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Assignment No. 1 Properties of Fluids Sr. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Question


Define Specific gravity and Specific weight. State its SI unit. Determine the specific gravity of fluid having viscosity 0.05 poise and kinematic viscosity as 0.035 stokes. A 5mm diameter glass tube is immersed vertically in water. If the contact angle is 50 find the capillary rise. Take surface tension for water as 0.074. Define specific volume. State its SI unit. Explain the phenomenon of capillary rise with reference to surface tension. Define the following terms i) Specific Weight ii) Specific gravity iii) Pressure iv) Surface tension Define the term i) Kinematic Viscosity ii) Dynamic Viscosity

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8 Define - (1) Specific volume (2) Compressibility 9 Explain - (1) Surface tension (2) Vapour pressure. 10 At a certain point in castor oil the shear stress is

0.216 N/m2 and the velocity gradient 0.216 s-1. If mass density of castor oil is 959.42 kg/m3, find kinematic viscosity.
11 Define kinematic viscosity and atmospheric pressure. 12 Define Surface Tension, give its SI unit. 13 Specific gravity of oil is 0.76. Calculate its density in kg/m3 and specific weight in N/m3. 14 Define Kinematic Viscosity and give its SI unit. 15 Find the specific gravity of an oil whose specific weight is 7.85 kN/m3. 16 What is Newtons law of viscosity? 17 Calculate specific weight and density of one liter liquid which weighs 7 N. 18 Define Dynamic Viscosity with its SI unit. 19 Determine the specific gravity of a fluid having viscosity 0.005 N-s/m2 and kinematic viscosity 0.035 X 10-4 m2/sec. 20 Define Newtonian and Non-Newtonian fluid with one example each. 21 The density of liquid is 3000 kg/m3. Calculate specific

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gravity and specific weight of liquid. 22 State Newtons law of viscosity? 23 Find the Kinematic viscosity of an oil having density 980 kg/m3 when at a certain point in the oil, the shear stress is 0.25 N/m 2 and velocity gradient 0.3 /s

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Assignment No. 2 Fluid Pressure & Pressure measurement Sr. No. 1. 2. 3. Question
Define the terms Center of pressure and Total pressure on immersed body. Draw a neat sketch of inverted U-tube differential manometer. Under what pressure conditions it can be used? An Equilateral triangular plate of base 3m and altitude 3m is immersed vertically in an oil of specific gravity 0.8. Determine total pressure and depth of center of pressure of plate. A close tank contains 0.5 m Hg and 1.5 m water, 2m of oil of specific gravity 0.8and air space above the oil, if the pressure at the bottom of tank is 30 N/cm2gauge. What should be the reading of the gauge at the top of the tank? List the Mechanical gauges for pressure measurement. Explain with a neat sketch the working of Bourdons tube pressure gauge. What is meant by i) Total Pressure ii) Centre of pressure on immersed body? In a given Fig. No. 1 the air pressure intensity at A is 1/10 N/mm2 (absolute). What is the pressure in N/mm2 (absolute) at B?

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plate and the position of centre of pressure. 9. Draw a sketch of Bourdon gauge and explain how it works. 10. Explain with neat sketch working of differential manometer. 11. For a water column of height 6 m. Calculate i) Intensity of pressure (KPa) ii) mm of mercury iii) m of water iv) N/m2 absolute. 12. Convert 10 N/cm2 pressure in oil column of specific gravity 0.82. 13. Convert 15cm mercury column equivalent to water column. 14. An isosceles triangular plate base 1.2m & height 2m is immersed vertically in such a way that the apex is in the downward direction and the side of base is parallel & 38cm below free water surface level, determine total pressure. 15. Define the following term i) Vapour pressure ii) Compressibility ii Gauge pressure iv) Total pressure 16. Differentiate between absolute pressure and gauge

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pressure A circular plate 1.2 in diameter is placed vertically in water so that centre of the plate is 2 m below the free surface. Determine the depth of centre of pressure. Explain working principle of Differential manometer with neat sketch. Sketch and explain Bourdon pressure gauge Define - (i) Pressure head (ii) Pressure intensity (iii) Absolute vacuum (iv) Atmospheric pressure Explain concepts of (i) Total pressure (ii) Centre of pressure

