MALLA REDDY ENGINEERING COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)

MODULE QUESTION BANK

II B.Tech I-Sem (MR 18 )
Name of the Subject: FLUID MECHANICS
Name of the Subject: Dr. Siva Reddy, Mr K. Vamsi Krishna & Mrs. K. Dhanasri

Branch: CE

Bloom’s
Question Questions (Module I) Taxonomy CO
No Level
1. Explain Newton’s law of viscosity and explain types of fluids? Understanding 1
Explain the phenomena of capillarity. Obtain an expression for
2. Understanding 1
capillarity raise.
Explain about surface tension. Provide the relation between
3. Understanding 1
surface tension and pressure inside a droplet of liquid.
Explain Total Pressure and Centre of Pressure and Derive
4. Expression for Centre of pressure and total pressure for an Understanding 1
inclined plane submerged in liquid of mass density ‘ρ’?
A plate of certain oil weighs 40 KN. Determine the specific
5. Evaluating 1
weight, mass density and specific gravity of this oil.
A rectangular plate of size 25 cm by 50 cm and weighing 25 kgf
slides down a 300 inclined surface at a uniform velocity of
6. 2m/sec. If the uniform 2mm gap between the plate and the Evaluating 1
inclined surface is filled with oil determine the viscosity of the
oil.
Determine the capillary effect in mm in a glass tube 3mm in
diameter when immersed in (a) water (b) mercury. Both the
liquids are at 200c and the values of the surface tensions for
7. Evaluating 1
water and mercury at 200c in contact with air are respectively
0.0736 N/m and 0.51 N/m. Contact angle for water = 00 and for
mercury = 1300.
A rectangular plane surface 3m wide and 4m deep lies in water
in such a way that its plane making an angle of 300 with the
8. surface of water. Determine the total pressure force and position Evaluating 1
of centre of pressure, when upper edge is 2m below the free
surface.
Determine the pressure at point B for a U-Tube differential
Manometer is connected to two pipes A and B. Pipe A contains
oil of Specific gravity 0.92 and Pipe B is carrying water. If the
pressure at a point A is 125kN/m 2 find the pressure at point B?
figure is shown below

9. Evaluating 1

10. Determine the total pressure and centre of pressure on an Evaluating 1

isosceles triangular plate of base 4m and altitude of 4m when it
is immersed vertically in an oil of specific gravity 0.9. The base
 of the plate coincides with the free surface of oil?

Bloom’s
Questio Questions (Module II) Taxonomy CO
n No Level
Explain velocity potential function and stream function and
1. write their properties? And write the relation between stream Understanding 2
function and velocity potential function?
Explain about Steady flow and Unsteady flow, Uniform flow
2. Understanding 2
and Non-Uniform flow, Rotational flow and Irrotational flow
3. Obtain an expression for continuity equation for a 3-D Flow. Analyzing 2
Explain continuity equation and Obtain an expression for
4. continuity equation for a 1-D Flow. Explain flow net, its uses Analyzing 2
and limitations?
Derive the condition for ir-rotational flow. Prove that for
5. potential flow, both the stream function and velocity potential Analyzing 2
function must satisfy Laplace equation.
Determine the discharge in this pipe of 40cm diameter pipe,
conveying water, branches into two pipes of diameters 30cm
6. and 20 cm respectively. If the average velocity in the 40cm Applying 2
diameter pipe is 3 m/s. Also determine the velocity in 20cm pipe
if the average velocity in 30 cm diameter pipe is 2m/s?
The velocity potential function is given by ϕ = y2- x2-(xy3/2)+
(yx3/2) Determine the velocity components and also magnitude
7. Applying 2
and direction. Show that ‘ϕ’ represents a possible case of fluid
flow.
The velocity components of a 3D, incompressible fluid flow are
prescribed as
8. u = x2+ z2+5; v = y2+z2-3 Applying 2
Make the equation for the third component of velocity. Further
check whether flow is irrotational?
the velocity components in 2D incompressible flow are u = 2xy
9. and v = a2+ x2+ y2. Obtain relevant stream function. What is Applying 2
component of rotation at (2,2) if a=3
The velocity components in a two-dimensional flow field for an
incompressible fluid are expressed as U= y3/3 + 2x-x2y v= xy2-
2y-x3/3.
a) Show that these functions represent a possible case of an ir-
10. Applying 2
rotational flow.
b) Obtain an expression for stream function
c) Obtain an expression for velocity potential

A 2D flow is described by the velocity components, u =5 x3 ,

11. v= -15x2y. Evaluate the stream function, velocity function, Applying 2
magnitude and direction.

