Course: Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machinery (UME 713)

Topic: Kinematics of Flow and Ideal Flow

Instructor: NK/VKH/RJS Tutorial No. 02

Q1. Water flows through a pipe AB 1.2 m diameter at 3 m/s and then passes through a pipe BC 1.5 m
diameter. At C, the pipe branches. Branch CD is 0.8 m in diameter and carries one third of the flow in
AB. The flow velocity in branch CE is 2.5 m/s. Find the volume rate of flow in AB, the velocity in BC,
the velocity in CD and the diameter of CE.
[Ans. 3.293m3/s, 1.92 m/s, 2.25m/s, 1.0735m ]
Fig. for Q1

Q2. A fluid flow velocity field is given by

a) Prove that it is a case of possible steady incompressible fluid flow.

b) Calculate the velocity and acceleration at the point (2, 1, 3).
[Ans. 21.587unit, 126.18 unit]
Q3. In a two-dimensional incompressible flow, the fluid velocity components are given by

a) Show that velocity potential exists and determine its form.

b) Find also the stream function.

[Ans. ]

Q4. A source and a sink of strength 4 m /s and 8 m /s are located at (- 1, 0) and (1,0) respectively.
2 2

Determine the velocity and stream function at a point P (1, 1) which is lying on the flow net of the
resultant stream line. Also determine the pressure at P(l, 1) if the pressure at infinity is zero and density of
fluid is 1000 kg/m3 [Ans. 1.174 m/s, -689.14 N/m2]

Q5. A uniform flow with a velocity of 2 m/s is flowing over a source placed at the origin. The stagnation
point occurs at (- 0.398, 0). Determine: (i) Strength of the source, (ii) Maximum width of Rankine half-
body and (iii) Find width of the Rankine half-body at origin
[Ans. 5 m2/s, 2.5m, 1.25m]