22. What is meant absolute and atmospheric pressure ? 23. The pressure of a fluid of specific gravity 0.8 flowing in horizontal pipe line is determined with a simple U tube mercury manometer .The level of mercury surface in right limb which is open to atmosphere is 90 mm above the centre of pipe . The level of mercury in the left limb which is connected to the pipe is 60 mm below centre of the pipe . Determine absolute pressure of the fluid in the pipe in Newtons per square meter . 24. A circular plate of 6 m diameter is held in water in such way that its maximum and minimum depth from surface of water is 3 m and 9 m . Determine the total pressure on the plate and position of center of pressure . 25. Draw a sketch of Bourdon pressure gauge and explain how it works . 26. Define pressure head . How given pressure in pascal can be converted into required liquid column .

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27. For a water column of height 6 m calculate 1)Intensity of pressure (KPa) 2)mm of mercury 3)m of water 4)N/m2 28. Convert 3.5 bar pressure into equivalent mercury column. 29. 30. Draw a labeled diagram of vertical micromanometer. State the significance of reservoir used in it. 31. A circular plate 2 m diameter is submerged in water such that its greatest and smallest depths below the free water surface are 2.8 m and 1 m respectively. Find the inclination of the plate with water surface, total pressure acting on it and depth of centre of pressure. 32. State Pascals law of fluid pressure

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33. How can a pressure be expressed in two ways? State the units. 34. A circular gate of 2 m diameter is immersed vertically in an oil of specific gravity 0.84. Such that its centre is 3 m from the surface of oil. Find the oil pressure and centre of pressure on the gate. 35. Explain Bourdon tube pressure gauge with a neat sketch. 36. State the different types of manometers and explain any one of them with figure. 37. Explain the concept of Atmospheric pressure, Gauge pressure and Absolute pressure.

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38. Convert 30 cm of oil column in N/m2. Take specific gr. Of oil 1.2 39. A tube manometer is used to measure pressure of oil sp. gr. 0.85 flowing in a pipe line. Its left end is connected to pipe and right limb is open to atm. The centre of pipe is 100 mm below level of mercury in right limb. If difference of mercury level in two limbs is 160 mm. Find absolute pressure in KPa. Take sp. gr. Of mercury = 13.6. 40. Draw neat labeled sketch of inverted U tube differential manometer. When it is be used, 41. The tank shown contains water under pressure. Calculate total pressure on side and bottom of tank. Take tank is 2.5 m wide perpendicular to plane of paper. 4m 5m

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2m 0.7 6m 42. Define Total pressure and Centre of pressure. 43. A 4 m X 4 m square plate is immersed in water with one of its diagonals vertical. Its centroid lies at a depth of 8 m from the free water surface. Calculate the total pressure on the plate and locate position of centre of pressure with respect to the plate centroid. 44. An open tank contains water up to a depth of 2 m and above it an oil of specific gravity 0.9 for a depth of 1 m. Find the pressure intensity: i) at the interface of two liquids ii) at the bottom of tank. 45. A circular plate of diameter 1m is immersed in water in such a way that the least depth of immersion is 0.5 m and max depth of immersion is 1 m. Find the depth of centre of pressure 46. Convert 25 bar into MPa 47. Draw a neat and labeled sketch of Inclined Micromanometer, Write the equation for pressure head. 48. Rectangular sluice gate is situated on the vertical wall of lock. The vertical side of the sluice is (d) meters in length and depth of centroid of the area is (p) meters below the water surface. Find the centre of pressure. W2009 W2010 2

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49. A differential manometer is connected at points A and B of two pipes as shown in fig. no. 1 The pipe A contains a liquid of Sp. Gr. = 0.9. The pressure at A and B are 1 kg/cm2 and 1.80 kg/cm2 respectively. Find the difference in mercury level. Sp. Gr. = 1.5

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Sub: Fluid Mechanics & Machinery (12093) Assignment No. 3 Fluid Flow

