Principles of Similarity — Study Resources & PYQs
Principles of similarity: unit and specific quantities
- Estimated study time: 80 minutes
Study resources
- Principles of Similarity – Unit & Specific Quantities (Article) — SlideShare presentation on turbine selection – specific speed values for Pelton (8.5–43), Francis (50–340), Kaplan (255–860), unit speed, unit discharge, performance characteristics curves.
- NPTEL Fluid Machinery — IIT Kanpur (Article) — NPTEL course covering impulse and reaction hydraulic turbines, Pelton, Francis, Kaplan, pumps, compressors, similarity, cavitation and performance characteristics.
Principles of Similarity previous year questions
- A one-fifth scale model of a water turbine is tested in a laboratory at $T = 20^{\circ}\text{C}$. The diameter of the model is 8.0 cm, its volume flow rate is…
- What is model analysis and principle of similitude. And also explain geometric, kinematic and dynamic similarity.
- Write short note on: i. Froude's law ii. Advantage of Buckingham's pi theorem. iii. Dynamic similarity.
- In a model test of slip way the discharge and velocity of flow over the model were $2\text{ m}^3\text{/s}$ and $1.5\text{ m/s}$ respectively. Calculate the vel…
Taught in these subjects
- Fluid Machinery — MET-5501 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu