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pipe flow

GATE Mechanical Engineering · Heat Transfer - Convection · 1987-2025

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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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2024 Q37

In the pipe network shown in the figure, all pipes have the same cross-section and can be assumed to have the same friction factor. The pipes connecting points W, N, and S with poi...

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2019 Q23

Water enters a circular pipe of length L = 5.0 m and diameter D = 0.20 m with Reynolds number ReD = 500. The velocity profile at the inlet of the pipe is uniform while it is parabo...

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2019 Q32

The wall of a constant diameter pipe of length 1 m is heated uniformly with flux q" by wrapping a heater coil around it. The flow at the inlet to the pipe is hydrodynamically fully...

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2018 Q6

For steady flow of a viscous incompressible fluid through a circular pipe of constant diameter, the average velocity in the fully developed region is constant. Which one of the fol...

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2018 Q31

Consider steady flow of an incompressible fluid through two long and straight pipes of diameters $d_1$ and $d_2$ arranged in series. Both pipes are of equal length and the flow is...

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2017 PYQ

Consider steady flow of an incompressible fluid through two long and straight pipes of diameters $${d_1}$$ and $${d_2}$$ arranged in series. Both pipes are of equal length and the...

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2017 PYQ

For steady flow of a viscous incompressible fluid through a circular pipe of constant diameter, the average velocity in the fully developed region is constant. Which one of the fol...

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2015 PYQ

The head loss for a laminar incompressible flow through a horizontal circular pipe is $${h_1}$$. Pipe length and fluid remaining the same, if the average flow velocity doubles and...

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2015 PYQ

For a fully developed laminar flow of water (dynamic viscosity $$0.001$$ $$Pa$$-s) through a pipe of radius $$5$$ $$cm,$$ the axial pressure gradient is $$-10$$ $$Pa/m$$. The magni...

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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

Water flows through a pipe having an inner radius of $$10$$ $$mm$$ at the rate of $$36$$ $$kg/hr$$ at $${25^ \circ }C$$. The viscosity of water at $${25^ \circ }C$$ is $$0.001$$ $$...

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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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2014 PYQ

Water flows through a tube of diameter $$25mm$$ at an average velocity of $$1.0m/s.$$ The properties of water are $$\rho = 1000\,\,kg/{m^3},$$ $$\mu = 7.25 \times {10^{ - 4}}\,\,N....

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2014 PYQ

Consider the turbulent flow of a fluid through a circular pipe of diameter, $$D.$$ Identify the correct pair of statements. $${\rm I}.$$ The fluid is well-mixed $${\rm II}.$$ The f...

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2013 PYQ

Water (specific heat, $${c_p} = 4.18\,\,kJ/kgK$$ ) enters a pipe at a rate of $$0.01$$ $$kg/s$$ and temperature of $${20^ \circ }C.$$ The pipe, of diameter $$50$$ $$mm$$ and length...

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2013 PYQ

For steady, fully developed flow inside a straight pipe of diameter $$D,$$ neglecting gravity effects, the pressure drop $$\Delta p$$ over a length $$L$$ and the wall shear stress...

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2010 PYQ

A smooth pipe of diameter $$200$$ $$mm$$ carries water. The pressure in the pipe at section $${S_1}\,\,$$ (elevation : $$10$$ $$m$$ ) is the $$50$$ $$kPa.$$ At section $${S_2}\,\,$...

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2009 PYQ

Consider steady, incompressible and irrotational flow through a reducer in a horizontal pipe where the diameter is reduced from $$20cm$$ to $$10cm.$$ The pressure in the $$20cm$$ p...

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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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2006 PYQ

The velocity profile in fully developed laminar flow in a pipe of diameter $$D$$ is given by $$u = {u_0}\left( {1 - 4{r^2}/{D^2}} \right),$$ where $$r$$ is the radial distance from...

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1998 PYQ

Hot water flows with a velocity of $$0.1$$ $$m/s$$ in a $$100mm$$ long, $$0.1m$$ diameter pipe. Heat lost from the pipe outer wall is uniform and equal to $$420$$ $$W/{m^2}$$. If t...

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1996 PYQ

For laminar flow through a long pipe, the pressure drop per unit length increases.

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1994 PYQ

For a fully developed laminar flow through a pipe, the ratio of the maximum velocity to the average velocity is ___________ (fill in the blank)

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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 discharge in $${m^3}/s$$ for laminar flow through a pipe of diameter $$0.04$$ $$m$$ having a centre line velocity of $$1.5$$ $$m/s$$ is:

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1988 PYQ

A $$0.20$$ $$m$$ diameter pipe $$20$$ $$km$$ long transport oil at a flow rate of $$0.01{m^3}/s.$$ Calculate the power required to maintain the flow if the dynamic viscosity and de...

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1987 PYQ

In the case of turbulent flow of a fluid through a circular tube (as compared to the case of laminar flow at the same flow rate) the maximum velocity is ...................., shear...

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