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GATE Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations: Equations of continuity, motion and mechanical energy, Euler and Bernoulli equations – Previous Year Questions

6 GATE previous year questions on Equations of continuity, motion and mechanical energy, Euler and Bernoulli equations (Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations, Chemical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2022 CH Q38 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A horizontal cylindrical water jet of diameter D 1 = 2 cm strikes a vertical solid plate with a hole of diameter D 2 = 1 cm, as shown in the figure. A…
  2. GATE 2023 CH Q52 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A cylindrical tank with a diameter of 500 mm contains water (density = 1 g cm-3) upto a height h. A 5 mm diameter round nozzle, whose center is 1 cm…
  3. GATE 2024 CH Q16 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The velocity field in an incompressible flow is v = xyi + v yj + k, where i, j and k are unit-vectors in the (x, y, z) Cartesian coordinate system.…
  4. GATE 2024 CH Q36 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Consider a steady, fully-developed, uni-directional laminar flow of an incompressible Newtonian fluid (viscosity ) between two infinitely long…
  5. GATE 2026 CH Q28 (1 mark, Multiple select) – In which of the following condition(s), Bernoulli's equation is applicable?
  6. GATE 2026 CH Q65 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The velocity profile for a fully developed laminar flow of an incompressible Newtonian fluid, at steady state, through a horizontal infinitely wide…