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    This document contains a model question paper for the subject Fluid Mechanics and Machinery. It has three parts - Part A contains 10 multiple choice questions worth 1 mark each. Part B contains 5 questions worth 3 marks each. Part C contains 5 questions worth 15 marks each or more. The questions cover topics like fluid properties, hydrostatics, fluid flow, pumps, turbines, pipes and other hydraulic machines. Students are asked to calculate values like head loss, velocity, discharge, power required and efficiency for given hydraulic systems and machines. They also have to determine parameters like number of pumps required, diameter of turbine runner based on given specifications and performance details.

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    This document contains a model question paper for the subject Fluid Mechanics and Machinery. It has three parts - Part A contains 10 multiple choice questions worth 1 mark each. Part B contains 5 questions worth 3 marks each. Part C contains 5 questions worth 15 marks each or more. The questions cover topics like fluid properties, hydrostatics, fluid flow, pumps, turbines, pipes and other hydraulic machines. Students are asked to calculate values like head loss, velocity, discharge, power required and efficiency for given hydraulic systems and machines. They also have to determine parameters like number of pumps required, diameter of turbine runner based on given specifications and performance details.

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    This document contains a model question paper for the subject Fluid Mechanics and Machinery. It has three parts - Part A contains 10 multiple choice questions worth 1 mark each. Part B contains 5 questions worth 3 marks each. Part C contains 5 questions worth 15 marks each or more. The questions cover topics like fluid properties, hydrostatics, fluid flow, pumps, turbines, pipes and other hydraulic machines. Students are asked to calculate values like head loss, velocity, discharge, power required and efficiency for given hydraulic systems and machines. They also have to determine parameters like number of pumps required, diameter of turbine runner based on given specifications and performance details.

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    This document contains a model question paper for the subject Fluid Mechanics and Machinery. It has three parts - Part A contains 10 multiple choice questions worth 1 mark each. Part B contains 5 questions worth 3 marks each. Part C contains 5 questions worth 15 marks each or more. The questions cover topics like fluid properties, hydrostatics, fluid flow, pumps, turbines, pipes and other hydraulic machines. Students are asked to calculate values like head loss, velocity, discharge, power required and efficiency for given hydraulic systems and machines. They also have to determine parameters like number of pumps required, diameter of turbine runner based on given specifications and performance details.

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    Reg. No.

    ________

    Karunya University
    (Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences)
    (Declared as Deemed to be University under Sec.3 of the UGC Act, 1956)

    Model Question Paper


    Subject Title:
    Subject Code:

    FLUID MECHANICS AND MACHINERY


    12CE263

    Time: 3 hours
    Maximum Marks: 100

    PART A (10 X 1 = 10 MARKS)


    1. The ratio between the weight of a fluid to its volume is called ____________.
    2. Define viscosity.
    3. What is a steady flow\?
    4. Define vortex flow.
    5. Define coefficient of discharge.
    6. What is water hammering?
    7. Name the main parts of a centrifugal pump.
    8. Define slip.
    9. What do you mean by gross head of a turbine?
    10. Define flow ratio.

    PART B (5 X 3 = 15 MARKS)
    11. Name the different forces present in a fluid flow. For the Eulers equation of motion, which all forces
    are taken into consideration?
    12. What is a manometer? How are they classified?
    13. What is a syphon? On what principle it works?
    14. What is priming? Why is it necessary?
    15. What is cavitation? How can it be avoided in reaction turbine?

    PART C (5 X 15 = 75 MARKS)
    16. An oil of Kinematic Viscosity 0.5 stoke is flowing through a pipe of diameter 300 mm at the rate of
    320 liters per second. Find the head lost due to friction for a length of 60 m of the pipe.
    OR
    17. If for a two dimensional potential flow, the velocity potential is given by = x (2y -1), determine the
    velocity at the point P (4, 5). Determine also the value of stream function at point P.
    18. Determine the total pressure on a circular plate of diameter 1.5 m which is placed vertically in water
    in such a way that the center of plate is 2m below the free surface of water. Find the position of
    center of pressure also.
    OR
    19. A pipe, through which water is flowing is having diameters 40 cm and 20 cm at cross sections 1 and
    2 respectively. The velocity of water at section 1 is given 5.0 m/s. find the velocity head at the
    sections 1 and 2 and also rate of discharge.

    20. A right angled V- notch is used for measuring a discharge of 30 liters/s. An error of 2 mm was made
    in measuring the head over the notch. Calculate the percentage error in the discharge. Take Cd =
    0.60.
    OR
    21. A pipe contains an oil of specific gravity 0.8. A differential manometer connected at the two points
    A and B of the pipe shows a difference in mercury level as 20 cm. Find the difference of pressure at
    the two points.
    22. Find the number of pumps required to take water from a deep well under a total head of 156 m. Also
    the pumps are identical and are running at 1000 rpm. The specific speed of each pump is given as 20
    while the rated capacity of each pump is 150 liters/s.
    OR
    23. A double acting reciprocating pump, running at 50 rpm is discharging 900 liters of water per minute.
    The pump has a stroke of 400 mm. the diameter of piston is 250 mm. The delivery and suction heads
    are 25 m and 4 m respectively. Find the slip of the pump and power required to drive the pump.
    24. Design a pelton wheel for a head of 80 m and speed 300 rpm. The pelton wheel develops 103 kW
    shaft power. Take Cv = 0.98, speed ratio = 0.45 and overall efficiency = 0.80.
    OR
    25. A Kaplan turbine working under a head of 29 m develops 1287.5 kW shaft power. If the speed ratio
    is equal to 2.1, flow ratio = 0.62, diameter of boss = 0.34 times the diameter of the runner and overall
    efficiency of the turbine = 89 %, find the diameter of the runner and speed of turbine.

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