ME 1204, FLUID MECHANICS AND MACHINERY LAB

B.E DEGREE PRACTICAL EXAMINATIONS, APRIL / MAY 2012

Mechanical Engineering

ME 1204, FLUID MECHANICS AND MACHINERY LAB

Time: Three hours                                                                                                Maximum: 100 marks

COLLEGE CODE AND NAME: 9625, THE RAJAAS ENGINEERING COLLEGE

DATE OF EXAM: 18.04.2012

1. a) Conduct an experiment on variable speed single stage centrifugal pump.

b) Find the efficiency of a given variable speed single stage centrifugal pump at various speeds.

c) Draw the characteristic curves of variable speed single stage centrifugal pump.

2. a) Conduct an experiment on Venturimeter

b) Determine the co-efficient of discharge of Venturimeter.

c) Plot the graph.

3. a) State the Bernoulli’s theorem.

b) Demonstrate the Bernoulli’s theorem experimentally.

4. a) Conduct an experiment on Gear oil pump

b) Find the efficiency of a given Gear oil pump at various heads.

c) Draw the characteristic curves of gear oil pump.

5. a) Conduct an experiment of flow through pipes.

b) Determine the Chezy’s constant for the given pipe

c) Plot the graph.

6. a) Conduct an experiment on viscosity meter.

b) Determine the viscosity of given liquid by falling sphere method

7. a) Conduct an experiment of flow through pipes.

b) Determine the Reynold’s constant for the given pipe

c) Plot the graph.

8. a) Conduct an experiment of flow through pipes.

b) Determine the Manning’s constant for the given pipe

c) Plot the graph.

9. a) Conduct an experiment on Pitot tube.

b) Determine the co-efficient of discharge of Pitot tube.

c) Plot the graph.

10. a) Conduct an experiment on Orifice meter.

b) Determine the co-efficient of discharge of Orifice meter.

c) Plot the graph.

11. a) Conduct an experiment on Redwood viscometer.

b) Determine the variation of viscosity of given oil with temperature.

c) Plot the graph.

12. a) Conduct an experiment on Impulse turbine by 3/8-nozzle opening.

b) Draw the characteristic curves of Impulse turbine.

c) Determine the specific speed and efficiency of Impulse turbine

13. a) Conduct an experiment of flow through pipes.

b) Determine the friction factor for the given pipe using Darcy Weisbach’s formulae.

c) Plot the graph.