at +E} W| Mech| Fuid Meehani a 28)os) ie GN-8231 3 Hours) [Total Marks : 100 1. QNo.1 is compulsory. 2. Answer any 4 of the remaining questions 3. Assume suitable data, ifnecessary QNo.t 20 (2) Two discs of 250 mm diameter are placed 1.5 mm apart and the gup is filled with an oil. A power of $00 W is required to rotate the upper disc at 500 rpm while ‘keeping the lower one stationary. Determine the viscosity of the oil (b) A flowfield is described by the equation y = y—x*. Sketch the streamline y = 0. Derive an expression for velocity at any point in the flow field. Find the vorticity of the flow. (©) The absolute pressure within a vessel is 72.5 KPa. What will be the corresponding ‘vacuum in the vessel (in mm of mercury) ifthe atmospheric pressure is 752 mm ‘of mercury. @ A stone weighs 245 N in air and 168 N in water. Calculate its volume and specific gravity QNo2 (@) In the flow through a circular pipe the velocity distibution ata section is. 10 given by U/Umax =( 1-1/R)", where U isthe velocity at radius r and R is the extreme radius of the pipe, Calculate the Kinetic Energy correction factor. (b)Water flows into a U bend placed in the horizontal plane. At inlet the gauge 10 pressure is 200 KPa and diameter is 200 mm. The flowrate is 30 Ky/s. At exit the pressure is P and the diameter is 250 mm. Determine P and the forces acting on the bend if the flow is assumed to be steady. [TURN OVERCon. 4425-GN-8231--12, 2 QNo3 (a) Three pipes are laid in series between two reservoirs. Their lengths and 10 diameters are as follows: Pipe-1 300m, 30 ems, f= 0.018 Pipe-2 :150:m,20cms, f= 0.020 Pipe-3 : 200m long, 25 cms, f= 0.019 Determine the rate of flow through the pipes ifthe difference in elevations of ‘water levels between the two reservoirs is 15 m. Account for all the losses. Contraction and expansion are sudden. (&) A half body contour is formed by a source ( at the origin) of 40x m'/s.m ina 10 uniform horizontal stream ( from left to right) of velocity 10 m/s, Calculate the s velocities at the body contour for values of 180°, 150°, 120° and 90°. Calculate the pressure at 90° if water is flowing and the pressure in the undisturbed stream is oPa, QNo.4 Write short notes ( any 3) 8. Grid generation in CFD b. Bemoulli’s flowmeters & Turbulence models Moody's chart QNoS (@) The velocity profile within a laminar boundary layer over a flat plate is given by 10 #2 2-2 2 GMD a Where U is the mean stream velocity and 6 is the boundary layer thickness, Determine the displacement thickness and the momentum thickness, the equationCon. 4425—GN-8231--12. 3 (b). Glycerine of density 1250 kg/m3 and dynamic viscosity of 0.75 Pas flows 10 through a pipe of 85 mm diameter. Ifthe shear stress at the wall is 300 N’m2, calculate the following (@ The average velocity in the pipe i) The flowrate (ii) The Reynold’s number of flow (iv) The pressure gradient along the flow QNos (@) A spherical vessel is completely filled with water of weight 9810 N. What is the 8 resultant fluid pressure on each of the halves into which itis divided by a vertical diametrical plane. If the diametrical plane is horizontal , show that the resultant fluid pressure on one half is 5 times on the other. (b) Prove that streamlines and equipotential lines are orthogonal to each other 4 (© Acylindrical can 76 mm in diameter and 152 mm high, weighing 1.11 N, 8 contains water to a depth of 76 mm.When this can is placed in water, how deep will it sink? QNo7 (@) Write the Navier-Stokes equations for a compressible , unsteady, three 8 dimensional flow of a viscous fluid and explain all the terms. How do the equations change when the fluid is incompressible and steady. (b) _ A vertical rectangular gate 3m high and 1.8 m wide has a water column on its 12 ‘upper edge of 4.5 m. What is the location of a horizontal line which divides this area (a) so thatthe forces on the upper and lower portions are the seme, and (b) so ‘that the moments ofthe forces about the line are the same?