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Define laminar flow and turbulent flow. Draw a neat sketch of venturimeter. State why the length of divergent cone is made longer? A 5m long tapered pipe is inclined at an angle of 15with horizontal. Diameter of the pipe at top end is 0.24 m and that at bottom end is 0.08 m. find the pressure difference between the two ends if the velocity of water at bottom end is 2 m/s. An Orifice meter with orifice diameter 15 cm is inserted in a pipe of 30cm diameter. The pressure gauge fitted upstream and downstream of the orifice meter give readings of 14.715 N/cm2 and 9.81 N/cm2 respectively. Find the rate of flow of water through the pipe in litres / sec. Take Cd = 0.6. State any four types of fluid flows. A Venturimeter is installed in a pipe line 30 cm diameter. The difference of pressure at entrance and throat read by mercury manometer is 5 cm, when water flows at a rate of 0.05 m3/sec. If the discharge co-efficient of meter is 0.96, determine the diameter of throat. State the laws of fluid friction for laminar flow. Also explain hydraulic gradient line and total energy line with sketch. Explain construction principle of working of orifice meter. Also write the equation for discharge through orificemeter and state the meaning of each term used. A pitot tube directed into a water stream having a velocity of 2.7 m/sec. It has gauge difference of 30 mm on the water mercury manometer. Find its coefficient. Also explain construction and working of pitot tube with neat sketch. In case of Venturimeter why the length of divergent cone is more than that of convergent cone. List out the discharge measuring devices and draw a neat labeled diagram of Venturimeter. Define the following term i) Uniform flow ii) Steady flow iii) Turbulent flow iv) Rotational flow State the Bernoullis theorem and give the assumption made while deriving it. If the pitot tube shows 15.5 cm of water determine the velocity of water. If area of flow is 5.88 cm2 determine the discharge of water in lit/sec. A Venturimeter having throat diameter 5.3 cm is provided on a pipe of 10 cm diameter. If oil of specific gravity 0.85 is flowing in upward direction, determine the venturei head

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and the discharge if the manometer shows 12.80 cm of mercury deflection. If the vertical distance between inlet and throat is 22 cm. Determine the actual head of Venturimeter. Assume Cd = 0.65 State Bernoullis theorem. Write Bernoullis theorem in energy and head form. A multistoried building is 380 m above the street. If the pressure of 170 KPa is required in a water pipe line at the top of the building. What is the pressure at the basement of the building 9 m below street? Draw a neat sketch of venturimeter. State why the length of divergent cone is made larger.

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19 A 25 cm diameter pipe carries oil of specific gravity 0.9 at a velocity of 3 m/s. At another section the diameter is 20 cm. Find velocity at this section and mass rate flow of oil. 20 Explain the total energy of a liquid particle in motion. 21 Draw the diagram of venturimeter and explain its use. Also write the equation for discharge. 22 Write the construction and working of a Pitot tube. 23 Derive the equation for discharge through an Orifice meter. 24 A venturimeter has an area ratio 9 : 1. The larger diameter being 300 mm. During the flow, the recorded pressure is the large section is 6.5 m and that at the throat is 4.25 m. If the meter coefficient C = 0.99. Calculate the discharge through the meter. 25 Define steady flow with an example. 26 State Bernoullis theorem. Explain how it can be applied to Pitot tube by using mathematical equation. 27 An orifice meter with orifice diameter 15 cm is inserted in a pipe of 30 cm diameter. The pressure difference measured by mercury oil differential manometer is 50 cm of Hg. Find rate of flow of oil sp. gr. 0.9. Take Cd = 0.64 28 Define compressible and incompressible flow. Water flows down an inclined tapered pipe 45 m long at slope of 1 : 10. The areas at upper and lower ends of pipe are 8 m2 and 3 m2 resp. If velocity at lower end is 4.5 m/s and pressure at upper end is 100 KPa, calculate pressure at lower end and rate of flow. 29 State continuity equation and meaning of each term, for incompressible flow. Explain working principle of venturimeter. 30 Explain the principle of working of Pitot tube with neat sketch

