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Fluid mechanics Dec-2016

PSBTE • DIPLOMA • Cvil Engineering • 3rd • Dec-2016

FM is the fluid mechanics subject for Punjab State Board of Technical Education Diploma in Engineering Civil Engineering 3rd semester students. On this page, students can find subject-wise previous year question papers and old papers for revision, exam practice, and a better understanding of common question patterns in fluid mechanics. These papers can help you identify repeated topics, practice time management, and prepare for important areas before exams. BRpaper is not the official website of the Punjab State Board of Technical Education or any affiliated institute. It only helps students access exam preparation material and previous year papers related to this subject.

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When the fluid is at rest shear stress is ________.

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Dec 2019 When fluid is at rest, shear stress is:
Density of water is_______ at 4ºC.

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According to_______the pressure at a point in a fluid at rest is same in all directions.

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Dec 2017
According to _______the pressure at a point in a fluid at rest is same in all directions.
Intensity of pressure at the bottom of a tank filled with fluid having specific weight ‘w’ upto a height of ‘h’ will be_________.

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Atmosphere pressure at sea level is ______mm of mercury.

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Dec 2017
Atmosphere pressure at sea level is ______mm of mercury.

May 2007 The atmospheric pressure is ______ mm of mercury.
Piezometer measures_______pressure only.

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May 2022
Piezometer is used to measure________

May 2018
Piezometer is used to measure the ____________

Dec 2018
Peizometer measures __________pressure.

May 2017
Piezometer is used to measure _________

Dec 2017
Piezometer measures _______ pressure only.
Laminar flow is also called_________flow.

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May 2017
Laminar flow is also called ________ flow

Dec 2017
Laminar flow is also called _________flow.

Dec 2015 Laminar flow is also called ________________.
The pipe running partially full behaves like________.

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May 2018
SECTION-A

Q1. a) Fill in the blanks.

i. The pipe running partially full behaves likes an ......................

Dec 2017
The pipe running partially full behaves like________.

Pumps convert mechanical energy into_______.

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Dec 2018
Hydraulic pumps converts__________ energy into hydraulic energy.

Dec 2017
Pumps convert mechanical energy into_______.
Water in canals runs under_______pressure.

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Gases possess definite volume.

True / False 1 Marks Dec-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA

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Unit of Kinematic viscosity is Stoke.

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U-Tube can be used to measure vaccum pressure.

True / False 1 Marks Dec-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA

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Hydraulic jump occurs on upstream side of dam.

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Dec 2017
Hydraulic jump occurs on upstream side of dam.
Centre of pressure acts as centre of gravity for immersed surface.

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Define “Fluid” and briefly describe its types along with examples.

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May 2015 Write the characteristics of a fluid?

Explain the fluid property ‘Capillarity’.

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Differentiate between gauge pressure and vaccum pressure.

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Dec 2017
Differentiate between gauge pressure and vacuum pressure.
Define Bernaulli’s theorem and write down its assumptions.

Short Answer 5 Marks Dec-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA

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May 2020 List the assumptions made while deriving Bernoulli theorem.

Dec 2019 State Bernoulli’s theorem. What are its assumptions?

Dec 2018
Define Bernoulli’s theorem. Explain its assumptions and limitations.

Dec 2017
Define Bernoulli’s theorem and write down its assumptions.
Write down the difference between Orifice and Notch.

Short Answer 5 Marks Dec-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA

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Dec 2017
Write down the difference between Orifice and Notch.

What do you understand by most economical channel section? Write down conditions for rectangular channel section to be most economical.

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Dec 2019 What do you understand by most economic channel section? Make an expression for most economic rectangular channel section.

Dec 2017
What do you understand by most economical channel section? Write down conditions for Trapezoidal channel section to be most economical.
Define priming of a centrifugal pump and write down its importance.

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Define Venturimeter. Briefly describe its parts and give formula to be used with venturimeter.

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Write down the advantages and disadvantages of Manometers.

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Write down the relationship between different types of pressures.

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Calculate the specific weight, mass density, specific volume, relative density of 1.5 litres of a liquid which weighs 5.5 N.

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A rectangular plate 4m long and 2m wide is immersed vertically in water in such a way that its 4m side is parallel to water surface. Find total Pressure and centre of pressure on plate when: (1) Its top surface is coinciding with free surface and (2) Its top surface is 1.5m below the free surface.

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Dec 2017
A rectangular plate 6 metres long and 2 metres wide are immersed vertically in water in such a way that its 6 m side is parallel to water surface. Find total pressure and centre of pressure on plate if it’s top surface is 1 m below the free surface of water.
The right limb of simple U -Tube manometer containing mercury is open to atmosphere while the left limb is connected to a pipe in which a fluid of specific gravity 0.85 is flowing. The centre of pipe is 15 cm below the level of mercury in the right limb. Find the pressure of fluid in pipe if difference of mercury level in two limbs is 25 cm.

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Dec 2019 The right limb of a simple U-tube manometer containing mercury is open to the atmosphere while the left limb is connected to a pipe in which a fluid of special gravity 0.9 is flowing. The centre of the pipe is 12 cm below the level of mercury in the right limb. Find the pressure of fluid in the pipe if the difference of mercury level in the two limbs is 20 cm.

The rate of flow through pipe A-B is 500 litres per second. The diameter at end A is 20 cm and velocity at end B is 3 m/s. Determine the velocity at end A and Diameter of pipe at end B.

Long Answer 10 Marks Dec-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA

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What is a reciprocating pump? Write down in detail about the main parts and working of single acting reciprocating pump along with neat sketch.

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Dec 2017
What is a reciprocating pump? Write down in detail about the main parts and working of single acting reciprocating pump along with neat sketch.

May 2015 Explain the working of a single acting reciprocating pump?

May 2007 Explain, giving neat line diagram, the construction and working of a reciprocating pump. Why is it called a positive displacement pump?
Define head loss through pipe, explain its different types along with neat sketches for different pipe L-sections of pipes.

Long Answer 10 Marks Dec-2016 • PSBTE DIPLOMA

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Dec 2015 Name the major and minor losses of head during flow through a pipe line.

May 2007 Explain various head losses in the flow through a pipeline.

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