SOLVED PAPER-2014 (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - ME) 1

GATE - 2014
ME : MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
No. of Questions : 65 Maximum Marks : 100

GENERAL APTITUDE
(Q. 1 – 5) Carry One Mark Each.
1. Choose the most appropriate phrase from the 7. For submitting tax returns, all resident males
options given below to complete the following with annual income below < 10 lakh should fill up
sentence. Form P and all resident females with income
below < 8 lakh should fill up Form Q. All people
The aircraft _________ take off as soon as its flight
with incomes above < 10 lakh should fill up
plan was filed.
Form R, except non residents with income above
(a) is allowed to (b) will be allowed to < 15 lakhs, who should fill up Form S. All others
(c) was allowed to (d) has been allowed to should fill Form T. An example of a person who
2. Read the statements: should fill Form T is
All women are entrepreneurs. (a) a resident male with annual income < 9 lakh
Some women are doctors. (b) a resident female with annual income < 9 lakh
Which of the following conclusions can be logically (c) a non-resident male with annual income < 16 lakh
inferred from the above statements? (d) a non-resident female with annual income
(a) All women are doctors < 16 lakh
(b) All doctors are entrepreneurs 8. A train that is 280 metres long, travelling at a
(c) All entrepreneurs are women uniform speed, crosses a platform in 60 seconds
(d) Some entrepreneurs are doctors and passes a man standing on the platform in
20 seconds. What is the length of the platform in
3. Choose the most appropriate word from the
metres?
options given below to complete the following
sentence. 9. The exports and imports (in crores of <) of a
country from 2000 to 2007 are given in the
Many ancient cultures attributed disease to
following bar chart. If the trade deficit is defined
supernatural causes. However, modern science
as excess of imports over exports, in which year
has largely helped ______ such notions.
is the trade deficit 1/5th of the exports?
(a) impel (b) dispel
1 20
(c) propel (d) repel 11 0 E xpo rts Im p orts

4. The statistics of runs scored in a series by four 1 00

90
batsmen are provided in the following table. Who 80
is the most consistent batsman of these four? 70
60
B a tsm a n A ve rag e S ta n da rd de viation 50
K 3 1.2 5 .21 40

L 4 6.0 6 .35 30
20
M 5 4.4 6 .22
10
N 1 7.9 5 .90
0

(a) K (b) L 2 00 0 2 00 1 2 00 2 2 00 3 2 00 4 2 00 5 2 00 6 2 00 7

(c) M (d) N (a) 2005 (b) 2004

5. What is the next number in the series? (c) 2007 (d) 2006
12 35 81 173 357 ____ 10. You are given three coins: one has heads on both
faces, the second has tails on both faces, and the
(Q. 6 – 10) Carry Two Marks Each.
third has a head on one face and a tail on the
6. Find the odd one from the following group: other. You choose a coin at random and toss it,
(a) W,E,K,O (b) I,Q,W,A and it comes up heads. The probability that the
(c) F,N,T,X, (d) N,V,B,D other face is tails is
(a) 1/4 (b) 1/3
(c) 1/2 (d) 2/3
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (a) stress developed in the rod is E α ∆T and strain

