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22-Agric-A4 Fluid Flow: December 2013

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  1. Question 1 Hydraulic Jump
  2. Question 2 Subcritical Flow Over a Bump
  3. Question 3 Three-Arm Lawn Sprinkler
  4. Question 4 Series-Parallel Pipe System
  5. Question 5 Centrifugal Pump Performance – BEP and Affinity Scaling
  6. Question 6 Pump System Operating Point at 880 r/min

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National Exams — December 2013 — 04-Agric-A4, Fluid Flow. Three-hour, open-book exam; a Casio or Sharp approved calculator is permitted. Format: four questions constitute a complete paper, with a choice between 1a/1b and between 4a/4b; all questions require calculation. Both alternatives are solved below for completeness.

Reference texts: White, Fluid Mechanics (7th/8th ed., McGraw-Hill) — open-channel hydraulics (hydraulic jump, gradually varied flow over a bump), pipe friction (Colebrook–White), rotating control volumes (sprinkler reaction), and turbomachinery (pump performance curves, affinity laws).