Exam Details

Subject Mechanics of Fluids
Paper
Exam / Course B.Tech. Civil (Construction Management) / (Water Resources Engineering)/ (Aero Space Engineering) BTCM-BTWRE
Department School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
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Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

No. of Printed Pages: 3 IET-20l(A) I
B.Tech. Civil (Construction Management) I
B.Tech. Civil (Water Resources Engineering) I
B.Tech. (Aerospace Engineering)

Term-End Examination June, 2016 01500
ET-201(A) MECHANICS OF FLUIDS
Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 70
Note: Attempt any seven questions. Assume any missing data. Use of non-programmable calculator is permitted.

1. Define the following: 5

Density

Water Hammer

Kinematic Viscosity

Surface Tension

Cavitation

What is fluid static? Explain the working of a manometer with a suitable diagram. 5

2. A cube of side and relative density floats in water. Determine the condition for its stability against angular tilt. 5

Explain the following: 5

Steady and Unsteady flow

Velocity potential and Stream function

3. What do you understand by continuity equation? Derive the continuity equation for steady and compressible fluid flow. 3+7

4. What is dimensional homogeneity? Explain the significance of the n-theorem. 5

Derive the Euler's equation for incompressible fluid flow. 5

5. Explain the application of momentum equations with case of force exerted on a pipe-bend. 5

A jet travelling 450 km/hr through still air, y =10 discharges 1000 through its two propellers of 2.25 m diameter each. Determine the theoretical efficiency, and the thrust. 5

6. Define the following: 5

Suppressed notch

Contracted weirs

Derive the equation of rate of flow for a triangular notch. 5

7. Derive the Navier-Stokes equation of motion. 10

8. What are eddy viscosity and mixing length concepts? 5

Explain the development of boundary layer concept over flat plate with a suitable diagram. Also derive the relation for momentum thickness. 5

9. Define the following: 10x1=10

Boundary layer

Boundary layer thickness

Viscous layer

Laminar sub-layer

Drag

Momentum thickness

Drag coefficient

Velocity distribution

Reynolds number

Rough and smooth boundary

10. An aeroplane weighing 22000 Newtons has a wing area of 22 m^2 and a span of 10m. What is the lift coefficient, if it travels at a speed of 300 km/hr in the horizontal direction Also calculate the theoretical value of circulation and angle of attack. 5

What is magnus effect? Also define the shape of airfoil. 5


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