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31 A 30 cm X 15 cm venturimeter is inserted in a vertical pipe carrying water flowing in the upward direction. A differential mercury manometer connected to the inlet and throat gives a reading of 20 cm. Find the discharge. Take Cd = 0.98 32 Define Rotational and Irrotational flows. Define rate of flow with its unit in SI system. 33 Define uniform and non uniform flow. 34 State Bernoulliss theorem. Explain meaning of each term in it. 35 A horizontal venturimeter 160 X 80 mm used to measure flow of an oil specific gravity 0.3 . Determine deflection of oil mercury gauge if discharge of oil is 50 lit/sec. Take Cd = 1 36 A pipe through which water is flowing is having diameters 40 cm and 20 cm at section 1 and 2 respectively. The velocity of water at section 1 is given 5 m/s. Find the velocity head at sections 1 and 2 and also rate of discharge 37 Draw a neat sketch of venturimeter. Define venturi head. 38 Define the following flow i) Steady flow ii) Non-uniform flow iii) Rotational flow iv) Laminer flow. 39 State Bernoullis theorem. Write the assumptions made in it. 40 Find the total energy of flowing water from the following data in KJ Diameter of pipe 1200mm Flow rate 360 lps Pressure - 3 bar Location of pipe 3000 mm from ground level. 41 Define laminar flow and turbulent flow

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Sub: Fluid Mechanics & Machinery (12093) Assignment No. 4 Flow Through Pipes

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Find the head loss due to friction in pipe of diameter 30 cm and length 50 m through which water is flowing at velocity3m/sec use Darcys formula. Take kinematic viscosity as 0.01stokes. Water at a head of 300 m is supplied to a pipe of diameter 40 cm and length 4m. Assume f = 0.009. Calculate the following. i. Power transmitted when velocity is 1.5 m/s. ii. Maximum power transmitted. iii. Power transmitted when velocity is 3.2 m/s. iv. Draw the graph power transmitted v/s velocity. Write Chezys equation. State the meaning of each term. A pipe 850 m long connects two reservoirs whose level difference is 50 m. Find the discharge in pipe in liters/sec, if diameter of pipe is 0.5 m. Take all losses into account. Assume f = 0.01 Find the maximum power that can be transmitted by a power station through a hydraulic pipe 3 km long and 0.2 m diameter. The pressure at the power station is 60 bars. Take f=0.0075 With the help of a neat sketch explain Hydraulic gradient line and total energy line. A pipe line consist of 10 cm diameter for 105 meter and 7.2 cm for the next 68 m. carries water at the rate of 22 lit/sec if f=0.0005 Determine Major and Minor losses. List the major and minor losses in a flow through pipe. Give appropriate formulae. A pipe line AB of diameter 300 mm and of length 400 m carries at the rate of 50 lps. The flow takes place from A to B where point B is 30 m above A. Find the pressure at A if the

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pressure at B is 19.62 N/cm2. Take F = 0.008. 12 That are the major and minor losses in a flow through pipe? Explain. 13 The pressure at the inlet of a pipeline is 1000 Kpa and pressure drop is 200 Kpa. The pipeline is 1.5 km long. If 100 kW is to be transmitted over this pipeline, find the diameter of the pipe and efficiency of transmission. Take f = 0.006 14 State the meaning of HGL and TEL. Show HGL and TEL in the fig.

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15 The difference in water surface levels in two tanks, which are connected by three pipes in series of lengths 300 m, 150 m, 200 m and of dia. 30 cm, 20 cm, 40 cm resp. is 15 m. Find rate of flow of water in lit./s if coe. Of friction are 0.005, 0.0052, 0.0048 resp. neglecting minor losses. 16 State the laws of fluid friction for turbulent flow. 17 Find the head lost due to friction in a pipe of diameter 300 mm and length 50 m, through which water is flowing at a velocity of 3 m/sec. Using : i) Darcys formula ii) Chezys formula for which C = 60 take F = 0.0256 18 Obtain the condition for maximum transmission of power through the pipe. 19 Write Darcys equation to find loss of head due to friction. 20 List different types of minor losses. 21 Pipe diameter 25cm is suddenly enlarged to diameter of 50cm. If pipe carries 350 lit/s. Find loss of head due to expansion. 22 Write the formula for head lost due to friction. State the meaning of each term. 23 A pipe of diameter 300mm and length 3500m is used for the transmission of power by water. The total head at the inlet of

