GATE Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations: Turbulent flow, boundary layer and flow past immersed bodies – Previous Year Questions

4 GATE previous year questions on Turbulent flow, boundary layer and flow past immersed bodies (Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Operations, Chemical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

1. GATE 2022 CH Q16 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Consider turbulent flow in a pipe under isothermal conditions. Let r denote the radial coordinate and z denote the axial flow direction. On moving…
2. GATE 2023 CH Q29 (1 mark, Multiple select) – For a fully developed turbulent flow of an incompressible Newtonian fluid through a pipe of constant diameter, which of the following statements…
3. GATE 2025 CH Q18 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The sum of the components of the force due to pressure and shear at the solid-fluid boundary of a solid body in the direction normal to the flow is
4. GATE 2026 CH Q60 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Consider a two-dimensional, steady, laminar flow of an incompressible fluid with zero pressure gradient, over a thin horizontal flat plate of length 2…