3RD SEM /CHEMICAL/ 2020(W)NEW

Th-2 Fluid Mechanics

Full Marks: 80 Time- 3 Hrs
Answer any five Questions including Q No.1& 2
Figures in the right hand margin indicates marks

1. Answer All questions 2 x10

a. What is viscosity? State its unit.
b. Define laminar and turbulent flow.
c. What is equation of continuity?
d. What do you mean by cavitation of a pump?

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e. Write the Fanning friction factor for laminar and Turbulent flow.
f. Why venturimeter is used? On what principle is it based on?
g. What is NPSH?
h. Write two variable head meters.

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i. What is fluidization?
j. Why differential manometer is used?
2. Answer Any Six Questions 6x5
a. Describe different types of fluid.
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b. A simple U-tube manometer is installed across an orifice meter. The
manometric fluid is mercury (SG -13.6) and flowing fluid through piping is
carbon tetrachloride (SG- 1.6). The manometer reads 200mm. What is the
pressure difference over a manometer in N/m2?
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c. Describe about air binding and priming of the pump.

d. Derive the Bernoulli equation for incompressible fluid without fluid friction.
e. Water is flowing through a pipe of 5cm diameter under a pressure of
29.43N/cm2 (gauge) and mean velocity of 2m/s. find the total head of water at
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a cross-section, which is 5m above the datum line.

f. What are the advantages of venturimeter? Describe in brief.
g Differentiate between Centrifugal pump and Reciprocating pump.
3 Sugar syrup is flowing through a pipe of 55 mm internal diameter at a rate of 10
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66.67cm3/s. The viscosity of the syrup is 0.15 N.s/m2 and its density is
1040kg/m3. Calculate the frictional loss over a length of 10m.
4 Describe in detail the construction and working of the centrifugal pump with 10
diagram.
5 Derive the flow equation for a venturimeter. 10
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6 Water flows at the rate of 0.147m /s through a 150mm diameter orifice 10
inserted in a 300mm diameter pipe. If pressure gauge fitted at the upstream
and the downstream of the orifice plate give reading of 176.58kN/m2 and
88.29kN/m2 respectively, find the coefficient of discharge of the orifice meter.
Density of water = 1000kg/m3.
7 Explain briefly Reynolds experiment with a neat sketch. 10
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