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pipe is 500m. Find the maximum power available at the outlet of the pipe, if the value of f=0.006 24 W What are the major and minor losses in pipe. 25 Find the head lost due to friction in pipe of diameter 30 cm and length 50 m through water is flowing at velocity 3m/s. Use darcys formula. Take kinematic viscosity as 0.01 stokes. 26 Water at a head of 300m is supplied to a pipe of diameter 40cm and length 4m. Assume f= 0.009. Calculate the following i) Power transmitted when velocity is 1.5 m/s ii) Maximum power transmitted. iii) Power transmitted when velocity is 3.2 m/s iv) Draw the graph power transmitted v/s velocity

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Sub: Fluid Mechanics & Machinery (12093) Assignment No. 5 Impact of Jet

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Define the term impact of jet. A jet of water of 5 cm diameter with a velocity of 12 m/s strikes a fixed curved vane at an angle of 35and the jet leaves the vane at an angle of 20. If there no frictional losses, find the normal and tangential forces of the jet on the vane. Draw a neat ketch for impact of jet on a moving vertical flat plate and write the formula to determine the work done with the meaning of each term. A jet of water of 0.05 m diameter with a velocity of 15 m/s impinges on a series of vanes moving with a velocity of 6 m/s. Find i) Force exerted by the jet, ii) Work done by the jet, iii) Kinetic energy of the jet and iv) Efficiency of the jet. A jet of water strikes on series of cup shaped vanes which deflect it through 1650. If the velocity of jet is that corresponding to a head of 40m and velocity of vanes is such that the efficiency is maximum. Find the work done on vane per kg of water. Draw a neat sketch for impact of jet on a moving vertical flat plate and write the formula to determine the work done with the meaning of each term. A jet of water 80 mm diameter moving with a velocity 20 m/sec, strikes a stationary plate. Find the normal force on the plate, when i) The plate is normal to the jet ii) The angle between jet and the plate is 300. A jet of water diameter 5 cm and velocity 30 m/sec striking on a curved blade having an angle 1350 at outlet, determine force workdone and efficiency if i) A single fixed blade ii) A single moving blade moves with 18 m/sec in the direction of jet Define the term impact of jet.

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12 A jet of water 50 mm diameter , moving with a velocity of 15m/sec . impinges on a series of vanes moving with a velocity of 6m/sec. Find 1)Force exerted by the jet . 2) Workdone by the jet .3)Efficincy 13 Draw a neat sketch of jet on a fixed vertical flat plate and write the formula to determine force exerted by the jet and state the meaning of each term . 14 Draw inlet and outlet velocity diagram of impact of jet on moving curved vanes. 15 A jet of water of diameter 7.5 cm strikes a curved plate at its centre with a velocity of 20 m/sec. The curved plate is moving with a velocity of 8 m/sec. in the direction of jet. The jet is deflected through an angle of 1650. Assuming plate to be smooth. Find i) Force exerted on the plate ii) Power of the jet iii) Efficiency of jet 16 Water is flowing through a pipe with a nozzle at one end. The diameter of nozzle is 100 mm and head of the water at the centre of nozzle is 100 m. Find force exerted by the jet on a fixed vertical plate. Take coefficient of velocity as 0.98 17 A jet of water 50 mm in diameter, moving with a velocity 15 m/s, impinges on a series of vanes moving with a velocity of 6 m/s. Find i) Force exerted by the jet ii) Work done by the jet and iii) efficiency of the jet. 18 A flat plate is stuck normally by jet of water 50 mm in diameter with velocity of 25 m/s. Calculate work done per second. 19 Why single flat plate moving continuously in one direction is not useful in actual practice? What is done in actual practice, show by sketch. 20 A jet of water of diameter 10 cm strikes a flat plate normally with a velocity of 15 m/sec. The plate is moving with a velocity of 6 m/sec in the direction of jet. Find i) Force exerted by the jet on the plate ii) Work done by the jet on the plate per sec. 21 A jet of water having a velocity of 40 m/s strikes a curved vane, which is moving with a velocity of 20 m/s. The jet makes an angle of 300 with the direction of motion of vane at inlet and leaves at angle of 900 to the direction of motion of vane at outlet. Draw the velocity triangles at inlet and outlet and determine the vane angles at inlet and outlet so that the water enters and leaves the vane without shock. W2012 8

