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ME2135 Solution of QUIZ March 2009

This document contains a fluid mechanics quiz with two questions. Q1 asks about the flow rates and rotation rates of two geometrically similar centrifugal pumps of different sizes. The answers are that the ratio of the flow rates is the ratio of the pump diameters raised to the power of 4, and the ratio of the rotation rates is the inverse of the ratio of the pump diameters. Q2 gives the stream function for a potential irrotational flow field and asks the student to derive the potential function, determine the stream and potential functions for a particular value of a constant, and identify what value represents a uniform flow. The potential function is derived, and it is shown that a value of 1 for the constant represents

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ME2135 Solution of QUIZ March 2009

This document contains a fluid mechanics quiz with two questions. Q1 asks about the flow rates and rotation rates of two geometrically similar centrifugal pumps of different sizes. The answers are that the ratio of the flow rates is the ratio of the pump diameters raised to the power of 4, and the ratio of the rotation rates is the inverse of the ratio of the pump diameters. Q2 gives the stream function for a potential irrotational flow field and asks the student to derive the potential function, determine the stream and potential functions for a particular value of a constant, and identify what value represents a uniform flow. The potential function is derived, and it is shown that a value of 1 for the constant represents

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03 March 2009

Metric Number:________________
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National University of Singapore

ME 2135 Fluid Mechanics II Quiz Dilip !hah
Time Allocated: 40 Minutes
Instructions to Candidates:
1. Answer ALL questions.
2. This quiz is equivalent to 10 o! the course total score.
". #nter onl$ $our metric num%er on the to& ri'ht corner o! this &a'e.
4. (ou are allowed to re!er to $our class lecture notes.
Q.1 Consider two geometrically similar centrifugal pumps. ne of the
pumps !pump 2" is four times larger than the other !pump 1"# i.e. D2
= 4 D1. $oth pumps operate at their BEP point.
(i) %f &oth pumps pump water and use the same power# estimate the
ratio of flow'rates through the two pumps# i.e. Q1 (Q2.
(ii) Compare the rotation rates of the two pumps under these
conditions# i.e. N2 / N1.
(4 marks)
)he non dimensional varia&les are C
Q
*Q(ND
+
, C
-
*g-(N
.
D
.
and
C
/
*/(0N
+
D
1
.
2iven3 D
.
* 4D
1
5t $E/# C
-
# C
Q
and C
/
will &e the same for the two pumps. 5lso given
is /
1
* /
. .
)herefore# C
/1
* C
/.
implies
") . *

0++ . 0
4
1

"
4
2
1
"
1
2
1
2
1
2
2 1
"
)
1
2
)
2
1
"
1
2
)
2
"
2
2
)
1
"
1
1

,
_

,
_

,
_

,
_

,
_

D
D
D
D
N
N
Q
Q
C C Also
N
N
Therefore
D
D
N
N
D N
P
D N
P
Q Q

Q.. )he stream function for an irrotational flow field is given &y
( )


sin r
where 6 and 7 are constants. Derive the potential
function

for this flow field. Determine the stream function and


potential function for 7 * 8(.. 9or what value of 7# the given stream
function may represent a uniform flow:
(6 marks)

,
_


+
,
_


1
1
]
1

,
_


+
,
_

,
_

,
_

,
_

cos
, - cos
sin
1
, - cos
cos
1
and
1
1
1
r Therefore
r f r
r
r
f r
r
r
r r
v
r r
u
( )
( )
!low. uni!orm . . . . . sin
re there!o sin
!low/ uni!orm re&resent it to !or sin

sin cos
, 2 cos-
2
cos sin 2
, 2 sin-
/
2

2 2
2 2 2
2
2

r
r
y x
r
r
xy
r
r
For

,
_

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