(Q. 1 – 25) Carry One Mark Each. developed in the rod is α ∆T
1. Given that the determinant of the matrix (b) both stress and strain developed in the rod
 1 3 0 are zero
 2 6 4 (c) stress developed in the rod is zero and strain
  is – 12, the determinant of the matrix developed in the rod is α ∆T
 −1 0 2 
(d) stress developed in the rod is E α ∆T and strain
 2 6 0 developed in the rod is zero
 4 12 8  7. A metallic rod of 500 mm length and 50 mm diameter,
  is
 −2 0 4  when subjected to a tensile force of 100 kN at the
ends, experiences an increase in its length by 0.5 mm
(a) – 96 (b) – 24 and a reduction in its diameter by 0.015 mm. The
(c) 24 (d) 96 Poisson’s ratio of the rod material is ___
Lt x − sin x 8. Critical dampimg is the
2. x→0 is
1 − cos x (a) largest amount of damping for which no
oscillation occurs in free vibration
(a) 0 (b) 1
(b) smallest amount of damping for which no
(c) 3 (d) not defined
oscillation occurs in free vibration
1+i
3. The argument of the complex number , (c) largest amount of damping for which the
1−i motion is simple harmonic in free vibration
where i = −1, is (d) smallest amount of damping for which the
π motion is simple harmonic in free vibration
(a) – π (b) −
2 9. A circular object of radius r rolls without slipping
π on a horizontal level floor with the center having
(c) (d) π velocity V. The velocity at the point of contact
2
4. The matrix from of the linear system between the object and the floor is
dx dy (a) zero
= 3x – 5y and = 4x + 8y is
dt dt (b) V in the direction of motion
d  x  3 −5   x  (c) V opposite to the direction of motion
(a) = =  4 8   y
d t  y    (d) V vertically upward from the floor
10. For the given statements:
d  x 3 8   x I. Mating spur gear teeth is an example of higher
 =  
dt  y 4 −5  y
(b) pair
II. A revolute joint is an example of lower pair
d  x   4 −5   x  Indicate the correct answer.
 =  
dt  y  3 8   y
(c)
(a) Both I and II are false
(b) I is true and II is false
d  x  4 8   x 
 =   (c) I is false and II is true
dt  y  3 −5   y
(d)
(d) Both I and II are true
5. Which one of the following describes the 11. A rigid link PQ is 2 m long and oriented at 20° to
relationship among the three vectors, the horizontal as shown in the figure. The
iˆ + ˆj + kˆ, 2iˆ + 3 ˆj + kˆ and 5iˆ + 6 ˆj + 4 kˆ ? magnitude and direction of velocity VQ, and the
direction of velocity VP are given. The magnitude
(a) The vectors are mutually perpendicular of VP (in m/s) at this instant is
(b) The vectors are linearly dependent
V Q = 1 m /s
(c) The veators are linearly independent
4 5º
(d) The vectors are unit vectors
Q
6. A circular rod of length ‘L’ and area of cross-
section ‘A’ has a modulus of elasticity ‘E’ and 2 0º
P
coefficient of thermal expansion ‘α’. One end of VP
the rod is fixed and other end is free. If the (a) 2.14 (b) 1.89
temperature of the rod is increased by ∆T, then (c) 1.21 (d) 0.96
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12. Biot number signifies the ratio of 19. In exponential smoothening method, which one
(a) convective resistance in the fluid to conductive of the following is true?
resistance in the solid (a) 0 ≤ α ≤ 1 and high value of α is used for
(b) conductive resistance in the soild to convective stable demand
resistance in the fluid (b) 0 ≤ α ≤ 1 and high value of α is used for
(c) inertia force to viscous force in the fluid unstable demand
(d) buoyancy force to viscous force in the fluid (c) α ≥ 1 and high value of α is used for stable
13. The maximum theoretical work obtainable, when demand
a system interacts to equilibrium with a reference (d) α ≤ 0 and high value of α is used for unstable
environment, is called demand
(a) Entropy (b) Enthalpy 20. For machining a rectangular island represented
(c) Exergy (d) Rothalpy by coordinates P(0,0), Q(100,0) R(100,50) and
S(0,50) 0n a casting using CNC milling machine,
14. Consider a two-dimensional laminar flow over a
an end mill with a diameter of 16 mm is used.
long cylinder as shown in the figure below.
The trajectory of the cutter centre to machine
2 the island PQRS is
3
U∞ 1
(a) (–8, –8), (108, –8), (108, 58), (–8, 58), (–8,–8)
T∞
4 (b) (8, 8), (94, 8),(94, 44), (8, 44), (8, 8)
(c) (–8, 8), (94, 0), (94, 44), (8, 44),(–8, 8)
Ts
(d) (0, 0), (100, 0), (100, 50), (50, 0), (0, 0)
