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This document outlines the examination paper for the EEE 209 Fluid Mechanics course at Machakos University for the 2020/2021 academic year. It includes instructions for the exam, detailing the structure with five questions, where the first question is compulsory and carries the most marks. The questions cover various fluid mechanics concepts, calculations, and applications related to pressure, equilibrium, and flow rates.

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Eee 209 Fluid Mechanics 2

This document outlines the examination paper for the EEE 209 Fluid Mechanics course at Machakos University for the 2020/2021 academic year. It includes instructions for the exam, detailing the structure with five questions, where the first question is compulsory and carries the most marks. The questions cover various fluid mechanics concepts, calculations, and applications related to pressure, equilibrium, and flow rates.

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MACHAKOS UNIVERSITY

University Examinations for 2020/2021 Academic Year


SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
SECOND YEAR SPECIAL/SUPPLIMENTARY EXAMINATION FOR
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING)
EEE 209 FLUID MECHANICS
DATE: 24/3/2021 TIME: 8.30-10.30 AM
INSTRUCTIONS
This paper contains five questions
Question ONE is Compulsory and carries 30 marks
Four remaining questions carry 20 marks each
Attempt question one and any other two questions

QUESTION ONE (COMPULSORY) (30 MARKS)


a) Show that the pressure at a point in a fluid at rest is equal an all directions (4 marks)
b) A U- tube mercury manometer is used to measure the absolute pressure of water at A as
indicated in figure 1

Figure 1

Calculate the absolute pressure at A when a =1.5m , h =1.16m


Assume specific density of Mercury is 1.36 (4 marks)

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c) i) Using usual notations and explaining the meaning of all symbols used show that
when a cylindrical vessel containing water is spun in a vertical plane, the water
surface will form a paraboloid of revolution. (4 marks)
ii) A cylindrical vessel 100mm in diameter and 0.3 m high contains water when at rest
to a depth of 225 mm . If the vessel is rotated abound its longitudinal axis which is
vertical, calculate;
- speed at which water will start to spill over the edge. (4 marks)
- the axial depth (2 marks)
d) i) State the three conditions in which a solid body can be at equilibrium. (3 marks)
ii) Define the term ‘metacenter’ (2 marks)
iii) Show how stability of a floating body depends on the position of the metacenter and
the centre of gravity (3 marks)
iv) A one cubic meter of ice floats freely in a vessel at 00 C. How much of the ice is
exposed? (2 marks)
v) What will be the change of the level of water when the ice melts (assume the area of
the water surface is 4m2). (1 mark)

QUESTION TWO (20MARKS)


a) Show that for a completely submerged flat plate inclined at ϴ degrees to the horizontal the
depth of the center of pressure vertically below the surface is given by
Ћ=I
B Sin ϴ
2

ℏ=
Ў
Where Ў = the depth of the center of area vertically below the free surface
A = surface area of the submerged surface
IB = 2nd moment of area of the surface about B (8 marks)
b) A circular plane plate of 4m diameter is immersed in water with its plane making an angle
of 300 with water surface and the top edge touching the water surface also.
Calculate the:-
i. Depth of the center of pressure vertically below the free surface. (8 marks)
ii. The total force acting on the surface (6 marks)
Assume the density of water is 103 kg/m3 and g = 9.81 m/sec2

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QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)
a) Define the term ‘continuity” (2 marks)
b) Two points A and B in a pipe line are 24m and 12m respectively above datum level. The
diameter of the pipe at A is 150 mm while at B is 100 mm diameter, the pressure at A is 82
KN/m2 and 1350 dm3 of water per minute flow from A to B .
Determine the :-
i. total energy per kg of water at A with reference in datum level (8 marks)
ii. pressure at B assuming that the loss of head due to friction between A and B is 3m
(10 marks)

QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)


a) Using usual notations and explain the meaning of all symbols used, derive an expression for
the discharge through a horizontal venturimeter for an incompressible frictionless fluid.
(10 marks)
b) A venturimeter fitted to a pipe 450mm diameter has a throat diameter 200mm. Calculate the
flow rate through the venturimeter when the venturi head is 175 mm of water.
Assume Cd is 0.96 (10 marks)

QUESTION FIVE (20 MARKS)

a) Show the discharge through a trapezoidal notch Q is given by;

2 4
= 2 +
3 5

Where Cd=coefficient of discharge


L=Width of the rectangular section of the trapezium
=inclination of the side of the trapezium to the vertical
H=depth of water below the free surface (12 marks)

b) Calculate the quantity of water flowing over a V-notch having an included angle of 900
which when the head is 0.2 meters
Assume the coefficient of discharge is = 0.6 (8 marks)

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