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Unit-1

1. Define the following fluid properties: Density, Weight Density, specific gravity,
specific volume.
2. Differentiate between: (i) Liquids and gases, (ii) Real fluids and ideal fluids, (iii)
Specific weight and specific volume of a fluid.
3. what is the difference between dynamic viscosity and kinematic viscosity? State their
units of measurements.
4. State the Newton's law of viscosity and give examples of its application.
5. Explain the phenomenon Obtain of capillarity. an expression for capillary rise of a
liquid.
6. Define and explain Newton's law of viscosity.
7. (a) Distinguish between ideal fluids and real fluids. Explain the importance of
compressibility in fluid flow. (b) Define the terms: density, specific volume, specific
gravity, vacuum pressure, compressible and incompressible fluids.
8. Calculate the capillary rise in a glass tube of 2.5 mm diameter when immersed
vertically in (a) water and (b) mercury. Take surface tensions σ= 0.0725 N/m for
water and σ = 0.52 N/m for mercury in contact with air. The specific gravity for
mercury is given as 13.6 and angle of contact = 130°.
9. A flat plate of area 1.5 x 10 mm² is pulled with a speed of 0.4 m/s relative to another
plate located at a distance of 0.15 mm from it. Find the force and power required to
maintain this speed, if the fluid separating them is having viscosity as 1 poise.
10. A plate 0.025 mm distant from a fixed plate, moves at 60 cm/s and requires a force of
2 N per unit area i.e., 2 N/m² to maintain this speed. Determine the fluid viscosity
between the plates.
11. Calculate the dynamic viscosity of an oil, which is used for lubrication between a
square plate of size 0.8 m ×0.8 m and an inclined plane with angle of inclination 30°
as shown in Fig. 1.4. The weight of the square plate is 300 N and it slides down the
inclined plane with a uniform velocity of 0.3 m/s. The thickness of oil film is 1.5 mm.
12. Determine the intensity of shear of an oil having viscosity = 1 poise. The oil is used
for lubricating the clearance between a shaft of diameter 10 cm and its journal
bearing. The clearance is 1.5 mm and the shaft rotates at 150 r.p.m.
13. A hydraulic press has a ram of 30cm diameter and plunger of 4.5 cm diameter. Find
the weight lifted by the hydraulic press when the force applied at the plunger is 500
N.
14. Derive the Expression for pressure variation in a fluid at rest. Or Hydrostatic law.
15. Distinguish between: i) steady flow ii) unsteady flow iii) uniform flow iv) non-
uniform flow v) Rotational and irrotational flow.
16. State and prove the pascals law.
17. Derive from first principles the condition for irrotational flow. Prove that for potential
flow both stream function and velocity potential function satisfy the Laplace equation.

18. Classification of manometers? explain any two of them with neat sketch?

19. The right limb of a simple U-tube manometer containing mercury is open to the
atmosphere while the left limb is connected to a pipe in which a fluid of sp. gr. 0.9 is
flowing. The centre of the pipe is 12 cm below the level of mercury in the right limb.
Find the pressure of fluid in the pipe if the difference of mercury level in the two
limbs is 20 cm.

20. A single column manometer is connected to a pipe containing a liquid of sp. gr. 0.9 as
shown in Fig. 2.17. Find the pressure in the pipe if the area of the reservoir is 100
times the area of the tube for the manometer reading shown in Fig. 2.17. The specific
gravity of mercury is 13.6.

21. A differential manometer is connected at the two points A and B of two pipes as
shown in Fig. 2.19. The pipe A contains a liquid of sp. gr. = 1.5 while pipe B contains
a liquid of sp. gr. = 0.9. The pressures at A and B are 1 kgf/cm² and 1.80 kgf/cm²
respectively. Find the difference in mercury level in the differential manometer.

Unit-2
1. What is Eulers equation of motion? How will you obtain Bernoullis equation from it?

2. The diameter of pipe at section 1 and 2 is 10 cm and 15 cm. find the discharge of
flow, if velocity at section 1 is 5 m/s. find velocity at section 2.

3.

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