The free stream velocity is U ∞ and the free stream 21. Which one of the following instruments is widely
used to check and calibrate geometric features of
temperature T ∞ is lower than the cylinder surface
machine tools during their assembly?
temperature T s . The local heart transfer (a) Ultasonic probe
coefficient is minimum at point
(b) Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) Laser interferometer
(c) 3 (d) 4 (d) Vernier calipers
15. For a completely submerged body with centre of 22. The majoe difficulty during welding of a
gravity ‘G’ and centre of buoyancy ‘B’, the aluminium is due to its
condition of stability will be (a) high tendency of oxidation
(a) G is located below B (b) high thermal conductivity
(b) G is located above B (c) low melting point
(c) G and B are coincident (d) low density
(d) independent of the locations of G and B 23. The main cutting force acting on a tool during
16. In a power plant, water (density = 1000 kg/m3) is the turning (othogonal cutting) operation of a
pomped from 80 kPa to 3 MPa. The pump has an metal is 400 N. The turning was performed using
isentropic efficiency of 0.85. Assuming that the 2 mm depth of cut and 0.1 mm/rev feed rate. The
temperature of the water remains the same, the specific cutting pressure (in N/mm2) is
specific work (in kJ/kg) supplied to the pump is (a) 1000 (b) 2000
(a) 0.34 (b) 2.48 (c) 3000 (d) 4000
(c) 2.92 (d) 3.43 24. The process of reheating the martensitic steel to
reduce its brittleness without any significant loss
17. Which one of the following is a CFC refrigerant?
in its hardness is
(a) R744 (b) R290
(a) normalising (b) annealing
(c) R502 (d) R718 (c) quenching (d) tempering
18. The jobs arrive at a facility, for service, in a random 25. In solid-state welding, the contamination layers
manner. The probability distribution of number between the surface to be welded are removed by
of arrivals of jobs in a fixed time interval is (a) alcohol
(a) Normal (b) Poisson (b) plastic deformation
(c) Erlang (d) Beta (c) water jet
(d) sand blasting
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Q. (26 – 55) Carry Two Marks Each. 33. Consider a cantilever beam, having negligible
mass and uniform flexural rigidity, with length
26. The integral Ñ∫ C
( ydx − xdy) is evaluated along the 0.01 m. The frequency of vibration of the beam,
with a 0.5 kg mass attached at the free tip, is
1
circle x + y =
2 2
traversed in counter clockwise 100 Hz. The flexural rigidity (in N.m2) of the beam
4 is _____
direction. The integral is equal to
34. An ideal water jet with volume flow rate of
−π 0.05 m3/s strikes a flat plate placed normal to its
(a) 0 (b)
4 path and exerts a force of 1000 N. Considering
−π π the density of water as 1000 kg/m3, the diameter
(c) (d) (in mm) of the water jet is ____
2 4
35. A block weighing 200 N is in contact with a level
d2 y plane whose coefficients of static and kinetic
27. If y = f(x) is the solution of = 0 with the
dx2 friction are 0.4 and 0.2, respectively. The block is
acted upon by a horizontal force (in newton) p=10t,
dy where t denotes the time in seconds. The velocity
boundary conditions y = 5 at x = 0, and =2
dx (in m/s) of the block attained after 10 seconds
at x = 10, f(15) = _____ is _____
28. In the following table, x is a discrete random 36. A slider crank mechanism has slider mass of
variable and p(x) is the probability density. The 10 kg, stroke of 0.2 m and rotates with a uniform
standard deviation of x is angular velocity of 10 rad/s. The primary inertia
x 1 2 3 forces of the slider are partially balanced by a
p (x ) 0 .3 0 .6 0 .1 revolving mass of 6 kg at the crank, placed at a
distance equal to crank radius. Neglect the mass
(a) 0.18 (b) 0.36
of connecting rod and crank. When the crank
(c) 0.54 (d) 0.6 angle (with respect to slider axis) is 30°, the
29. Using the trapezoidal rule, and dividing the unbalanced force (in newton) normal to the slider
interval of integration into three equal axis is _____
+1
37. An offset slider-crank mechanism is shown in the
subintervals, the definite integral ∫
−1
x dx
figure at an instant. Conventionally, the Quick
is ______ Return Ratio (QRR) is considered to be greater
30. The state of stress at a point is given by than one. The value of QRR is______
σ x = –6 MPa, σ y = 4 MPa and τ xy = –8 MPa. The 20 m m
40 m m

