TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOMBASA

Faculty of Applied & Health

Sciences
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS & PHYSICS
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION FOR DEGREE OF:
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE (BMCS)

AMA 4326: FLUID MECHANICS II

END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATION
SERIES: APRIL 2015
TIME ALLOWED: 2 HOURS

Instructions to Candidates:
You should have the following for this examination
- Mathematical tables
- Scientific Calculator
This paper consist of FIVE questions
Answer question ONE (COMPULSORY) and any other TWO questions
Maximum marks for each part of a question are as shown
This paper consists of THREE printed pages

Question One (Compulsory)

a) Define the following terms:

(i) Incompressible flow (1 mark)
(ii) Equipotential line (1 marks)

w  z2
b) Discuss the flow whose complex potential function is given by (4 marks)

c) If there is a line source of strength-m at a point Z and a line source of equal strength at the mirror
image of z1 at the line x = 0. Prove that there is no fluid motion across the mirror x = 0
(6 marks)

 Ax y 2
 2

d) Show whether the function represents a possible irrotational flow (3 marks)

e) Briefly describe the following standard comformal transformations:

(i) Inversion

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 (ii) Enlargement (1 marks)
n
U  r
 1  
U max  R
f) The velocity distribution in a pipe is given by where Umax is the maximum
velocity at the centre of the pipe, U is the velocity at a distance r from the centre and R is the pipe
radius. Obtain an expression for mean velocity in terms of Umax and n (5 marks)

  x 2 y  1
g) The velocity potential for a two-dimensional flow, is . At the point P(4, 5) determine:
(i) The velocity (4 marks)
(ii) The value of the stream function (4 marks)

Question Two

w    i
a) Prove that is an analytic function (4 marks)


U  4ax x 2  3 y 2  
V  4ay 3x 2  y 2 
b) Given that and examine whether these velocity components
represent a physically possible 2 dimensional flow. if so whether the flow is rotational or irrotational
(5 marks)
x y2 2

c) For a 2 dimensional flow the velocity function is given by the expression :

(i) Determine velocity components in x and y directions (2 marks)
(ii) Show that the velocity components satisfy the conditions of flow continuity and irrorationality,
(4 marks)
(iii) Determine stream function and the flow rate between the streamlines (2, 0) and (2, 2)
(3
marks)
(iv) Show that the streamlines and potential lines intersect orthogonally at the point (2, 2)
(2 marks)
Question Three

a) In a two dimensional flow the velocity components are U = Cy (where C is a constant and V = 0. Find
x 2  y 2  2y  0 
the circulation about the circle situated in the flow if is the radius of the circle
(5 marks)
b) Suppose that a liquid is in the region of the positive side of x – axis with rigid boundary y = 0 and
there is a source of strength –m at (0, a) and an equal sink at (0, b). If the pressure on the negative side
of the boundary is the same as the pressure at infinity. Show that if the fluid satisfies the non-slip
condition on the boundary . Then the resultant pressure on the boundary is given by:
1  4m 2 x 2 b 2  a 2
P  
 dx
 
2  x 2  a 2 2 x 2  b 2 2 
(10 marks)
c) Two parallel plates kept 100mm apart have laminar flow of oil between them with a maximum
velocity of 1.5m/s. Calculate:
(i) The discharge per metre width (2 marks)
(ii) The shear stress at the plates (3 marks)

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Question Four


a) Discuss the flow due to a uniform line doublet at point O of strength per unit length if its axis is
along the x-axis. (7 marks)

b) Obtain the velocity profile of a plane parallel flow (coutte flow) between two plates moving at a
constant velocity Uo but in opposite direction, the distance y is measured from a fixed point 0 and the
p
0
x
distance between the plates is 8mm if , obtain the skin friction on each of the plates.
(7 marks)
 cx
u
y V  C ln xy
c) Find a relevant stream function for a set of velocity components and to obtain a
steady incompressible flow (6 marks)

Question Five

o    q
a) Discuss the complex velocity potential of an inclined flow to the x-axis at an angle if
(8 marks)
b) Fluid is in laminar motion between two parallel plates under the action of motion of one of the plates
and also under the presence of a pressure gradient in such a way that the net forward discharge across
any section is zero:
(i) Find out the point where minimum velocity occurs and its magnitude (7 marks)
(ii) Draw the velocity distribution graph across a section of the parallel plates (2 marks)

c) Write the complete Navier stokes equation of conservation of momentum and name all the terms in
the equation (3 marks)

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