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Final Exam CEE 211: Fluid Mechanics Total Marks: 60 Time: 2.0 Hours

This document contains the details of a final exam for a fluid mechanics course, including 9 questions covering various fluid mechanics topics. The questions cover concepts like irrotational flow, determining velocity potential from a given stream function, calculating pressure changes using Bernoulli's equation, scaling models of ship resistance and power requirements, modeling pipe flow using dimensional analysis, determining fluid velocity from head loss and Reynolds number, calculating head loss per unit length of pipe, using a Moody chart to determine pressure drop in pipe flow, and developing dimensionless parameters to describe pump performance.

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Final Exam CEE 211: Fluid Mechanics Total Marks: 60 Time: 2.0 Hours

This document contains the details of a final exam for a fluid mechanics course, including 9 questions covering various fluid mechanics topics. The questions cover concepts like irrotational flow, determining velocity potential from a given stream function, calculating pressure changes using Bernoulli's equation, scaling models of ship resistance and power requirements, modeling pipe flow using dimensional analysis, determining fluid velocity from head loss and Reynolds number, calculating head loss per unit length of pipe, using a Moody chart to determine pressure drop in pipe flow, and developing dimensionless parameters to describe pump performance.

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North South University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Fall 2020

FINAL EXAM

CEE 211: Fluid Mechanics Total Marks: 60 Time: 2.0 hours


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Answer the following questions. Make necessary assumptions if required.

1. For a certain incompressible flow field it is suggested that the velocity components are given by the equations
. Show that the flow is irrotational and the fluid flow satisfies the
conservation of mass. (6)

2. The stream function for a given two-dimensional flow field is . Determine the corresponding
velocity potential. (6)
3. The velocity potential for a certain inviscid, incompressible flow field is given by the equation

where has the units of m2/s when x and y are in meters. Determine the pressure at the
point x=2m, y=2m, if the pressure at x=1m and y=1m is 200 kPa. Elevation changes can be neglected, and the
fluid is water. (6)
1 (x=1,y=1) 2 (x=2,y=2)

4. A 1:60 model of a ship has a wave resistance of 0.36N when operating in water at 1.25 m/s. Find the
corresponding prototype wave resistance, and power requirement. (6)
5. An oil (sp.gr 0.9) is flowing through a 1.2m diameter pipe at a rate of 2.5 m3/s. The kinematic viscosity of oil is
3 X10-6 m2/s. In order to model this flow, water is used to flow through a 120mm diameter pipe having kinematic
viscosity of 0.012X10-4 m2/s. Find the model discharge and velocity. (6)

6. A fluid flows through a horizontal 0.1-in.-diameter pipe. When the Reynolds number is 1500, the head loss
over a 20-ft length of the pipe is 6.4 ft. Determine the fluid velocity. (6)

7. Oil (SG 0.9) with a kinematic viscosity of 0.007 ft2/s, flows in a 3-in.-diameter pipe at 0.01 ft3/s. Determine the
head loss per unit length of this pipe. (6)

8. Water flows through a horizontal plastic pipe with a diameter of 0.2 m at a velocity of 10 cm/s ( temp 20 deg
C) . Determine the pressure drop per meter of pipe using the Moody chart. (9)

9. The pressure rise Δp across a pump can be expressed as function of D, ρ, ω, Q where D is the impeller
diameter, ρ the fluid density, ω the rotational speed, and Q the flow rate. Determine a suitable set of
dimensionless parameters. (9)
North South University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Fall 2020

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