maximum tensile stress (in MPa) at the point 10 m m

is _______
31. A block R of mass 100 kg is placed on a block S of
mass 150 kg shown in the figure. Block R is tied
to the wall by a massless and inextensible string
PQ. If the coefficient of static friction for all
surfaces is 0.4, the minimum force F (in kN)
needed to move the block S is
38. A rigid uniform rod AB of length L and mass m is
hinged at C such that AC = L/3, CB = 2L/3. Ends
A and B are supported by springs of spring
constant k. The natural frequency of the system
is given by

P Q k k
R
C
A B
S F
L /3 2 L/3

(a) 0. 69 (b) 0.88 k k

(a) (b)
(c) 0.98 (d) 1.37 2m m
32. A pair of spur gears with module 5 mm and a
center distance of 450 mm is used for a speed 2k 5k
(c) (d)
reduction of 5:1. The number of teeth on pinion m m
is _____
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39. A hydrodynamic journal bearing is subject to
2000 N load at a rotational speed of 2000 rpm.
Both bearing bore diameter and length are
40 mm. If radial clearance is 20 µm and bearing
is lubricated with an oil having viscosity 0.03 Pa.s,
the Sommerfeld number of the bearing is _______
40. A 200 mm long, stress free rod at room
temperature is held between two immovable rigid
walls. The temperature of the rod is uniformly
raised by 250°C. If the Young’s modulus and
coefficient of thermal expansion are 200 GPa and
1×10–5 /°C, respectively, the magnitude of the
longitudinal stress (in MPa) developed in the rod
is _____.
41. 1.5 kg of water is in saturated liquid state
at 2 bar (vf = 0.001061 m3/kg, µf = 504.0 kJ/kg,
hf = 505 kJ/kg). Heat is added in a constant
pressure process till the temperature of
water reaches 400ºC (v = 1.5493 m 3 /kg,
u = 2967.0 kJ/kg, h = 3277.0 kJ/kg). The heat
added (in kJ) in the process is ______.
42. Consider one dimensional steady state heat
conduction across a wall (as shown in figure below)
of thickness 30 mm and thermal conductivity
15 W/m.K. At x = 0, a constant heat flux,
q" = 1×105 W/m2 is applied. On the other side of
the wall, heat is removed from the wall by
convection with a fluid at 25°C and heat transfer
coefficient of 250 W/m2.K. The temperature
(in °C), at x = 0 is ____
T1
q ′′ = 1 × 10 5
W /m 2
T2
T ∞ = 25 ºC
x water at the exit from the pump is 191 kJ/kg.
x=0
43. Water flows through a pipe having an inner radius
of 10 mm at the rate of 36 kg/hr at 25°C. The
viscosity of water at 25°C is 0.001 kg/m.s. The
Reynolds number of the flow is _______
44. For a fully developed flow of water in a pipe having
diameter 10 cm, velocity 0.1 m/s and kinematic
viscosity 10–5 m2/s, the value of Darcy friction
factor is ____
45. In a simple concentric shaft-bearing arrangement,
the lubricant flows in the 2 mm gap between the
shaft and the bearing. The flow may be assumed
to be a plane Couette flow with zero pressure
gradient. The diameter of the shaft is 100 mm
and its tangential speed is 10 m/s. The dynamic
viscosity of the lubricant is 0.1 kg/m.s. The
5
frictional resisting force (in newton) per 100 mm
length of the bearing is _______.
46. The non-dimensional fluid temperature profile
near the surface of a convectively cooled flat plate
TW − T 2
y  y
is given by T − T = a + b + c   , where y
W ∞ L L
is measured perpendicular to the plate, L is the
plate length, and a, b and c are arbitrary
constants. T W and T ∞ are wall and ambient
temperatures, respectively. If the thermal
conductivity of the fluid is k and the wall heat
q′′ L
flux is q′′ , the Nusselt number Nu = T − T k
W ∞
is equal to
(a) a (b) b
(c) 2c (d) (b + 2c)
47. In an air-standard Otto cycle, air is supplied at
0.1 MPa and 308 K. The ratio of the specific heats
(γ) and the specific gas constant (R) of air are
1.4 and 288.8 J/kg.K, respectively. If the
compression ratio is 8 and the maximum
temperature in the cycle is 2660 K, the heat
(in kJ/kg) supplied to the engine is _______
48. A reversible heat engine receives 2 kJ of heat
from a reservoir at 1000 K and a certain amount
of heat from a reservoir at 800 K. It rejects 1 kJ
of heat to a reservoir at 400 K. The net work
output (in kJ) of the cycle is
(a) 0.8 (b) 1.0
(c) 1.4 (d) 2.0
49. An ideal reheat Rankine cycle operates between
the pressure limits of 10 kPa and 8 MPa, with
reheat being done at 4 MPa. The temperature of
steam at the inlets of both turbines is 500°C and
the enthalpy of steam is 3185 kJ/kg at the exit of
the high pressure turbine and 2247 kJ/kg at the
exit of low pressure turbine. The enthalpy of
Use the following table for relevant data.
S u pe rh ea ted ste am
te m pe rature P re ssu re v h s
(ºC ) (M P a ) (m 3/kg ) (kJ/kg ) (kJ/kg .K )
5 00 4 0 .08 64 4 3 44 6 7 .09 22
5 00 8 0 .04 17 7 3 39 9 6 .72 66
Disregarding the pump work, the cycle efficiency
(in percentage) is _______
50. Jobs arrive at a facility at an average rate of 5 in
an 8 hour shift. The arrival of the jobs follows
Poisson distribution. The average service time of
a job on the facility is 40 minutes. The service
time follows exponential distribution. Idle time
(in hours) at the facility per shift will be
5 14
(a) (b)
7 3
7 10
(c) (d)
5 3
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51. A metal rod of initial length L0 is subjected to a Codes

drawing process. The length of the rod at any P Q R S
instant is given by the expression, (a) I III IV II
L(t) = L0(1 + t2), where t is the time in minutes.
(b) I IV III II
The true strain rate (in min–1) at the end of one
minute is _______ (c) II III IV I
52. During pure orthogonal turning operation of a (d) II IV III I
hollow cylindrical pipe, it is found that the 54. If the Taylor’s tool life exponent n is 0.2, and the
thickness of the chip produced is 0.5 mm. The tool changing time is 1.5 min, then the tool life
feed given to the zero degree rake angle tool is (in min) for maximum production rate is _______
0.2 mm/rev. The shear strain produced during 55. An aluminium alloy (density 2600 kg/m3) casting
the operation is _______ is to be produced. A cylindrical hole of 100 mm
53. For the given assembly: 25 H7/g8, match Group diameter and 100 mm length is made in the
A with Group B casting using sand core (density 1600 kg/m3). The
Group A Group B net buoyancy force (in newton) acting on the core
is _______
P. H I. Shaft Type
Q. IT8 II. Hole Type
R. IT7 III. Hole Tolerance Grade
S. g IV. Shaft Tolerance Grade

ANSWERS

GENERAL APTITUDE

1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (725 to 725) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (560 to 560)

