Fluid Power Engineering
PCME601
By
Dr. Manoj Kumar Triveni
Assistant Professor
ME Department
• Water is flowing through a pipe at the end of which a nozzle is fitted. The diameter of the nozzle is 100 mm and the
head of the water at the nozzle center is 100 m. The jet of water strikes a flat plate inclined at 30° with the axis of the
jet. The coefficient of the velocity is given as 0.95. Find out: (i)The force exerted by the jet on the plate. (ii)The
components of the force in the direction normal to the jet. (iii)The ratio in which the discharge gets divided after
striking. [Ans: Vac =42.08, Fn = 6953.64 N, Fx = 3476.82, Fy = 6022.03, Q2/Q3 = 13.925]
• A jet of water of diameter 50 mm strikes a fixed pate in such a way that the angle between the plate and jet is 300.
The force exerted in the direction of the jet is 1471.5 N. Determines the rate of flow of water. [Ans: Q = 0.1075 m3/s
or 107.5 litre/s]
• A jet of water of diameter 10 cm strikes a flat plate normally with a velocity of 15 m/s. The plate is moving with a
velocity of 6 m/s in the direction of the jet and away from the jet. Find: (i) the force exerted by the jet on the plate (ii)
work done by the jet on the plate per second (iii) and efficiency of the jet. [Ans: Fx = 636.17, WD = 3817.02 J/s, η =
28.8%]]
• A 75 mm diameter jet having a velocity of 30 m/s strikes a flat plate, the normal of which is
inclined at 45° to the axis of the jet. Find the normal pressure on the plate, (i) When the plate is
stationary, (ii)When the plate is moving with a velocity of 15 m/s in the direction of jet, away
from the jet. (iii) Also determine the power and efficiency of the jet when the plate is moving.
[Ans: Fns = 2811.6 N, Fn = 702.9, WDr = 7455 W, η = 12.5%]
• A rectangular plate, weighing 60 N is suspended vertically by a hinge on the top horizontal
edge. The centre of gravity of the plate is 100 mm from the hinge. A horizontal jet of water 20
mm diameter, whose axis is 150 mm below the hinge impinges normally on the plate with a
velocity of 5 m/s. Determine:(i) The horizontal force applied at the centre of gravity to maintain
the plate in its vertical portion. (ii) The corresponding velocity of the jet, if the plate is deflected
through 30° and the same force continues to act at the centre of gravity of the plate. [Ans: F =
11.77 N, V = 9.24 m/s]
• A jet of water of 20 mm diameter and moving at 15 m/s, strikes upon the centre of a
symmetrical vane. After impingement, the jet gets deflected through 160° by the vane.
Presuming vane to be smooth determine: (i) The force exerted by jet on the vane, and (ii) The
ratio of velocity at outlet to that at inlet if actual reaction of the vane is 127 N. [Ans: F = 137.1
N, K= 0.847]
• A jet of water, 60 mm in diameter, strikes a curved vane at its centre with a velocity of 18 m/s.
The curved vane is moving with a velocity of 6 m/s in the direction of the jet. The jet is
deflected through an angle of 165°. Assuming the plate to be smooth, find: (i) Thrust on the
plate in the direction of jet, (ii) Power of the jet, and (iii) Efficiency of the jet. [Ans: Fx = 800.3
N, W= 4.8 kW, η = 58.25 %]
• A jet of water from a nozzle is deflected through 60° from its original direction by curved
plate which it enters tangentially without shock with a velocity of 30 m/s and leaves with a
mean velocity of 25 m/s. If the discharge form the nozzle is 0.8 kg/s, calculate the
magnitude and direction of the resultant force on the vane, if the vane is stationary. [Ans: Fx
= 14N, Fy = -17.32N, FR = 22.27N, α = 𝟓𝟏𝟎 ]