Bloom’s
Question Questions (Module III) Taxonomy CO
No Level
Explain and derive Euler’s Equation of motion and then Derive
1. Analyzing 3
Bernoulli’s Equation from Euler’s Equation?
Define and derive the moment of momentum equation and state
2. Analyzing 3
the application of this equation.
 Explain what are the forces present in fluid flow and state
3. Analyzing 3
Bernoulli’s theorem and its assumptions?
Determine the forces exerted by water on the pipe bend if the
intensity of pressure at inlet to bend is 8.829N/Cm 2and rte of
4. flow of water is 600 L/sec if a 450 reducing bend is connected in Applying 3
a pipe line, the diameter at the inlet and outlet of the bend being
600mm and 300mm respectively.
A pipe of diameter 400mm carries water at a velocity of 25m//s.
the pressure a the point A & B are given as 29.43N/cm 2 and
22.563 N/cm2 respectively while the datum head at A & B are
5. Applying 3
28m and 30m. Determine the loss of head between A & B.
And explain the importance and application of Navier-Stokes
equation.
200 litr/sec of water is flowing in a pipe having a diameter of
40cm. the pipe is bent by 135 0 and the pressure of water owing
6. Applying 3
in the pipe is 350KPa. Sketch the configuration. Determine the
magnitude and direction of resultant force on the bend.
A 450 reducing bend in connected in a pipelines diameter at inlet
and outlet of the bend being 40cm, 20cm respectively.
7. determine the forces exerted by water on the pipe bend if the Applying 3
intensity of pressure at inlet to bend is 21.58N/Cm 2. The rate of
flow water is 500lit/sec.
A pipe line 0.6cm diameter conveying oil (Specific gravity 0.85)
at the flow rate of 1800 lit/sec has a 90 0 bend in the horizontal
8. plane. The pressure at the entrance to the bend is 147.15 kN/m2 Applying 3
and loss of head in the bend is 2m of oil. Determine the
magnitude and direction of resultant force on the bend
The water is flowing through a pipe having diameters 20cm &
10cm at section 1 &2 respectively. the rate of flow through pipe
9. is 35lit/sec. The section 1 is 6m above datum and section 2 is Applying 3
4m above datum. If the pressure at section 1 is 39.24N/cm 2.
Find the intensity of pressure at section 2.
Water is flowing through a pipe having diameter 300mm &
200mm at the bottom & upper end respectively. The intensity of
10. pressure at the bottom end is 24.525N/cm2 and the pressure at Applying 3
the upper end is 9.81N/cm2. Determine the difference in datum
head if the rate of flow through pipe is 40lit/sec.