9. (d) 10. (b)

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (b)

6. (c) 7. (0.29 to 0.31) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (d)

11. (d) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (a)

16. (d) 17. (c) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (a)

21. (c) 22. (a) 23. (b) 24. (a) 25. (b)

26. (c) 27. (34 to 36) 28. (d) 29. (1.10 to 1.12) 30. (8.4 to 8.5)

31. (d) 32. (29 to 31) 33. (0.064 to 0.067) 34. (56 to 57) 35. (4.8 to 5.0)

36. (29 to 31) 37. (1.2 to 1.3) 38. (d) 39. (0.75 to 0.85) 40. (499 to 501)

41. (4155 to 4160) 42. (620 to 630) 43. (635 to 638) 44. (0.06 to 0.07) 45. (15 to 16)

46. (b) 47. (1400 to 1420) 48. (c) 49. (40 to 42) 50. (b)

51. (0.9 to 1.1) 52. (2.8 to 3.0) 53. (d) 54. (5.9 to 6.1) 55. (7 to 8)
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EXPLANATIONS
General Aptitude
For 2006,
5. The given series is
Trade defict = (120 – 100) crores
12, 35, 81, 173, 357, .......
= 20 crores
The given series follows the following pattern
th
12 × 2 + 11 = 35 1 1
Now of export = (100) crores
35 × 2 + 11 = 81 5 5
81 × 2 + 11 = 173 = 20 crores = Trade deficts
173 × 2 + 11 = 357 Hence option (@) is correct.
357 × 2 + 11 = 725 1
10. The probability that the other face is tail is .
6. W , E , K , O , I, Q , W , A , F , N , T , X , N , V , B , D , 3
+8 +6 +4 +8 +6 +4 +8 +6 +4 +8 +6 +2 Mechanical Engineering

–2 –2 –2 –2 –2 –2 2 6 0 1 3 0
Hence the odd one from the following group is
1. 4 12 8 = (2) 2 6 4 = 8 × (– 12) = – 96
3
N, V, B, D.
−2 0 4 −1 0 2
7. By reading the instructions, it is clear that person
who fills form T is a resident female with annual
income of < 9 Lakh. 2. lim x − sin x  0 
x→0 = 
8. Let the length of platform = N.m 1 − cos x  0 
and train length = 280 m (given) Applying L. Hospital Rule,
According to Question
1 − cos x  0 
N + 280 280 lim = 
= x→0 sin x 0
60 20
∴ N = 560 m. Once again, L. Hospital rule
9. For 2005, sin x  0 
lim = =0
trade defict = (90 – 70) crores = 20 crores x→0 cos x  1 
th
1 1
Now of export = (70) crores 1+i (1 + i)(1 + i)
5 5 3. Given z = ⇒z=
1−i (1 − i)(1 + i)
= 14 crores ≠ 20 crores.
Hence option (=) is wrong. (1 + i)2 1 + 2i + i2 1 + 2i − 1
= = = =i
For 2004, (1 − i )
2 2
(1 + 1) 2
Trade defict = (80 – 70) crores
Arg (z) = Arg (i)
= 10 crores
y π
1
th
1 = tan–1   = tan–1 ∞ =
Now of export = (70) crores  x 2
5 5
= 14 crores ≠ 20 crores. dx
4. Given that = 3x – 5y
Hence option (>) is wrong. dt
For 2007
dy
Trade defict = (120 – 110) crores = 4x + 8y
dt
= 10 crores
1
th
1 d  x  3 −5   x 
Now of export = (110) crores Matrix term   =   
5 5 y
dt    4 8   y
= 22 crores ≠ 10 crores.
Hence option (?) is wrong.
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5. Given vectors are vq rq rp

= ; vp = .vq
i + j + k, 2i + 3j + k and 5i + 6j + k vp rp rq
1 1 1 rp rq
Now by sine law, =
2 3 1=0 sin(45 + 20) sin(70°)

