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friction factor

GATE Mechanical Engineering · Fluid Mechanics - Pipe Flow · 1988-2025

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2025 Q44

For a fully-developed pipe flow, which of the following options is/are correct?

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2025 PYQ

For a fully-developed pipe flow, which of the following options is/are correct?

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2015 PYQ

Consider fully developed flow in a circular pipe with negligible entrance length effects. Assuming the mass flow rate, density and friction factor to be constant, if the length of...

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2014 PYQ

A fluid of dynamic viscosity $$2 \times {10^{ - 5}}\,\,kg/m.s$$ and density $$1kg/{m^3}$$ flows with an average velocity of $$1$$ $$m/s$$ through a long duct of rectangular $$\left...

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2014 PYQ

For a fully developed flow of water in a pipe having diameter $$10$$ $$cm,$$ velocity $$0.1$$ $$m/s$$ and kinematic viscosity $${10^{ - 5}}\,\,{m^2}/s,$$ the value of Darcy frictio...

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2009 PYQ

Water at $${25^0}C$$ is flowing through a $$1.0km$$ long $$G.I.$$ pipe of $$200mm$$ diameter at the rate of $$0.07$$ $${m^3}/s.$$ If value of Darcy friction factor for this pipe is...

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2007 PYQ

Oil flows through a $$200mm$$ diameter horizontal cast iron pipe (friction factor, $$f=0.0225$$) of length $$500m.$$ The volumetric flow rate is $$0.2{m^3}/s.$$ The head loss (in $...

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1994 PYQ

Fluid is flowing with an average velocity of $$V$$ through a pipe of diameter $$d.$$ over a length of $$L,$$ the “head” loss is given by $${{fL{V^2}} \over {2gD}}.$$ The friction f...

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1989 PYQ

A $$400m$$ long horizontal pipe is to deliver $$900$$ kg of oil $$\left( {S = 0.9,\,\,\upsilon = 0.0002{m^2}/s} \right)$$ per minute. If the head loss is not to exceed $$8$$ $$m$$...

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1988 PYQ

The parameters which determines the friction factor for turbulent flow in a rough pipe are:

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