Code No: 14055 NR Set No.

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II B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations,February 2010
FLUID MECHANICS
Chemical Engineering
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????

1. Urea pellets are made by spraying drops of molten urea into cold gas at the top of a
tall tower and allowing the material to solidify as it falls. Pellets 6mm in diameter
are to be made in a tower 25m high containing air at 200 C. The density of urea is
1330kg/m3

(a) what would be the terminal velocity of the pellets, assuming free settling
conditions
(b) would the pellets attain 99% of this velocity before they reach the bottom of
the tower. [10+6]

2. Give a diagrammatic representation of a typical pump application. Applying

Bernoulli’s equation find the pump work. Also write the expressions for power
supplied to the pump and power delivered to the fluid. [16]

3. (a) What are the energy losses in pipes. Explain in detail.

(b) Explain adiabatic frictional flow. [8+8]

4. Differentiate between:-

(a) Absolute pressure and Atmospheric pressure

(b) Intensity of pressure and Total pressure
(c) Resultant pressure and Centre of pressure
(d) Positive and Negative gauge pressure. [4+4+4+4]

5. (a) Define the terms sonic, sub-sonic, super sonic flows, mach angle and mach
cone.
(b) A gas is flowing through a horizontal pipe at a temperature of 4o C. The
diameter of the pipe is 8cm and at a section 1-1 in this pipe, the pressure
is 30.3N/cm2 (gauge). The diameter of the pipe changes from 8 cm to 4 cm
at the section 2-2, where pressure is 20.3 N/cm2 (gauge). Find the velocities
of the gas at these sections assuming an isothermal process. Take R= 287.14
Nm/kg K, and atmospheric pressure = 10N/cm2 . [8+8]

6. Explain Venturimeter in detail. Also derive the expression for discharge through a
venturimeter. [16]

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7. It is proposed to pump 10,000 kg/h of toluene at 1140 C and 1.1 atm abs. Pressure
from the reboiler of a distillation tower to a second distillation unit without cooling
the toluene before it enters the pump .If the friction loss in the line between the
reboiler and pump is 7KN/m2 and the density of toluene is 866Kg/m3 . how far
above the pump must the liquid level in the reboiler be maintained to give a net
positive suction head of 2.5m? [16]

8. (a) State the Bernoullis equation? Explain the significance of each term.
(b) Write any two applications of the Bernoullis equation.
(c) What are the methods of describing fluid flow. [8+4+4]

?????

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Code No: 14055 NR Set No. 4
II B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations,February 2010
FLUID MECHANICS
Chemical Engineering
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????

1. (a) State the Bernoullis equation? Explain the significance of each term.
(b) Write any two applications of the Bernoullis equation.
(c) What are the methods of describing fluid flow. [8+4+4]

2. It is proposed to pump 10,000 kg/h of toluene at 1140 C and 1.1 atm abs. Pressure
from the reboiler of a distillation tower to a second distillation unit without cooling
the toluene before it enters the pump .If the friction loss in the line between the
reboiler and pump is 7KN/m2 and the density of toluene is 866Kg/m3 . how far
above the pump must the liquid level in the reboiler be maintained to give a net
positive suction head of 2.5m? [16]

3. Explain Venturimeter in detail. Also derive the expression for discharge through a
venturimeter. [16]

4. (a) Define the terms sonic, sub-sonic, super sonic flows, mach angle and mach
cone.
(b) A gas is flowing through a horizontal pipe at a temperature of 4o C. The
diameter of the pipe is 8cm and at a section 1-1 in this pipe, the pressure
is 30.3N/cm2 (gauge). The diameter of the pipe changes from 8 cm to 4 cm
at the section 2-2, where pressure is 20.3 N/cm2 (gauge). Find the velocities
of the gas at these sections assuming an isothermal process. Take R= 287.14
Nm/kg K, and atmospheric pressure = 10N/cm2 . [8+8]

5. Urea pellets are made by spraying drops of molten urea into cold gas at the top of a
tall tower and allowing the material to solidify as it falls. Pellets 6mm in diameter
are to be made in a tower 25m high containing air at 200 C. The density of urea is
1330kg/m3

(a) what would be the terminal velocity of the pellets, assuming free settling
conditions
(b) would the pellets attain 99% of this velocity before they reach the bottom of
the tower. [10+6]

6. Differentiate between:-

(a) Absolute pressure and Atmospheric pressure

(b) Intensity of pressure and Total pressure
(c) Resultant pressure and Centre of pressure

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(d) Positive and Negative gauge pressure. [4+4+4+4]

7. Give a diagrammatic representation of a typical pump application. Applying

Bernoulli’s equation find the pump work. Also write the expressions for power
supplied to the pump and power delivered to the fluid. [16]

8. (a) What are the energy losses in pipes. Explain in detail.

(b) Explain adiabatic frictional flow. [8+8]

?????