5 6 1 rp sin(65°)
=
rq sin(70°)
∴ Vectors are linearly dependent.
sin(65)
6. Since one end of the rod is fixed and other is So, vp = v = 0.96.
free to expand. Hence the Temperature stresses sin(70) q
12. Biot - number :
δL α∆TL Biot number provides a way to compare the
= 0 & ∈= = α∆T
L L conduction resistance within a solid body to the
convection resistance external to the body
7. l = 500 mm, d = 50 mm, p = 100 KN
(offered by the surrounding fluid) for heat
δl = 0.5 mm, δd = 0.015 transfer:
Poission’s Ratio hs Volume of the body
Bi = ; s=
k Surface area
 l  Lateral strain
 = Where ‘s’ is a characteristic dimension of the
 m  longitudinal strain
solid
δd /d 0.015 / 50 ‘h’ is convective heat transfer coefficient
= = 0.3.
δl/l 0.5 / 500 ‘k’ is thermal conductivity of the body.
13. Exergy (or) Available Energy :
9. Velocity at point of contact = R ω
The maximum portion of energy which could
(R = Radius of point from Instantaneous centre) be converted into useful work by ideal processes
Q The instantaneous centre is at intersection which reduce the system to dead state (a state
of object and floor, hence radius R = 0 in equilibrium with the earth and its
atmosphere).
∴ Velocity at point is zero.
14. For laminar flow, the heat transfer coefficient
10. Since higher pair has a line or point contact and is minimum where the boundary layer
lower pair has a surface of Area contact. Hence thickness is maximum and vice versa. For
both are true. turbulent-region boundary layer thickness is
i.e., spur gear has line contact (Higher pair) and maximum at 3 but for laminar boundary layer
thickness is maximum at 2 so minimum heat
Revolute joint has surface contact (lower pair).
transfer coefficient.
11. By Instantaneous center method;say ω = angular 15. A body in a liquid is said to be stable, when given
velocity of rod small displacement, it returns to its original
vq = rq.ω___ (i) position.
vp = rp.ω___ (ii) Stability of completely submerged Bodies
W
Dividing equation (i) with equation (ii) we get
I

B
rq G
Fn
V 2 = ln β

4 5º rp
6 5º
The center of gravity ‘G’ is below the center of
Q 2 0º Buoyancy ‘B’.
20 3 0º

2 0º

VP P
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volume of fluid 20. End mill centre ≡ (0,0)

16. Specific volume = Since Radius of end mill is 8 mm
Mass of fluid
∴ call point ‘p’ ≡ – 8, – 8
1 1
= = =10–3 m3/kg Call point ‘Q’ ≡ (100 + 8, – 8 + 0) ≡ (108, – 8)
ρ 1000
→ x direction
Isentropic compressor work Call point ‘R’ ≡ (108 + 0, 50 + 8) ≡ (108, 58)
η=
Actual compressor work → y direction
V(∆P)
Call point ‘S’ ≡ (108 –100 – (2 × 8) , 58 – 0)
Actual compressor work = ≡ (–8, 58)
η
→ x direction
10 −3 × (3000 − 80)KPa Call point ‘P’ ≡ (-8-0, 50-50-8) ≡ (-8, -8)
=
0.85 → –y direction
2.92 y
== 3.43 kJ/kg.
0.85
17. Among all refrigerants R502 is the only CFC
refrigerant.
18. λ= 1
0 .04 (0 , 5 0) ≡ S
λ= 4
R ≡ (1 00 , 5 0)
0 .03
λ = 10
p (x = K )
0 .01 50
0 .09
0 .05
x

0 .00 P ≡ (0, 0) 1 00 Q ≡ (10 0, 0 )

0 5 10 15
k
21. Geometric accuracy of the machine tools are
P o ission d istribu tio n generally checked by Laser interferometer, as
it is very cheap and easy to handle.
Fc
23. specific cutting energy =
b × t1
P
400
= = 2000 N/mm2.
2 × 0.1
26. Given integral Ñ∫ ( ydx − xdy)
c

1
n where C is x2 + y2 =
Since arrival rates depends upon the time factor, 4
so accordingly graph can be chosen from Poisson Applying Green’s theorem
distribution, but normal distribution expresses
 ∂N ∂M 
same result throughout. Ñ∫ Mdx − Ndy = ∫ ∫  ∂x −
c R
∂y  dxdy
19. 0 ≤ α ≤ 2
where R is region included in c
high value of ‘α’ means more weightage for
immediate forecast. Ñ∫ ydx − xdy = ∫ ∫ (−1 − 1) dxdy
c R
Less value of ‘α’ means relatively less weightage
= –2 ∫∫R dxdy = – 2 × Region R
for immediate forecast, or almost equal
weightage for all previous forecast. 1
= – 2 × area of circle with radius
Hence high value of forecast is only chosen when 2
2
−π
nature of demand is not reliable rather unstable. = –2 × π  1  =
2 2
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2 1
27. Given d y2 = 0, y = 5 at x = 0, dy = 2 at x = 10 1 (  1 1 
dx dx
= ∫
−1
x dx =
3 1 + 1) + 2  +  
 3 3 
⇒ Auxilliary equation is m2 = 0 1 4  1 10 10
=  2+  = × = = 1.1111
⇒ m = 0, 0 3 3 3 3 9
yc = (c1 + c2x) ex = c1 + c2x 2
σx + σ y  σx − σ y 
 + ( τ xy )
2
yp = 0 30. σ1 = + 
2  2 
General solution y = yc + yp
⇒ y = c1 +c2x −6 + 4
2
 −6 − 4  ( )2 = 8.43.
= +   + −8
y = 5 at x = 0 ⇒ c1 = 5 2  2 

