

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Take R = 287.14 J/kg K and K = 1.4 for air. Assume temperature is
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