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No. of Pages
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Total No. of Questions : 09

B.Tech.(ME) (Sem.–6)
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MACHINERY
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Subject Code : ME-306

Paper ID : [A0821]
20689 Time : 3 Hrs.
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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES :
1. SECTION-A is COMPULSORY consisting of TEN questions carrying T WO marks
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2. SECTION-B contains FIVE questions carrying FIVE marks each and students
have to attempt any FOUR questions.
3. SECTION-C contains T HREE questions carrying T EN marks each and students
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T WO questions. 20689 20689 20689 20689

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SECTION–A
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.r c
1. Write briefly :

m
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p e
(b) What is the function of undercut on Pelton turbine blades?
o
a .r c
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(c) Differentiate between Kaplan and Propeller turbine.

r p e
(d) What is Cavitation, list down cavitation susceptible areas in turbines and pumps?
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(e) Define the term “Manometric Head”?

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a
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p
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rp
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(f) What is the function
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of surge tank?
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(g) What is the function of Air vessel?

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are ‘Unit Quantities’? 20689 b 20689 20689 20689 20689

(i) Define Pascal’s law.

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(j) How submersible pump is different from a Monoblock pump?

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SECTION-B
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2. Derive Eular’s equation for energy conversion through hydrodynamic rotor.

3. What is the function of Draft tube, derive an expression for efficiency of draft tube.
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4. Find the height from the water surface at which a centrifugal pump may be installed in
the following case to avoid cavitation :

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= 1.0 bar; vapor
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= 0.022 bar; inlet
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losses in 20689
suction pipe = 1.42 m; effective head of pump = 49 m; and cavitation parameter = 0.115.
5. Define specific speed of a turbine and its importance. Derive an expression for the same.
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6. Explain20689 20689
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the construction 20689
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of a Differential 20689
Accumulator. 20689

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7. What are performance curves? Discuss importance and plotting of these curves in detail

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8.
for impulse and reaction turbines.
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(a) Show from the first principles that work saved in a single-acting reciprocation pump,
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.r c
by fitting an air vessel is 84.8 per cent.
(b) A 20689
single acting reciprocating pump
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of 75 mm and
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e
length 150 mm. It takes supply of water from a Pump 3 m below the pump through a

o
pipe 5m long and 40 mm diameter. It delivers water to a tank 12 m above the pump

p .r c
through a pipe 30 mm diameter and 15 m long. If the separation takes place at
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p a
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may be operated without separation, plunger operates with S.H.M.

the pump 20689

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9.
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heads at r 20689
entrance to the 20689
spiral casing is 132 m and20689
p e
In an Inward flow reaction turbine (vertical shaft) the sum of the pressure and kinetic

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vertical distance 20689

and tail race level is 3.3 m. The peripheral velocity of the runner at entry is 33 m/s, the
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a
radial component of velocity of water (velocity of flow) is constant at 11.0 m/s and the

rp
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discharge from the runner
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is without20689
whirl and radial. The hydraulic
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losses are : 20689
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(a) Losses between turbine entrance and discharge from guide vanes = 4.95m,

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(b) Losses in the runner
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(c) Losses in the draft tube
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= 8.8m,
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= 0.88m,
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(d) Kinetic energy rejected to tail race = 0.55m.

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Determine :
(a) the guide blade angle and runner blade angle at inlet;
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at entry to and20689
discharge from20689
runner. 20689 20689 20689

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