Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University)

Mid-Term Examination, September-2023

Programme : B.Tech. (Mechanical) Year/Semester : 3rd/ 5th
Course Name : Fluid Mechanics Course Code : ME2022
Time : 1.5 Hours Maximum Marks : 50
Important Notes:
• The candidates, before starting to write the solutions, should check the question paper for any discrepancy, and also
ensure that they have been delivered the question paper of right course code.
• All questions are compulsory.
• All symbols, unless stated, have their usual meaning in context of the course.
• If any data is missing/ additional data is required, assume suitably and state clearly.
Q. Mark
Question
No. s
1. The clutch system shown in Fig. is used to 5
transmit torque through a 3-mm-thick oil
film with µ=0.38 Ns/m2 between two
identical 30-cm-diameter disks. When the
driving shaft rotates at a speed of 1450 rpm,
the driven shaft is observed to rotate at 1398
rpm. Assuming a linear velocity profile for
the oil film, determine the transmitted
torque.
2. Explain why some people experience nose bleeding and some others experience 5
shortness of breath at high elevations.
Analysis: Atmospheric air pressure which is the external pressure exerted on the skin
decreases with increasing elevation. Therefore, the pressure is lower at higher elevations. As
a result, the difference between the blood pressure in the veins and the air pressure outside
increases. This pressure imbalance may cause some thin-walled veins such as the ones in the
nose to burst, causing bleeding. The shortness of breath is caused by the lower air density at
higher elevations, and thus lower amount of oxygen per unit volume.
Discussion: People who climb high mountains like Mt. Everest suffer other physical
problems due to the low pressure.
3. Briefly explain the principle employed in the manometers used for the 5
measurement of pressure. Differentiate between simple and differential type of
manometers.
4. A 3-m-high, 6-m-wide rectangular gate is hinged 10
at the top edge at A and is restrained by a fixed
ridge at B. Determine the hydrostatic force exerted
on the gate by the 5-m-high water and the location
of the pressure centre.

5. An inverted U-tube manometer is connected to 5

two horizontal pipes A and B through which water
is flowing. The vertical distance between the axes
of these pipes is 30 cm. When an oil of sp. gr. 0.8
is used as gauge fluid, the vertical heights of water
columns in the two limbs of the inverted
manometer (when measured from the respective
centre lines of the pipes) are found to be same and
equal to 35 cm. Determine the difference of
pressure between the pipes.
6. What is buoyant force? What causes it? What is the magnitude of the buoyant 5
force acting on a submerged body whose volume is V? What are the direction
and the line of action of the buoyant force?
7. A hollow cylinder of outside diameter 1.25 m, length 3.5 m and specific weight 8
75537 N/m3, floats just in stable equilibrium in sea water. Find the minimum
permissible thickness of the cylinder. Sea water weighs 10055 N/m3.
8. A cylindrical vessel 12 cm in diameter and 30 cm deep is filled with water up to 7
the top. The vessel is open at the top. Find the quantity of liquid left in the
vessel, when it is rotated about its vertical axis with a speed of 600 rpm.