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B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2009 Third Semester Civil Engineering CE 2202 MECHANICS OF FLUIDS (Regulation 2008) Time : Three hours Marks Answer ALL Questions PART A (10 Marks) 1. 2 = 20 Maximum : 100

How are fluids classified based on Newtons law of viscosity? Give one example for any two types of fluid. At a certain point in castor oil the shear stress is 0.216 N/m2 and the velocity gradient is 0.216 s1. If the mass density of castor oil is 959.42 kg/m3, find kinematic viscosity. Define vacuum pressure and give its mathematical expression. Define Streamline and pathline in fluid flow. What are the basic assumptions made in deriving Bernoullis Theorem? What is Moody Diagram and its use in pipe flow? What is boundary layer and write its types of thickness? Distinguish between pipes in series and in parallel. Enlist the advantages of dimensional analysis in fluid mechanics. Give two examples of a fluid flow situation where Froude model law is applied.

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PART B (5 16 = 80 Marks) 11. (a) (i) (ii) Explain the surface tension and capillarity property of fluid with neat sketches. (8) A cubical block of 20 cm edge and weight 100 N is allowed to slide down a plane inclined at 30 to the horizontal on which there is thin film of oil of viscosity 2.5 103 N-s/m. What terminal velocity will be attained by the block if the fill thickness is 0.025 mm? (8) Or (b) (i) (ii) Explain the continuum concept of system. (8)

A U tube differential manometer connects two pressure

pipes A and B. Pipe A contains carbon tetrachloride having specific gravity 1.594 under a pressure of 1.2 kgf/cm2 and pipe B contains oil of specific gravity 0.8 under a pressure of 1.2 kgf/cm2. The pipe A lies 2.5 m above pipe B. Find the difference of pressure measured by mercury as fluid filling U tube. (8) 12. (a) Derive an expression to find the distance of centre of pressure from free surface of liquid of an inclined plane surface sub-merged in the liquid.(16) Or (b) The velocity potential function is given by an equation

= (x y3 / 3) x 2 + (x 3 y / 3) + y 2
(i) (ii) 13. (a) Find the velocity components in x and y directions. Show that represents a possible case of flow. (16)

A venturimeter measures the flow in a 75 mm diameter pipe. The of head between the entrance and the throat difference of the venturimeter is measured by U-tube containing mercury, the space above the mercury on each side being filled with water. What should be the diameter of the throat of the venturimeter in order that the difference of levels of mercury shall be 0.25 m when the quantity of water flowing in 630 litres/minute. Assume the discharge co-efficient as the pipe is 0.97. (16) Or 2

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Derive an expression for the velocity distribution for the viscous flow through a circular pipe. Also sketch the velocity distribution and shear stress distribution across a section of the pipe. (16)

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For the velocity profile for laminar boundary layer obtain an expression for boundary layer thickness, shear stress, drag force on one side of the plate and coefficient of drag in terms of Reynolds number. (16) u y = 2 2 U y
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Or (b) The lengths of the pipes 120 m and 90 m connected to tank in series of one end and other end is freely discharges into atmosphere whereas the diameters are 500 mm and 250 mm respectively. The Coefficient of the friction for both the pipes is 0.008. The Height of water level in the tanks is 15 m above the centre of the pipe. Find the rate of flow of water through the pipes, considering all the losses. Also draw the hydraulic gradient line for the system. (16) State Buckingum theorem. Derive an expression for drag force by dimensional analysis using the variables to controlling the motion of the vessel through water are the drag force F, the speed floating V, the length L, density and dynamic viscosity of water and acceleration due to gravity g. Or (b) Write short notes on the following : (i) (ii) (iii) Dimensionless Homogeneity with example. Euler Model Law. Similitude. (4) (4) (4) (4)

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(iv) Undistorted and Distorted Models.

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