MEHB221

Fluid Mechanics Lab

2012

Prelab Questions - Experiment 1: Performance of Pelton Wheel Turbine

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1. What is Pelton Wheel Turbine? State an example of its application. [2 marks]

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2. Describe the working principle of the Pelton Wheel turbine. [2 marks]
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3. Why is it necessary to wait for the speed of the buckets to stabilize before taking the
readings? [1 mark]
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4. What is the weight of the weight hanger? [1 mark]
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1. How do you measure the flow rate in this Experiment? [1 mark]
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6. What is a tachometer? How can you achieve a better accuracy? [2 marks]
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7. What is the equation use to calculate the theoretical efficiency of Pelton Wheel
Turbine? [1 mark]
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MEHB221

Fluid Mechanics Lab

2012

Prelab Questions - Experiment 3: Characteristic of Venturi Meter

Name: ______________________________

Section (Group): ______________

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Date: _______________

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1. Write the Continuity equation and Bernoulli theorem equation used in this
experiment? [3 marks]

2. How do these equations explain the change in velocity and pressure along the
venturi meter? [2 marks]
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3. What is C? How do you calculate C? [2 marks]
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4. State the theoretical value of C for venturi meter. [1 mark]
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5. Define Total Head. [1 marks]
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6. State whether the discharge valve is open or close based on the level of the
manometer tubes in the diagram below. [1 marks]

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MEHB221

Fluid Mechanics Lab

2012

Prelab Questions - Experiment 5: Head Loss Due to Pipe Friction

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Section (Group): ______________

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Date: _______________

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1. What equation can be used to calculate head loss due to pipe friction in a circular
pipe? [1 mark]
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2. Write the equation [1 mark]

3. Define head loss. What are the factors affecting head loss? [2 marks]
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4. What is the relationship between pipe friction coefficient f and ? [1 marks]
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5. How many pipes (with different diameter) are used for this experiment? And what is
the diameter of the pipes? [2 mark]
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6. Write the equation to calculate f [1 marks]

7. What is Moody diagram? [2 marks]

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MEHB221

Fluid Mechanics Lab

2012

Prelab Questions - Experiment 7: Pump Performance - Single Pump

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Date: _______________

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1. What is a pump? Name 2 types of pump. [2 marks]

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2. Explain the working principle of a centrifugal pump (including the energy changes in
the process). [3 marks]
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3. Centrifugal pump is one of the most widely used pumps for transferring liquids. Give
2 reasons why this is true. [2 marks]
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4. What is pump shutoff head? [1 marks]
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5. What is priming? Why priming is required if a liquid being pumped from a reservoir
located below a centrifugal pump? [2 marks]
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