dy
= 2 at x = 10 ⇒ 2 = c2 R N1
µR N 1
R N2
dx
31.
y(x) = 5 + 2x ⇒ y (15) = 5 + 30 = 35 F
µR N 1
28. Given x 1 2 3 µR N 2
1 00 kg 2 50 kg
p(x) 0.3 0.6 0.1
F = 0.4 × 100 × 9.81 + 0.4 × 250 × 9.81
mean (µ) = exp(x) = 1 × 0.3 + 2 × 0.6 + 3 × 0.1
= 1.37 kN.
= 0.3 + 1.2 + 0.3 = 1.8
32. Given speed Ratio = 5 : 1
E (x2) = ∑x 2
P (x) 5 T2 d2
= =
= 1 × 0.3 + 4 × 0.6 + 9 × 0.1 1 T1 d1
= 0.3 + 2.4 + 0.9 = 3.6 ⇒ d2 = 5d1
d1 + d2
Variance v (x) = E (x2) – µ2 = 3.6 – (1.8)2 centre distance = = 450
2
S. D (σ) = + v( x) ⇒ d1 + d2 = 900
⇒ 5d1 + d1 = 900
= + 3.6 − (1.8)2 = 0.36 = 0.6 ⇒ d1 = 150
+1 d1 150
29. x dx ⇒ T1 = = 30 .
∫−1
m=
T1 5

Let y = x FL3
33. S = m
3EI
n = no. of subintervals = 3
F 3EI
xn − no 1 − (−1) 2 k= = 3
h= = = S L
n 3 3
Values of x are, 3EI
k=
2 2 2 (0.01)3
–1, –1 + , –1 + 2   , –1 + 3  
3 3 3 k = 3, 000, 000 EI
1 1
x –1 − 1
3 3 k 3000,000EI
ωn = =
1 1 m 0.5
y =|x| 1 1
3 3
= 2449.48 EI
Trapezodial rule
xn
h
= ∫ f ( x)dx = 2 [(y + y ) + 2 (y + .......+ yn–1)] fn = ωn ⇒ 100 = 2449.48 EI
xo
o n 1
2π 2π
EI = 0.065 N.m2.
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V
34. 1
10

=  200  ∫ (10t − 0.2 × 200 ) dt

N o zzle
 0
 9.81 
V Flat v2 – 0 = 4.90 m/s.
p la te
∴ v2 = 4.90m/s
Jet of w ater
0.2
36. r = = 0.1
2
V Now m= 6kg
Given : Q = 0.05 m /s 3 F = mr (102) sin θ
= 6 × 0.1 × 100 × sin 30° = 30 N
Fx = 1000 N
ρ = 1000 kg/m3 A

D=? 1 30 º m

F x = Rate of change of momentum in the

m
direction of force F

mass 37. AB = stroke length

= × [initial velocity – Final velocity]
time AO = 40 – 20 = 20
mass BO = 40 + 20 = 60
= ρav, velocity of jet after striking is equal ∠AOB = ∠BOC – ∠AOC
sec
to zero = 80.41 – 60 = 20.41

 Q 180 + φ 180 + 20.41

∴ ρaV (V – 0) = Fx Q Q = aV ⇒ V = a  QRR = = =1.255.
180 − φ 180 – 20.41
2
1000 = 1000 × a × Q2
a A B
C
Q2 = a; a = (0.05)2 10 m m
π 2 O
d = 2.5 × 10–3
4
d = 0.05641 m = 56.41 mm.
2
35. 2 00 N 39. S =  r  µD s
 c P
P 0 d = 40 mm ⇒ r = 20 mm
Zf y = 0 c = 20 µm ⇒ c = 20 × 10–3 mm
µR R = 2 00 N µ = 0.03 PaS ⇒ µ = 0.03 × 10–6 MPa.S
2 00 N
Fre e B o dy d ia gra m 2000
P
Ds = 2000 rpm ⇒ Ds = rps
60
p 2000
µkR P= = = 1. 25 MPa
1 × d 40 × 40
2
By 2nd law of Newton in x direction 2000
2 0.03 × 10 −6 ×
20
P – µk R = ma S =  
 ×
60 = 0.8.
 20 × 10 −3  1.25
dv
⇒ P –µkR = m
dt
40. l = 200, ∆T = 250°C, α = 1 × 10–5 °c
2 t2
1
⇒ v2 – v1 = ∫ dv = m ∫ (P − µ k R)dt E = 200 GPa = 200 × 103 MPa
1 t1
σ = α ∆TE = 1 × 10–5 × 250 × 200 × 103
= 500 MPa.
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41. Given, m = 1.5 kg 45.

