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22-Mec-A6 Fluid Machinery: December 2013

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  1. Question 1 Hydro Turbines
  2. Question 2 Hydro Turbine Model
  3. Question 3 Pump Performance
  4. Question 4 Curtis (Velocity-Compounded) Impulse Turbine
  5. Question 5 Gas Turbine Blades (Power Turbine)
  6. Question 6 Pump and Turbine Specific Speed
  7. Question 7 Compressor and Pump Characteristics
  8. Question 8 Fan Blade Shape

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National Examination 07-Mec-A6 — Fluid Machinery, December 2013. Closed book, 3 hours. Section A (Calculative) Q1–Q5, Section B (Descriptive) Q6–Q8; candidates answer four from A and two from B (six of eight, 60 marks). All eight questions are solved as a study resource.

Reference texts: Fox & McDonald, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (turbomachinery chapter); S.L. Dixon & C.A. Hall, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery; R.K. Turton, Principles of Turbomachinery; Cohen, Rogers & Saravanamuttoo, Gas Turbine Theory. Constants used (exam reference sheet): g = 9.81 m/s², ρwater = 1000 kg/m³, Patm = 100 kPa.