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22 State the procedure for drawing the inlet and outlet triangles S2009 for moving curved vanes with usual notations. [ Note: Jet W2009 striking a moving curved vanes at one of the tips] 23 A jet of water 50 mm in dia. Under constant head of 50m impinges on a fixed blade normally. Find force exerted by jet S2010 if coefficient of velocity is 0.95. 24 A jet of water having velocity 35 m/sec impinges on a series of vanes moving with velocity 20m/sec. The jet makes an angle of 300 to the direction of motion of vanes when entering and leaving an angle of 1200. Draw triangles of velocities at inlet and outlet,Find S2010 1. Angle of vane tip so that enters and leaves with out stock. 2. Work done per unit weight of water entering vanes 3. Efficiency 25 A jet of water having velocity 15m/sec strikes a curved vane which is moves with velocity of 5m/sec in the same direction as that of jet at inlet. The vane is so shaped that the jet is deflected through 1350. The dia of jet is 100mm.Assume vane to be smooth, find: W2010 1. Force exerted by jet on the vane in the direction of motion 2. Power output of a vane 3. Efficiency of a vane 26 A tank has two identical orifices in one of its vertical sides. The upper orifice is 3m below the water surface and lower W2010 one is 5m below the water surface. If the value of Cv for each orifice is 0.96, find the intersection of two jets. 27 A pipe of dia 300mm and length 3500m is used for the transmission power by water. The total head at the inlet of the W2010 pipe is 500m. Find the max. power available at the outlet of the pipe, if the value of f=0.006.

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Sub: Fluid Mechanics & Machinery (12093) Assignment No. 6 Hydraulic Turbines

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Question State different types of draft tubes for reaction turbine. Distinguish between impulse turbine and reaction turbine on the basis of principles of working, pressure head, discharge and application. A pelton wheel operates under a head of 300 m with a speed ratio 0.5. The buckets are bent backwards by 300. Determine the power developed per unit weight of water flow. With the help of neat sketch explain the construction and working of Kaplan turbine. Define cavitations in turbines. What are different types of draft tubes. Explain any one with neat sketc. A pelton wheel 2.5 m diameter operates under the following conditions. Net available head = 300 m, speed = 300 rmp Coefficient of velocity of jet = 0.98 Blade friction coefficient = 0.95, Blade angle = 1650 Diameter of the jet = 20 cm, Mechanical efficiency = 0.95 Determine: i) Power developed iii) Hydraulic efficiency iv) Specific speed. Compare Kaplan turbine and Fransis turbine. Draw the inlet and outlet velocity triangle for the buckets in Pelton wheel with the meaning of the terms. Explain with a neat sketch Governing of a Pelton Wheel. Why draft tube is provided in case of a Reaction Turbine. Sketch elbow type circular draft tube. Define the term Specific speed in case of a turbine. If the specific speed of a turbine is 68 rpm, determine the type of a turbine. What is the difference between Impulse Turbine and Reaction Turbine give atleast eight points. A pelton wheel working under a head of 50 m develops 80 KW at 230 rpm. Calculate the diameter of jet if the overall efficiency is 78 %. Assume Cv = 0.98 Draw outlet velocity triangles for slow, medium and fast runner of a pelton wheel with usual notations. State the function of nozzle in a Pelton turbine. Draw a layout of a hydro-electric power plant and explain. A pelton wheel working under a head of 500 meters, produces 13000 kW at 430 rpm. If the efficiency of the wheel

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W2009 26 Draw a neat sketch of Pelton wheel showing all important components. Give complete classification of Pelton wheel. State the shape of bucket. 27 An inward flow reaction turbine has external and internal diameters as 1 m and 0.5 m respectively. The velocity of flow through the runner is constant and is equal to 1.5 m/s. Determine: i) Discharge through the runner. ii) Width of the turbine at outlet if the width of the turbine at inlet = 200 mm. 28 A pelton wheel is having a mean bucket diameter of 1 m and is running at 1000 r.p.m. The net head on the Pelton wheel is 700 m. If jet gets deflected through an angle of 1650 and discharge through nozzle is 0.1 m3/s. Find: i) Power available at the nozzle and ii) Hydraulic efficiency of the turbine