u (r)
h1 = hf = 505 kJ/kg h2 = 3277.0 1 00
mm
From Ist Law,
dQ = du + pdv = dh – vdp
2 mm
dQ = dh (as vdp = 0)
Qadd = dQ = m (h2 – h1) = (3277.0 – 505) × 1.5 du
τw = τcylinder = µ
dr
Qaddcd = 4158 kJ.
du πDµ [ut − uw ]
T–T∞ F=A×µ =
42. Q = dr ( ∆t )
L 1
+ ut = tangential velocity
kA hA
uw = velocity at bearing
Q T − T∞
q= = 0.1 [10 − 0]
A L 1 F = π × 0.1 × 0.1 ×
+ 2 × 10−3
k h
F = 15.707 N.
T − 25 2
1 × 105 = 30 × 10 −3 Tw − T by  y
1 46. = a+ + c 
+ Tw − T∞ L L
15 250
600 = T – 25°C
 by  y 
2

T = 625°C. T = Tw + (T ∞ –Tw)  a + + c  
 L L 
43. Given Q = 36 kg /hr
1 m3/hr = 1000 kg/hr dT b 2Cy
q′′ = –k = –k(T ∞ – Tw)  + 2 
So converting kg /hr to m /s 3 dy L L 
Q = 10–5 m3/s at y = 0
ρVD ρD Q
R e= = × q"L
µ µ A ⇒
( Tw − T∞ ) k = b = Nu
ρD Q 4ρQ
= × = ∴ Nu = b.
µ π D2 µDπ
4 47. Otto cycle
3
4 × 1000 × 10−5
=
0.001 × 20 × 10−3 × π
Q in 4
P Q ou t
2
Re = 636.62.
1
44. Given, D = 10 cm = 0.1 m
V = 0.1 m/s
v = 10–5 m2/s
VD 0.1 × 0.1 V
Re = = 3
v 10−5
Re = 1000
T
∴ flow is laminar 2
4
64
Darcy friction factor = (for laminar flow)
Re
1
64
= = 0.064
1000
S
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Given : P1 = 0.1 MPa Q2 = 0.4 kJ

T1 = 308 K WN = (Q1 + Q2) – Q3 = (2 + 0.4) – 1 = 1.4 kJ.
r = 1.4 49. WHP = h2 – h3
R = 0.2888 kJ/kg.k WLP = h4 –h5
T3 = 2660 K Net work
(1-2) Isentropic compression WT = WHP + WLP = (h2 – h3) + (h4 – h5)
PVr = constant Given :
h1 = 191 kJ/kg
T2 h2 = 3399 kJ/kg
T1 = (r)
γ–1

h3 = 3185 kJ/kg
T2 = 308 × 80.4 = 698.40 k h4 = 3446 kJ/kg
(2-3) Isochoric Heat addition process h5 = 2247 kJ/kg
8 M Pa
4 M Pa
Cp T 2
= 1.4 1 0 M Pa
Cv 1 4
R = 0.2888 kJ/kg 3
Cp – Cv = 0.2888 6 5

 Cp 
Cv  − 1  = 0.2888 S
 Cv 
wnet
0.2888 ηcycle =
Cv = = 0.722 kJ/kg Qadded
1.4 – 1
Qin = Cv (T3 – T2) = 0.722 (2660 – 698.40) w1 − wpump
ηcycle =
= 1416.27 kJ/kg Q added

(h2 − h3 ) + (h4 − h5 )
ηcycle =
48. 1 00 0 K 8 00 K (h2 − h1 ) + (h4 − h3 )

Q 1 = 2 kJ Q2 = ? ηcycle = 0.407 = 40.7%.

50. Arrival Rate = 5 jobs in 8 hrs
Service time = 40 min/Job
H .E W N = (Q 1 + Q 2 ) – Q 3
∴ Total service time = 40 × 5 = 200 min
200 10
Q 3 = 1 kJ = = hrs
60 3
4 00 K 10 24 − 10 14
∴ Idle Time shift = 8 – = = hrs.
3 3 3
We know that for reversible heat engine, li
change in entropy is always zero 51. ε = ln
l0
That is ∆S = 0

Q 3  Q1 Q 2  d ε l0 1 dli 2t
− + = × =
T3  T1 T2 
=0 dt li l0 dt (1 + tn )

dε 2 × 1
1 2 Q = = 1.
− − 2 =0 dt 1 + 1
400 1000 800
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0.2 t1 1 − n  1 − 0.2
52. Chip thickness ratio r = = 54. Topt =  × TC  = × 1.5 = 6 min.
0.5 t2  n  0.2
55. d = 1600 kg/m3
r cos α
tan φ = = 0.4 ρ = 2600 kg/m3
1 − r sin α
Net buouancy force = weight of liquid displaced
φ = 21.8° – weight of solid body
= v × ρ × g – v × d × g = vg (ρ – d)
Shear strain = cot φ + tan ( φ – α)
= cot 21.8 + tan ( 21.8 – α) = 2.9 π 2
= d L × g (ρ – d)
53. H7 is for hole where 7 indicates its tolerance 4
grade
π
g8 is for shaft where 8 indicates its tolerance = × 0.12 × 0.1 × 9.81 (2600 – 1600) = 7.7 N.
4
grade

nn