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Name of the Student Assignment Questions

1. Classification of time dependent and
time independent fluids with suitable
examples.
2. If the velocity profile of a liquid over
a plate is a parabolic with the vertex
202 cm from the plate, where the
velocity is 120 cm/sec. calculate the
velocity gradients and shear stress at
a distance of 0, 10 and 20 cm from
the plate, if the viscosity of the fluid
is 8.5 poise.

3. Define Buckingham’s π theorem and

explain the use of Buckingham’s π
theorem in the dimensional analysis.
4. Find the specific gravity, dynamic
viscosity and kinematic viscosity of an
oil having density 981 kg/m3. The shear
stress at a point in oil is 0.25 N/m 2 and
velocity gradient at that point is 0.2 per
second. Also determine the
compressibility of the liquid, if the
pressure is increased from 0.7 MPa to
1.3 MPa while the volume decreases by
0.15 percent.
5. Explain the principle of venturimeter
with a neat sketch and discuss the
relative merits and demerits of
venturimeter with respect to orifice
meter.
6. A 1m2, 10 kg flat plate slides down an
inclined plane making 30 ° angle with
the horizontal. A 1 mm thick oil of
viscosity 0.05 Pa.s is between inclined
the plane and the flat plane. Determine
the steady state velocity of the plate.
7. Derive the Hagen-Poiseuille for laminar
flow through circular pipes
8. Compare and distinguish between
venturimeter and rotameter.
9. A simple U-tube manometer is installed
across an orifice meter. The manometric
fluid is mercury (specific gravity 13.6)
and flowing fluid through piping is
carbon tetrachloride (specific gravity
1.6). The manometer reads 200 mm.
What is the pressure difference over a
 manometer in N/m2?
10. Crude oil having a specific gravity of
0.91 and a viscosity of 0.124 Pa.s is
pumped at a rate of 7 l/s through a pipe
line 75 mm diameter having a length of
62 m and whose outlet is 3 m higher
than its inlet. Calculate the power
required for the pump if its efficiency is
60%.
11. Derive Darcy Weisbach formula for the
loss of head due to friction in a pipeline.
12. Explain the working of an orificemeter
for measuring pipe flow. What are the
factors that govern its coefficient of
discharge?
13. Glycrine of viscosity 0.9 N.s/m2 and
density 1260 kg/m3 is pumped along a
horizontal pipe 6.5 m long of diameter
d= 0.01 m at a flow rate of Q = 1.8
l/min. Determine the flow Reynold’s
number and verify whether the flow is
laminar and turbulent. Calculate the
pressure loss in the pipe due to
frictional effects and calculate the
maximum flow rate for laminar flow
conditions to prevail.
14. Crude oil of density 840 kg/m3 is
pumped at a rate of 3 l/s through a 52
mm internal diameter steel pipe under a
pressure drop of 550 kPa over a length
of 600 m. Calculate the fanning friction
factor using the Hagen-Poiseuille
equation.
15. Derive Navier Stokes equation.
16. Describe the mechanism of fluidization
approach and its applications.
17. With a neat diagram describe the
principle of working of a centrifugal
pump. Mention some applications.
18. Find an expression for the drag force on
smooth sphere of diameter D, moving
with a uniform velocity V in a fluid of
density ρ and dynamic viscosity μ,
using Rayleigh’s method.
19. Determine the head loss for flow of 0.19
m3/s of an oil with a kinematic
viscosity of 1.2210-5 m2/s through 420
m of 200 mm diameter iron pipe
(e=0.24 mm).
20. Derive an expression for finding
 terminal velocity spherical particles for
Stokes and turbulent flow regime.
21. Explain briefly the dependence of
friction factor on Reynolds number and
roughness of pipe for flow through
straight pipe.
22. Derive a mathematical expression for
determining theoretical discharge
through an orificemeter.
23. Starting from Ergun equation, deduce
an expression for finding the minimum
fluidization velocity for laminar and
turbulent conditions.
24. Write a short note on pressure
measuring devices, computational fluid
dynamics, compressible flow, and pitot
tube.
25. A venturimeter with throat diameter of
5 cm is used to measure the flow rate of
water flowing through a pipe of 0.15 m
diameter. The reading of manometer is
5 cm mercury under water. Determine
the volumetric flow rate of water
through venturimeter. An orifice meter
diameter 0f 5 cm is used to measure the
same flow rate of water in the pipe line.
Determine the reading of differential
manometer containing mercury under
water. The coefficient of discharge of
the orifice meter is 0.61.
26. Derive an expression, which describes
the condition of hydrostatic equilibrium
and state clearly the various
assumptions made in the derivation.
27. Explain in detail the classification of
non-Newtonian fluids and give the
corresponding mathematical
expressions used for describing the non-
Newtonian fluid behaviour.
28. Starting from fundamentals derive a
mathematical expression for finding
pressure drop per unit length when
flows through non-porous medium
containing non-spherical particles. State
the assumptions made and limitation of
the expressions.
29. Describe with a neat diagram the
principle and working of a centrifugal
pump.
30. What is the cavitation in the centrifugal
 pump and what are the preventive
measures to be taken to avoid the
cavitation?
31. A catalyst having spherical particles of
diameter 75 microns and bed density
1950 kg/m3 is to be contacted with a
fluid of density 875 kg/m3 and viscosity
3.310-3 kg/ms in a fluidized bed
reactor. The depth of packing in the
reactor when the fluid is not flowing is
1.45 m. the initial porosity = 0.44. What
is the pressure drop across the fluidized
bed under minimum fluidization
conditions.
32. Differentiate between centrifugal pump
and reciprocating pump. Also classify,
the various types of reciprocating pump
with a neat diagram.
33. A viscous liquid at 27 C is flowing
through a horizontal tube of 0.3 m long
and 1 inch inside diameter. For a
pressure drop of 2.75 atm, the flow rate
is 1110-5 m3/min. The density of the
fluid may be assumed as 1260 kg/m3.
Calculate the viscosity of the fluid.
34. Explain the fluid flow (concepts)
through packed beds and fluidized beds.
35. What is a dimensionless homogeneity?
Explain the Buckingham’s π-theorem of
dimensional analysis in detail.
36. A fluid of viscosity 0.7 N.s/m2 and
specific gravity 1.3 is flowing through a
circular pipe of diameter 100 mm. The
maximum shear stress at the pipe wall is
given as 196.2 N/m2, find the pressure
gradient, the average velocity, and the
Reynolds number of the flow.
37. Two horizontal plates are placed 1.25
cm apart, the space between them being
filled with oil of viscosity 1.40 N.s/m 2.
Calculate the shear stress in oil if the
upper plate is moved with a velocity of
2.5 m/s.
38. Write a short note on the characteristics
curves of a centrifugal pumps.
39. Explain the operation of a variable
headmeter with a diagram.