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GATE Fluid Mechanics: Dimensional analysis – Previous Year Questions

3 GATE previous year questions on Dimensional analysis (Fluid Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2023 ME Q65 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – An explosion at time t = 0 releases energy E at the origin in a space filled with a gas of density . Subsequently, a hemispherical blast wave…
  2. GATE 2024 ME Q51 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A liquid fills a horizontal capillary tube whose one end is dipped in a large pool of the liquid. Experiments show that the distance L travelled by…
  3. GATE 2025 ME Q17 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – In a laboratory experiment using a scaled down model to measure scour at a bridge pier, the Froude number is important. The ratio of the prototype…