22-Mec-A6 Fluid Machinery: May 2013

Paper: National Examinations — 07-Mec-A6 Fluid Machinery, May 2013. Closed-book, three hours. Section A (Calculative) Q1–Q5, Section B (Descriptive) Q6–Q8; the candidate answers four from A and two from B, six questions of equal value (10 marks each). All eight questions are worked here as a complete study resource.

Reference texts: R. K. Turton, Principles of Turbomachinery; S. L. Dixon & C. A. Hall, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Turbomachinery; R. W. Fox, A. T. McDonald, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics; Douglas, Gasiorek & Swaffield, Fluid Mechanics. Constants as printed on the exam attachment pages (g = 9.81 m/s², p_atm = 100 kPa, p_vapour = 2.34 kPa at 20°C, ρ_water = 1000 kg/m³).