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Assignment No. 7 (Centrifugal Pumps) Sr. No. 1 2 3 4 Question


List the various losses in Centrifugal pump. With the help a neat labeled sketch, explain in brief the functioning of volute casing of a centrifugal pump. State any four reasons for the fault no liquid delivered in fault finding of centrifugal pump? Suggest probable remedies also. A centrifugal pump having impeller diameters 0.3 m and 0.6 m at inlet and outlet respectively is running at 1000 rpm. The vanes are curved back at an angle of 30at outlet. If the velocity of flow through the impeller is 3 m/s constant. Find i) Vane angle at inlet and ii) Work done per kg of water on the wheel. What is priming? Explain construction and working of submersible pump. Write any eight applications of centrifugal pump. State and explain the possible causes if centrifugal pump fail to start pumping. What is priming? Why it is required in case of a centrifugal pump. List out the various types of casings used in centrifugal pump and draw neat sketch of volute casing. Centrifugal pump not delivering water give atleast four reasons and remedies. A Centrifugal pump works against 10 m at 1000 rpm. The vanes are curved back at an angle of 300 to the tangent at the outer periphery. The impeller diameter is 30 cm and has width 5 cm at outlet. Determine the discharge if manometric efficiency is 95%, also determine power required to operate overall efficiency is 65% State hydraulic function of casing which is used for centrifugal pump. What is NPSH for centrifugal pump? How it is calculated? What is significance in the installation of centrifugal pump? What is priming? Why it is necessary for centrifugal pumps? Draw inlet and outlet velocity triangles for impeller of centrifugal pump when the impeller is having i) Backward curved vane ii) Radial vane iii) Forward curved vane. The internal and external diameters of impeller of centrifugal pump are 200 mm and 400 mm respectively. The pump is running at 1200 rpm. The vane angles at inlet and outlet are 200 and 300 respectively. The water enters the impeller radially and velocity of flow is constant. Determine the

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workdone by the impeller per unit weight of water. 18 Explain the different types of casing for a centrifugal pump. 19 A centrifugal pump delivers 30 litres of water per second to a height of 18 meters through a pipe 90 m long and 100 mm diameter. If the overall efficiency of the pump is 75 % Find the power required to drive the pump. Take f = 0.012 20 Draw neat labeled sketch of i) Vortex casing ii) Volute casing 21 State the meaning of NPSH. A centrifugal pump has an impeller with outer dia. Of 70 cm and inner dia. Of 35 cm. Angles of vane at inlet and outlet are 400 and 250 resp. The width at the inlet is 7 cm and outlet 3 cm. Pump runs at 1440 rpm. Assume radial entry at inlet of the pump and vanes bent backwards, calculate discharge, power required to drive the pump. 22 State any three troubles and their remedies commonly experienced during operation of centrifugal pump. 23 Draw a neat labeled sketch of multi stage centrifugal of pump. Why priming is necessary? Give reason. 24 Define Suction Lift and Suction Head for a centrifugal pump. Draw the block diagram showing the position of centrifugal pump with respect to suction lift and suction head. In which position priming is not necessary? 25 Name different types of casing used for centrifugal pump. Explain any one of them with neat sketch and label sketch. 26 The outer diameter of an impeller of a centrifugal pump is 400 mm and outlet width 50 mm. The pump is running at 800 r.p.m. and is working against a total head of 15 m. The vane angle at outlet is 400 and manometric efficiency is 75%. Determine: i) Velocity of flow at outlet ii) Velocity of water leaving the vane iii) Angle made by the absolute at outlet with the direction of motion at outlet and iv) Discharge 27 LList the different type of casing used in centrifugal pump with their application. 28 A centrifugal pump has an impeller of 500mm external dia and 350mm internal dia and runs at 1000rpm. The vanes are set back an angle of 300 to outer rim. If radial velocity of water through impeller is maintained constant at 2m/sec. Find: 1. Angles at inlet 2. Velocity of water outlet 3. The work done when velocity at inlet circumference