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Code No: 14055 NR Set No. 1
II B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations,February 2010
FLUID MECHANICS
Chemical Engineering
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????

1. Give a diagrammatic representation of a typical pump application. Applying

Bernoulli’s equation find the pump work. Also write the expressions for power
supplied to the pump and power delivered to the fluid. [16]

2. It is proposed to pump 10,000 kg/h of toluene at 1140 C and 1.1 atm abs. Pressure
from the reboiler of a distillation tower to a second distillation unit without cooling
the toluene before it enters the pump .If the friction loss in the line between the
reboiler and pump is 7KN/m2 and the density of toluene is 866Kg/m3 . how far
above the pump must the liquid level in the reboiler be maintained to give a net
positive suction head of 2.5m? [16]

3. (a) What are the energy losses in pipes. Explain in detail.

(b) Explain adiabatic frictional flow. [8+8]

4. Explain Venturimeter in detail. Also derive the expression for discharge through a
venturimeter. [16]

5. Urea pellets are made by spraying drops of molten urea into cold gas at the top of a
tall tower and allowing the material to solidify as it falls. Pellets 6mm in diameter
are to be made in a tower 25m high containing air at 200 C. The density of urea is
1330kg/m3

(a) what would be the terminal velocity of the pellets, assuming free settling
conditions
(b) would the pellets attain 99% of this velocity before they reach the bottom of
the tower. [10+6]

6. Differentiate between:-

(a) Absolute pressure and Atmospheric pressure

(b) Intensity of pressure and Total pressure
(c) Resultant pressure and Centre of pressure
(d) Positive and Negative gauge pressure. [4+4+4+4]

7. (a) Define the terms sonic, sub-sonic, super sonic flows, mach angle and mach
cone.

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(b) A gas is flowing through a horizontal pipe at a temperature of 4o C. The
diameter of the pipe is 8cm and at a section 1-1 in this pipe, the pressure
is 30.3N/cm2 (gauge). The diameter of the pipe changes from 8 cm to 4 cm
at the section 2-2, where pressure is 20.3 N/cm2 (gauge). Find the velocities
of the gas at these sections assuming an isothermal process. Take R= 287.14
Nm/kg K, and atmospheric pressure = 10N/cm2 . [8+8]

8. (a) State the Bernoullis equation? Explain the significance of each term.
(b) Write any two applications of the Bernoullis equation.
(c) What are the methods of describing fluid flow. [8+4+4]

?????

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Code No: 14055 NR Set No. 3
II B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations,February 2010
FLUID MECHANICS
Chemical Engineering
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????

1. Urea pellets are made by spraying drops of molten urea into cold gas at the top of a
tall tower and allowing the material to solidify as it falls. Pellets 6mm in diameter
are to be made in a tower 25m high containing air at 200 C. The density of urea is
1330kg/m3

(a) what would be the terminal velocity of the pellets, assuming free settling
conditions
(b) would the pellets attain 99% of this velocity before they reach the bottom of
the tower. [10+6]

2. Explain Venturimeter in detail. Also derive the expression for discharge through a
venturimeter. [16]

3. Differentiate between:-

(a) Absolute pressure and Atmospheric pressure

(b) Intensity of pressure and Total pressure
(c) Resultant pressure and Centre of pressure
(d) Positive and Negative gauge pressure. [4+4+4+4]

4. (a) What are the energy losses in pipes. Explain in detail.

(b) Explain adiabatic frictional flow. [8+8]

5. It is proposed to pump 10,000 kg/h of toluene at 1140 C and 1.1 atm abs. Pressure
from the reboiler of a distillation tower to a second distillation unit without cooling
the toluene before it enters the pump .If the friction loss in the line between the
reboiler and pump is 7KN/m2 and the density of toluene is 866Kg/m3 . how far
above the pump must the liquid level in the reboiler be maintained to give a net
positive suction head of 2.5m? [16]

6. Give a diagrammatic representation of a typical pump application. Applying

Bernoulli’s equation find the pump work. Also write the expressions for power
supplied to the pump and power delivered to the fluid. [16]

7. (a) Define the terms sonic, sub-sonic, super sonic flows, mach angle and mach
cone.

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(b) A gas is flowing through a horizontal pipe at a temperature of 4o C. The
diameter of the pipe is 8cm and at a section 1-1 in this pipe, the pressure
is 30.3N/cm2 (gauge). The diameter of the pipe changes from 8 cm to 4 cm
at the section 2-2, where pressure is 20.3 N/cm2 (gauge). Find the velocities
of the gas at these sections assuming an isothermal process. Take R= 287.14
Nm/kg K, and atmospheric pressure = 10N/cm2 . [8+8]

8. (a) State the Bernoullis equation? Explain the significance of each term.
(b) Write any two applications of the Bernoullis equation.
(c) What are the methods of describing fluid flow. [8+4+4]

?????