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GATE Fluid Mechanics: Viscous flow, boundary layer and elementary turbulent flow – Previous Year Questions

3 GATE previous year questions on Viscous flow, boundary layer and elementary turbulent flow (Fluid Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2022 ME (ME1) Q43 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A solid spherical bead of lead (uniform density = 11000 kg/m3) of diameter d = 0.1 mm sinks with a constant velocity V in a large stagnant pool of a…
  2. GATE 2023 ME Q19 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Air (density = 1.2 kg/m3, kinematic viscosity = 1.5 10-5 m2/s) flows over a flat plate with a free-stream velocity of 2 m/s. The wall shear stress at…
  3. GATE 2025 ME Q44 (2 marks, Multiple select) – For a fully-developed pipe flow, which of the following options is/are correct?