Fluid Mechanics II (MEN3134 - Lab) Solution

Final Paper: (CLO4) Students will be able to investigate flow characteristics

in pipes, pumps and

will be able to determine mechanical power produced by different types of turbines from
laboratory measurements

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Max Marks: 25

Semester:
Allowed time: 40 minutes

1. If a fluid has Reynolds number of 4000, it will be

A. Turbulent
B. Transitional
C. Laminar
2. Bernoullis equation can be applied to
A. Compressible fluids
B. Incompressible Fluids
3. Water is considered as
A. Compressible Fluid B. Incompressible Fluids

D. None of these

C. Both

D. None of these

C. both

4. Fluids having higher viscosity, flow . than fluid with low viscosity.
A. Faster B. Slower
C. Same speed
5. Fluid flowing through pipe in series have constant
A. Flow rate B. Head loss
C. Velocity
6. Which of the following is volume measurement device
A. Venturi meter B. Orifice meter
C. Rota meter D. Nutating Disc Flow meter
7. Gate valve operate perfectly in . condition
A. Fully open/Close B. Partially open/close
8. Turbulence is beneficial
A. For Heat transfer B. For wind tunnel testing
9. In a pipe maximum velocity occurs at
A. Central layer B. Boundary layer

C. In both conditions
C. both

C. In between these layers

10. Fluid velocity increases

A. By increase in area B. By decrease in area C. Either of these
11. When fluid is incompressible then
A. velocity of the fluid is constant

B. flow of the fluid is straight line

C. density of the fluid is constant

D. volume of the fluid is constant

12. Irregular flow of fluid is called

A. streamline

B. turbulent

C. uniform

D. laminar

13. A hydraulic turbine converts the potential energy of water into

A. Kinetic energy
B. Heat energy
C. Thermal energy
D. Gravitational energy
14. Impulse turbine requires
A. High head and low discharge
B. High head and high discharge
C. Low head and low discharge
D. Low head and high discharge
15. Reaction turbine requires
A. High head and low discharge
B. High head and high discharge
C. Low head and low discharge
D. Low head and high discharge
16. Which of the following is an impulse turbine?
A. Pelton turbine
B. Francis turbine
C. Kaplan turbine
D. Propeller turbine
17. Pelton turbine is ______
A. Tangential flow
B. Radial flow
C. Axial flow
D. Mixed flow
18. Kaplan turbine is ______
A. Tangential flow
B. Radial flow
C. Axial flow
D. Mixed flow
19. Francis turbine is ______
A. Tangential flow
B. Radial flow
C. Axial flow
D. Mixed flow
20. If the blades of the axial flow turbine are fixed, these are called
A. Kaplan turbine
B. Propeller turbine
C. Francis turbine
D. Pelton turbine

21. In mixed flow turbines, the water enters the blades ____ and comes out _____
A. Radially, axially
B. Radially, radially
C. Axially, radially
D. Axially, axially
22. In reaction turbines, the runner utilizes
A. Kinetic energy
B. Potential energy
C. Both kinetic energy and potential energy
D. None of the above
23. The function of draft tube is to
A. Increase the pressure of the exiting fluid
B. Increase the kinetic energy of exiting fluid
C. Allow the turbine to be set below tail water level
D. Keep pressure at runner outlet above the atmospheric pressure
24. Cavitation occurs at
A. High pressure
B. Low pressure
C. Atmospheric pressure
D. None of the above
25. In cavitation, the material fails
A. By fatigue
B. Due to creep
C. Due to impact load
D. Due to fracture