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of the wheel is half the velocity of outer circumference of the wheel. State any two faults in centrifugal pumps and their remedies. Stat any four reasons for the fault no liquid delivered in fault finding of the centrifugal pump. Define the following terms with respect to centrifugal pump: 1. Total head 2. Manomatric head 3. Manometric efficiency 4. Overall efficiency A centrifugal pump is to discharge water at the rate of 110 litres/sec at the speed of 1450rpm.Against the head of 23m. The impeller dia is 250mm and its width is 50mm. If manometric efficiency is 75% determine vane angle at outer periphery. Assignment No. 8 (Reciprocating Pumps) Question
Define separation in Reciprocating pump. Draw the indicator diagram considering both acceleration head and friction head for reciprocating pump. Explain the construction and working of double acting reciprocating Pump with the help of neat sketch. Why the reciprocating pump is called as the Positive displacement pump. Define i) Slip ii) Negative slip Define the term Negative Slip why it takes place in case of Reciprocating pump. What is the difference between Centrifugal pump and Reciprocating pump. Give atleast eight points. With the help of neat indicator diagram explain the separation and Cavitation in the Reciprocating pump. What are the effects and how to minimize it. Explain the concept of vapour pressure. Explain construction, working principle and applications of double acting reciprocating pumps. High speed is not desirable in reciprocating pump. Give reasons. State advantages of air vessel when used on suction side. Define slip in case of reciprocating pump. Distinguish between centrifugal pump and reciprocating pump on the basis of working principle, pressure head and discharge. Describe with a neat sketch the working of single acting reciprocating pump. Why is a reciprocating pump not coupled directly to the motor? Give reason.

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15 Draw a neat sketch of double acting reciprocating pump and label the components. 16 Draw an indicator diagram with effect of accelerator head and frictional head for a reciprocating pump. 17 What is ve slip in case of reciprocating pump? When it occurs? Also explain cavitation. 18 Draw theoretical indicator diagram for reciprocating pump. 19 State applications of reciprocating pump. State differences between reciprocating pump and centrifugal pump. (any four) 20 Draw a neat and labeled indicator diagram considering the effect of acceleration and friction in suction and delivery pipes in case of single acting reciprocating pump. 21 What is an air vessel? Explain the function of the air vessel for reciprocating pumps. Sketch the system. List the types of fluid flows. 22 Explain function of air vessel related to reciprocating pump. 23 Diff. between reciprocating and centrifugal pump. 24 Draw indicator diagram considering both acceleration and friction head for reciprocating pump. 25 What is air vessel? To which pump is used. State three main reasons.

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Question Bank for Skill Test of Fluid Mechanics & Machinery (SYME) A) Each question contains 2 marks a) What is use of dead weight pressure gauge? a) Differentiate between intensity of pressure & pressure head. a) Give any two examples of negative pressure. a) What are types of manometers a) What are types of gauges a) State Bernoullis theorem. a) What is meant by T.E.L. & H.G.L. a) Why length of divergent cone is more than convergent cone. a) What is meant by Cc, Cv, Cd? a) What are major losses? a) What is meant by minor losses. List Them a) What is meant by impulse turbine? a) What is meant by reaction turbine? a) Why hemispherical buckets are used for Pelton wheel. a) What does priming of pump mean? a) What is meant by manometric head a) What is principle of pump. a) What is principle of turbine.

B) Each question contains 6 marks 1) How overall efficiency of centrifugal pump is calculated in experiment. 2) How overall efficiency of pelton wheel is calculated in experiment. 3) How coefficient of friction is calculated in the experiment. 4) How minor losses are calculated in the experiment. 5) How actual discharge & theoretical discharge is calculated in experiment. 6) What are the specifications of Kaplan turbine at Kanher Hydropower plant (any 6 point) 7) Differentiate Francis turbine & Kaplan turbine on any 6 points. 8) Differentiate centrifugal pump & reciprocationg pump on any 6 points. 9) Differentiate impulse turbine & reaction turbine on any 6 points 23

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