Most Important Numerical Questions from Previous Years Question Papers for FMM subject.

UNIT I- Properties of Fluid and Fluid Pressure Measurement

1. Calculate pressure head of kerosene of specific gravity 0.81 and carbon tetrachloride of
specific gravity 1.6, if equivalent pressure head of water is 100 m.
2. A circular plate 2 m diameter is placed vertically in water so that centre of the plate is 3 m
below the free surface. Determine the depth of centre of pressure and total pressure on the
plate.
3. As shown in Figure 1, a differential manometer connected at two points A and B. At ‘A’ air
pressure is 100 kN/m2. Find the absolute pressure at B.

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4. A circular plate 3 m in diameter is immersed in water in such a way that greatest and least
depth below the free surface are 4 m and 1.5 m respectively. Determine the total pressure
and position of center of pressure.
5. A rectangular plate 0.6 m wide and 1.2 m deep lies within a water body such that its plane
is inclined at 45° to the horizontal and the top edge is 0.70 m below the water surface.
Determine the total pressure force on one side of the plate and the location of the centre of
pressure.

Unit - II Fundamentals of Fluid Flow and Flow Measurement

1. An orifice meter with orifice diameter 150 mm is inserted in a pipe of 300 mm diameter.
The pressure difference measured by a mercury-oil differential manometer gives a reading
of 20 cm of mercury. Find the rate of flow of oil of sp. gravity 0.98 when Cd of meter is
0.6.
2. A 300 mm × 100 mm Venturi meter has Cd equal to 0.93. The pipe delivers water at the
rate of 1000 litre/min. What will be the pressure difference between inlet and the throat of
venturimeter?
3. A pitot tube records of 7.85 kN/m2 as the stagnation pressure when it is head at the centre
of pipe of 250 mm diameter conveying water. The Static pressure in the pipe is 40 mm of
Hg. Calculate the discharge through the pipe assuming the mean velocity of flow is 0.8
times the maximum velocity. Take Cv = 0.98
 4. A Venturimeter is installed in a pipeline of 30cm diameter, the difference of pressure at
entrance and throat read by mercury manometer is 5cm. When the water flows at a rate of
0.05m3/sec. If the discharge coefficient of meter is 0.96, determine the diameter of throat.
5. A Pitot tube was used to measure the quantity of water flowing in a pipe of 0.3m diameter.
The water was raised to a height of 0.25m above the centerline of pipe in a vertical limb of
the tube. If the mean velocity is 0.78 times the velocity at center and coefficient of pitot
tube is 0.98, find the quantity of water in lit/sec. Static pressure head at centre of the pipe
is 0.2m.
Unit - III Flow through Pipes
1. Find maximum power can be transmitted by power station through a hydraulic pipe 5 km
long and 0.25 m diameter. The intensity of pressure available is 70 bars. Take f = 0.0075.
2. A 3000 m long pipeline is used for transmission of power. 145 kW power is to be
transmitted through the pipe in which water having a pressure of 4000 KN/m2 at inlet is
flowing. If the pressure drop over the length of pipe is 800 KN/m2 and f = 0.006, find i)
Diameter of the pipe, and ii)Efficiency of transmission.
3. Water is flowing through a horizontal pipe of diameter 200 mm at a velocity of 3 m/sec. A
circular solid plate of diameter 150mm is placed in the pipe to obstruct the flow. Find the
loss of head due to obstruction in the pipe. If Cc = 0.62.
4. Find the diameter of a pipe of length 12 km, when rate of flow of water through the pipe is
265 litre/sec. and head loss due to friction is 5.5 m. Take C = 55 for Chezy’s formula.
5. Calculate the velocity at the end of the pipe of diameter 160 mm and 210 mm connected in
series having discharge of 50 lit/min.

UNIT IV: Hydraulic Turbines

1. A jet of water of diameter 35 mm moving with velocity of 30 m/s, strikes a curved fixed
symmetrical plate at the centre. Find the force exerted by jet of water in the direction of jet,
if jet is deflected through an angles of 135° at outlet of curved plate. If the vane is moving
with the velocity of 25 m/s in the direction of jet, find out force exerted.
2. A Pelton wheel has a mean bucket speed of 15 m/s and is supplied with water at a rate of
0.8 m3/s under a head of 30 m. If the bucket deflects the jet through an angle of 165°, find
the power developed by the turbine and its hydraulic efficiency. Take the coefficient of
velocity as 0.98. Neglect friction in the bucket. Also determine the overall efficiency of the
turbine, if its mechanical efficiency is 80%.
3. A single jet Pelton wheel runs at 280 rpm under a head of 510 meter. The jet diameter is
200 mm, its deflection inside the bucket is 165° and its relative velocity is reduced by 15%
due to friction. Determine i) Water power, ii) Resultant force on the bucket and iii) Overall
efficiency. Consider mechanical losses = 3%, Co-efficient of velocity = 0.98 and speed
ratio = 0.46
4. A jet of water strikes on series of cup shaped vanes which defects through 165°. If the
velocity of jet is that corresponding to head of 40 m and velocity of vanes is such that
efficiency is maximum. Find the work done on vane per kg of water.
5. A pelton wheel is having a mean bucket diameter of 1.5 m and is running at 800 r.p.m. The
net head on pelton wheel is 700 m. If jet gets deflected throught an angle of 165° and
 discharge through nozzle is 0.1m3/sec. Find i) Power available at the nozzle ii) Hydraulic
efficiency of turbine.

UNIT V: Centrifugal and Reciprocating Pump

1. A centrifugal pump has the following characteristics : Outer dia. of impeller = 800 mm,
Width of impeller vanes at outlet = 100 mm, Angle of impeller vanes at outlet = 40°. The
impeller runs at 550 rpm and delivers 0.98 m3/s water under an effective head of 35 m. A
500 kW motor is used to drive the pump. Determine the manometric, mechanical and
overall efficiencies of the pump. Assume water enters the impeller vanes radially at inlet.
2. A centrifugal pump having outer diameter equal to two times the inner diameter and
running at 900 rpm works against a total head of 60 m. Velocity of flow through impeller
is constant and equal to 3 m/s. The vanes are set back at an angle at 40° at outlet. If diameter
of impeller is 600 mm and width at outlet is 60 mm. Calculate i) Discharge ii) Vane angle
at inlet iii) W.D. by impeller on water per second. iv) Manometric efficiency. v) Power
required to drive the pump if overall efficiency is 70%.
3. A centrifugal pump is to discharge water at the rate of 110 lit/sec at the speed of 1450 rpm
against head of 13 m impeller diameter is 250 mm and its width is 50 mm. If the
manometric efficiency is 75%. Determine vane angle at outer periphery.
4. A centrifugal pump delivers 1.27 m3 of water per minute at 1200 rpm. The impeller
diameter is 350 mm and breadth at outlet 12.7 mm. The pressure difference between inlet
and outlet of pump casing is 272 kN/m2. Assuming manometric efficiency as 63%.
Calculate the impeller exit blade angle.
5. A centrifugal pump has the following characteristics : Outer diameter of impeller = 900
mm; wide of impeller vanes at outlet = 40°. The impeller runs at 650 rpm and delivers 1.2
cubic meters of water per second under an effective head of 45 m. A 500 kW motor is used
to drive the pump. Determine the manometric, mechanical and overall efficiencies of the
pump. Assume water enters the impeller vanes radially at inlet.