NED UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Mid Term Exam Fluid Mechanics-II (CH-211)
Date: 08-08-2020
Total Marks: 20 Time: 2 Hours

Instructions: Attempt ALL questions. Provide neat and clean diagrams/graphs where necessary in
your hand written solution. Marks of each question are written separately. The 5 Marks worth of
MCQs part of the midterm is included in the total of 20 Marks.

Q 1. In a pump test the suction pressure at the pump inlet is 35 kPa below the atmospheric pressure. The
discharge pressure at a point 750 mm below the inlet is 550 kPa. Hydraulic steel tubing of same
size is used for both the suction and discharge lines. If the volume flow rate of water is 85 L/min,
calculate the power delivered by the pump to the water. [2]

Q 2. The pump shown in the figure below is delivering hydraulic oil with a specific gravity of 0.9 at a
rate of 65 L/min. The pressure at A is -275 kPa and the pressure at B is 290 kPa. The energy loss in
the system is 2.5 times the velocity head in the discharge pipe. Calculate the power delivered by the
pump to the oil. [2]

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 NED UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Mid Term Exam Fluid Mechanics-II (CH-211)
Date: 08-08-2020
Total Marks: 20 Time: 2 Hours

Q 3. Compare the general performance characteristics of positive displacement and kinetic pumps
[2]

Performance characteristic Positive displacement pumps Kinetic Pumps

Head
Capability to produce high/low pressure
Throughput
Sensitivity to viscosity changes
Steady/ pulsating discharge

Q 4. In a thermally insulated reciprocating air compressor, air at 0.98 bar and 20 0C is

compressed into one-sixth of its original volume. Determine the pressure and temperature
of the air after compression. If the compressor cylinder contains 0.07 kg of air, calculate
the required work input. For air take γ = 1.4 and cv=0.718 kJ/kgK [2]

Q 5. Water at 30 0C is pumped from an open tank through 200 m of 50-mm-diameter smooth

horizontal pipe as shown in the figure below and discharges into the atmosphere with a
velocity of 2.75 m/s. Minor losses are negligible. What is the NPSHA at the pump inlet?
Neglect losses in the short section of pipe connecting the pump to the tank. Assume
standard atmospheric pressure. [3]

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 NED UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Mid Term Exam Fluid Mechanics-II (CH-211)
Date: 08-08-2020
Total Marks: 20 Time: 2 Hours

Q 6. A centrifugal pump having a head-capacity relationship given by the equation

with ha in feet when Q is in gpm, is to be used with a system similar to that shown in figure
below. For z2- z1 = 45 ft what is the expected flow rate if the total length of constant diameter
pipe is 700 ft and the fluid is water? Assume the pipe diameter to be 3.5 inch. and the friction
factor to be equal to 0.025. Neglect all minor losses. [4]

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