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MANGOSUTHU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYLUID MECHANICS II MAKEUP TEST SEM II 2013

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.
QUESTION 1
1.1 Water flows at a rate of

vertically upwards in a tapering pipe from point 1 to point 2. Point 2 is 1,5m

above point 1. At point 1 the pipe diameter is 0,5m and the pressure is 800kPa. If pressure at 2 is 600kPa,
determine:
1.1.1 The velocity at point 2. [3]
1.1.2 The diameter of the pipe at point 2. [3]
1.2 Water flows at 600l/s through a horizontal pipe that tapers from point 1 to 2 from 0,5m to 0,245m
diameters respectively. The pressure gauge at point 1 reads 2bar. Determine:
1.2.1 The velocity of flow at point 1. [3]
1.2.2 The velocity of flow at point 2. [3]
1.2.3 The diameter of point 2. [3]
1.2.4 The pressure at point 2. [3]
1.3 Write the mathematical expression for the law of conservation of energy of a fluid that flows in a vertical pipe
from point 1 to 2 where point 2 is above point 1. [2]
Question 2
2.1 The flow velocity of water in a pipe is measured by a pitot static tube which is placed at the centre of a 30cm
diameter pipe. The difference between the stagnation and static pressure measured as head of mercury and
converted to head of water is 10cm. If the coefficient of velocity C
v
= 0, 98 determine:
2.1.1 The velocity of the water in the pipe. [3]
2.1.2 The discharge through the pipe. [3]
2.2 Water is discharged through an orifice of diameter 150mm in the vertical side of the tank at the rate of
190l/s. The water level in above the centreline of the orifice is 15m. A point on the jet is measured from the vena
contracta and the coordinates found to be 5m in the horizontal and 0,5m in the vertical. Find:
2.2.1 The coefficient of discharge. [3]
2.2.2 The coefficient of velocity [4]
2.2.3 The coefficient contraction. [3]
2.2.4 Draw the arrangement and label the orifice, jet and the coordinates. [4]
Question 3
Consider a siphon shown in the figure below. Assume negligible frictional losses. Determine:


3.1 The speed of the jet at out let point 2. [5]
3.2 The pressure head at point A. [3]
3.3 Define the term viscosity. [2]