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Comprehensive Exam-Fluid Engineering

This comprehensive exam covers fluid engineering concepts including fluid flow analysis, boundary layers, pressure distributions, fluid flow through orifices and pipes, manometric measurements, and pump power calculations. The exam consists of 8 multi-part problems testing knowledge of topics such as laminar and turbulent flow, velocity profiles, heat and momentum transfer, discharge equations, hydrostatic pressure, and pump power requirements. Students have 3 hours to complete the 100 point exam requiring both quantitative calculations and qualitative sketches.

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Comprehensive Exam-Fluid Engineering

This comprehensive exam covers fluid engineering concepts including fluid flow analysis, boundary layers, pressure distributions, fluid flow through orifices and pipes, manometric measurements, and pump power calculations. The exam consists of 8 multi-part problems testing knowledge of topics such as laminar and turbulent flow, velocity profiles, heat and momentum transfer, discharge equations, hydrostatic pressure, and pump power requirements. Students have 3 hours to complete the 100 point exam requiring both quantitative calculations and qualitative sketches.

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Comprehensive Exam- Fluid Engineering

Total marks: 100 Duration: 3 hours

1. Figure below shows the flow of a fluid with Prandtl number, Pr < 1, through a pipe. The fluid
becomes thermally fully developed at location x = b. The flow of the fluid is laminar. (15 marks)

a) Qualitatively sketch the thermal and momentum boundary layer thickness as a function of position
Note: Be sure to clearly show which is which. Also, label the hydrodynamic and thermal entry
lengths and indicate the location x = b.

b) Qualitatively sketch the local and average heat transfer coefficient as a function of x; indicate the
location x = b.

c) Qualitatively sketch the local and average friction factor as a function of x; indicate the location x
= b.

2. Consider a flat plate boundary layer flow as shown in the below figure. If the layer thickness ‘’
increases with x as shown below. Assume the flow to be incompressible and two dimensional. Show
that (a) the y-velocity component v(x,y) is positive everywhere with in the layer; (b) v increases
parabolically with ‘y’ near the wall; (c) and v reaches a positive maximum at y=. (10 marks)
3. Take the velocity field 𝑢 = 𝑎(𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 ), 𝑣 = −2𝑎𝑥𝑦, 𝑤 = 0 and determine under what conditions it
is a solution to the Navier-Stokes momentum equation. Assuming that these conditions are met,
determine the resulting pressure distribution. (15 marks).

4. Water flows from a large tank through an orifice of 3 inch diameter and against a block as shown in
below figure. The water jet strikes the block at the vena contracta. The block weights 20 Kg and the
coefficient of friction between the block and the floor is 0.57. The orifice coefficient of discharge is
0.6 and the coefficient of contraction is 0.62. What is the minimum height required in the water tank
in order to move the water tank to the right (1 inch =0.0254 meter). (15 marks)

5. A person with height 5feet 10inch is standing in a swimming pool. A person is half inside the water
and half outside water. Assume the free surface of water inside a swimming pool is the same as mean
sea-level. Calculate the gauge pressure at the head (top) and at the toes (bottom) of this person in Pa.
[10 marks]

6. A 500 liter vertical cylindrical tank has a diameter of 0.5m. A tank is open to the atmosphere from
the top (at atmospheric pressure). There is a discharge valve 50mm above the bottom of the tank. The
diameter of the valve is 15mm. Initially the tank is filled full with water. The valve is open at time t =
0 sec. [15 marks]

1. Draw the schematic of above tank


2. Calculate the discharge at each 0.5m water height from bottom (i.e. at 0.5m, 1m, 1.5m…)
3. Draw the graph of discharge vs height
4. How much time it takes to empty the tank upto 100 mm above the bottom of the tank.

7. Air at 20° C and 1atm flows at 20m/s past a flat plate. A pitot stagnation tube, placed 2 mm from the
wall develops a manometric head of 16 mm (specific gravity of manometric fluid= 0.827). Estimate
the downstream position x of the pitot tube assuming laminar flow. [10 marks]
8. Oil flows through a 3 cm diameter pipe which slopes at 37°. If P =500 kPa and P =180 kPa
A B

determine:

a. whether the flow is up or down

b. the flow rate in m3/h

If the pump has to push oil from A to B at the rate of 3kg/s, at 100% efficiency, what pump power is
required? Given, density and dynamic viscosity of the oil is 891 kg/m3 and 0.29 kg/m.s. [10 marks]

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