Bloom’s
Questio
Questions (Module IV) Taxonomy CO
n No
Level
Explain with sketches the three methods of boundary layer
1. Understanding 4
control.
What are the boundary conditions that must be satisfied by a
2. Understanding 4
given velocity profile in Turbulent boundary layer flows.
Derive expressions for boundary layer thickness ,boundary
3. Analyzing 4
shear stress and friction drag in a laminar boundary layer
Derive the expression for the energy and momentum correction
4. Analyzing 4
factor
5. A plate of 600mm length and 400mm wide is immersed in a Applying 4
fluid of specific gravity 0.9 and kinematic viscosity v=10-
4m2/s. The fluid is moving with a velocity of 6m/s. Determine
boundary layer thickness, shear stress at the end of the plate and
 drag force one side of the plate.
A smooth flat plate of size 30 cm X 60 cm is placed in a stream
of water of uniform velocity 60 cm/sec. Flow takes parallel to
the 30 cm length of the plate. If the kinematic viscosity of water
is 0.011 stoke, is the boundary layer formed on the plate laminar
6. Applying 4
or turbulent? Determine the shear stress at the trailing edge,
maximum boundary layer thickness, mean drag coefficient and
the work done by the fluid on one side of the plate per unit time
in Joules.
A stream lined train is 350 m long and has an average cross-
section with a perimeter of 110.2 m above the wheels.
Assuming that the boundary layer is completely turbulent,
7. Applying 4
compute the surface drag for a speed of 120 kmph and power
required to overcome this drag. Dynamic viscosity of air =
0.000185 poise and specific weight = 12 N/m3.
Oil with a free stream velocity of 2m/s flows over a thin plate
2m wide and 2m long. Calculate the boundary layer thickness
8. and the shear stress at the trailing end point and determine the Applying 4
total surface resistance of the plate. Take specific gravity 0.86
and kinematic viscosity 10-5 m2/s.
Air flows at 10m/s past a smooth rectangular flat plate 0.3m
wide and 3m long. Assuming that’s the turbulence level in the
on coming stream is low and that transition occurs at Re=5 X
9. Applying 4
105, Calculate ratio of total drag when the flow is parallel to the
length of the plate to the value when the flow is parallel to the
width.
A thin plate is moving in still atmospheric air at a velocity of
4m/s. The length of plate is 0.5m and width is 0.4m, calculate
10. the thickness of boundary layer at the end of the plate and the Applying 4
drag force on one side of the plate. Take density of air is
1.25kg/m3 and kinematic viscosity 0.15 stokes.

Bloom’s
Question
Questions (Module V) Taxonomy CO
No
Level
1. Derive Darcy-Weisbach equation. Analyzing 5
What is the velocity defect? Derive an expression for velocity
2. Analyzing 5
defect in pipes?
Derive the equations for head loss in pipes using Darcy
3. Analyzing 5
Weishbach’s equation.
A smooth pipe of diameter 400mm and length 800mm carries
water at the rate of 0.04m3/s. determine the head lost due to
4. friction,wall shear stress, centre line velocity and thickness of Applying 5
laminar sublayer. Take kinematic viscosity of water as 0.018
stokes.
A compound piping system consists of 1800m of 0.50m, 1200m
of 0.40m and 600m of 0.30m new cast iron pipes connected in
5. series. Convert the system to Applying 5
(a) an equivalent length of 0.40m pipe and
(b) equivalent size pipe 3600m long.
6. An oil of sp.gr. 0.8 is flowing through a venturimeter having Applying 5
inlet dia 20cm and throat diameter 10cm. The oil-mercury
differential manometer shows a reading of 25cm. calculate the
 discharge of oil through the horizontal venturimeter. Take
Cd=0.98.
7. Derive the expression for venturimeter Analyzing 5
A pitot-tube is inserted in a pipe of 300mm dia. The static
pressure in pipe is 100mm of mercury. The stagnation pressure
at centre of the pipe, recorded by the pitot-tube is 0.981N/cm2.
8. Applying 5
Determine the rate of flow of water through pipe, if the mean
velocity of flow is 0.85 times the cemtral velocity. Take
Cv=0.98
A ventury meter measures the flow odf water in a 75mm dia
pipe. The difference of head between the entrance and the
thrroat of ventury meter is messured by U-tube containing
mercury, the space above the mercury being filled with water.
9. Applying 5
What should be the dia of throat of the meter in order that the
difference of the levels of the mercury shall be 0.25m whem the
quantity of water flow in the pipe is 630 liters per minute.
Assume the discharge coefficient as 0.97.
The inlet and throat diameter of a horizontal venturimeter are
30cm and 10cm respectively. The liquid flowing through the
meter is water. The pressure intensity at inlet is 13.734N/cm 2
10. while the vacuum pressure head at the throat is 37cm of Applying 5
mercury. Find the rate of flow. Assume that 4% of the
differential head is lost between inlet and throat. Find also the
value of Cd for the venturimeter.