V. V. P.

Engineering College
Department of Chemical Engineering
Subject: Fluid Flow Operations (3rd Sem)
Mid sem Question Bank (Ajinkya Sir’s Portion)

Sr.
Question Year
No.
Chapter 1
Define:
(i) Potential flow (ii) Streamline flow (iii) Viscosity (iv) Steady state flow
1
(v) Irrotational flow (vi) Fully developed flow (vii) Schedule number (viii)
Skin friction (ix) Form friction
Discuss the concept of hydrostatic equilibrium and derive mathematical
condition of hydrostatic equilibrium. 7M w-16, w-
2
OR 18
Show that PX = PY = PZ at a point within the static fluid. 4M
Classify fluids based on rheological behaviour.
OR
Describe the behaviour of Newtonian and Non Newtonian fluid with the
help of figure and example. 4M
w-16, w-
OR
3 17, s-17,
Classify the time independent fluids with neat sketch and suitable
s-19
examples. 3M
OR
Describe the rheological behavior of Newtonian and non-Newtonian
fluids 7M
Define: Fluid, Mass velocity and State physical significance of Reynolds
4 w-17
number. 4M
Discuss in detail about continuous gravity decanter. Write the major
equations 4M
w-16,w-
5 OR
17,s-16
Derive equation for Gravity Decanter relating Total depth, depth of each
fluid and densities of fluid. 7M
With neat sketch describe the working of centrifugal decanter. 4M
OR w-16, s-
6
Derive hydrostatic equilibrium equation for centrifugal decanter with a 17, w-18
neat sketch of the decanter. 7M
A horizontal cylindrical continuous decanter is to separate 10 m3/h of a
liquid petroleum fraction from an equal volume of wash acid. Oil is
s-17, w-
7 continuous phase and at the operating temperature has density of 860
18
kg/m3 and viscosity of 1 cP. Density of acid is 1160 kg/m3. Compute the
volume of the vessel, if 95% vessel is filled with given liquid mixture.
The temperature of the earth's atmosphere drops about 5° C for every
1000 m of elevation above the earth's surface. If the air temperature at
8 ground level is 15° C and the absolute pressure is 760 mm hg, at what w-17
elevation is the pressure 380 mm hg? Assume that air behaves as an ideal
gas. 7M
Explain formation of boundary layers over a flat plate. 3M
w-17, s-
9 OR
17
Briefly describe the flow of fluid in boundary layers. 3M
Chapter 2
Derive the Bernoulli’s equation. Write the necessary assumptions. Explain w-16, w-
the corrections applied to it. 7M 17, s-16,
10
OR s-17, w-
List out the assumptions made to derive the Bernoulli’s equation for 18, s-19
 potential flow. Also discuss kinetic energy correction factor, correction for
fluid friction and pump work in the Bernoulli’s equation 7M
A pump delivers water from a holding tank at atmospheric pressure
(101.325 KPa) to a process equipment at 450 KPa at a flowrate of 6.2 l/s.
11 The process equipment is located 10 m higher than the holding tank. w-17
Calculate the power requirement of the pump if its efficiency is 70 % and
if the fluid friction and changes in the kinetic energy are negligible. 7M
Calculate the power required and pressure which should be developed
by a pump of 70% efficiency in order to send 60 kg/min of 98%, sulphuric
acid at 250C from a tank at atmospheric pressure through 300 meters of 5
12 s-19,
cm ID, steel pipe to a tank of 2 kg/cm2 pressure, where the level is 3
meters above that in the lower tank. Density & viscosity of the acid may
be taken as 1.8 gm/cc and 26 cP. respectively. 7M
w-18, s-
13 Derive Continuity Equation. 7M
18
Water of density=1gm/cc flows through the piping shown in figure. An
equal quantity of water flows through each of the pipes C (ID 40mm). The
flow through pipe A (ID 50 mm)is 10m3/hr. Calculate the mass flow rate in
each pipe, the average velocity in each pipe and mass velocity in pipe A
and B (ID 75 cm). 7M
14

Water is flowing through a pipe having diameters 30 cm and 20 cm at the

bottom and upper level respectively. The intensity of pressure at the
15 bottom end is 2.5 kgf/cm2 and the pressure at the upper end is 1 kgf/cm2.
Determine the difference in datum head if the rate of flow through pipe is
40 lit/sec. 7M