Fluid Machinery (JME-402) crash course, Online B.Tech, Semester 4:
Pumps dominate: positive displacement vs dynamic (centrifugal) pumps and pump selection/specification, plus turbine heads and efficiencies (Pelton).
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Pumps dominate: positive displacement vs dynamic (centrifugal) pumps and pump selection/specification, plus turbine heads and efficiencies (Pelton). The only numerical is force of a jet on a stationary plate (C4); compressors (rotary PD types) are the fourth long-answer option.
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Positive displacement and centrifugal pumps
Must study for the exam (×4 · A7, A8, B4, B5 2 + 2 + 5 + 5 marks · MCQ, descriptive with diagram).
PUMPS | One Shot video | Imp Video | Basic Mechanical Engineering | Btech 1st year· Gautam Varde· 28 min
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Impact of jets and turbomachine basics
Must study for the exam (×4 · A9, A10, B6, C4 2 + 2 + 5 + 15 marks · MCQ, definition, derivation + numerical).
KTU-FM-IMPACT OF JET- PART 1- INTRODUCTION· LET'S DISCUSS· 26 min
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Hydraulic turbines: heads, efficiencies, Pelton wheel
Must study for the exam (×4 · A1, A2, B1, C1 2 + 2 + 5 + 15 marks · MCQ, short note, definitions).
Fluid Machinery I Module 2 I Hydraulic Turbines I Part - 1 I Lecture 10· Engineers ki Pathshala by Umesh Dhande· 52 min
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Compressors and fans
High value for the exam (×4 · A3, A4, B2, C2 2 + 2 + 5 + 15 marks · MCQ, short note, diagram).
Air Compressors | One Shot Video I Basic Mechanical Engineering | BTech 1st Year | All Universities· Gautam Varde· 31 min
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Pump selection and specification
High value for the exam (×4 · A5, A6, B3, C3 2 + 2 + 5 + 15 marks · MCQ, short note, long descriptive).
Key Parameters to Specify for Optimal Centrifugal Pump Performance· Gajanan Ramchandra Meshram· 7 min
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Fluid Machinery: common questions
Pumps dominate: positive displacement vs dynamic (centrifugal) pumps and pump selection/specification, plus turbine heads and efficiencies (Pelton). The only numerical is force of a jet on a stationary plate (C4); compressors (rotary PD types) are the fourth long-answer option. It's the Fluid Machinery subject of Online B.Tech, Semester 4, in 5 lessons: Positive displacement and centrifugal pumps; Impact of jets and turbomachine basics; Hydraulic turbines: heads, efficiencies, Pelton wheel; Compressors and fans; Pump selection and specification.
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