Mechanical Engineering
GATE ME topic:mechanical-engineering PYQs
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Question 11
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In which of the following pairs of cycles, both cycles have at least one isothermal process?
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For a two-dimensional, incompressible flow having velocity components
and
in the
and
directions, respectively, the expression
can be simplified toYour answerChoose one option.
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Superheated steam at 1500 kPa, has a specific volume of 2.75 m
/kmol and compressibility factor (
) of 0.95. The temperature of steam is ______°C (round off to the nearest integer).Your answerChoose one option.
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Which of the following is responsible for eddy viscosity (or turbulent viscosity) in a turbulent boundary layer on a flat plate?
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A hot steel spherical ball is suddenly dipped into a low temperature oil bath. Which of the following dimensionless parameters are required to determine instantaneous center temperature of the ball using a Heisler chart?
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A two dimensional flow has velocities in
and
directions given by
and
, where
denotes time. The equation for streamline passing through
,
isYour answerChoose one option.
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An infinitely long pin fin, attached to an isothermal hot surface, transfers heat at a steady rate of
to the ambient air. If the thermal conductivity of the fin material is doubled, while keeping everything else constant, the rate of steady-state heat transfer from the fin becomes
. The ratio
isYour answerChoose one option.
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A plane truss
(
and
) is shown in the figure. The forces in the members
and
, respectively, are 
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The relative humidity of ambient air at 300 K is 50% with a partial pressure of water vapour equal to
. The saturation pressure of water at 300 K is
. The correct relation for the air-water mixture isYour answerChoose one option.
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Consider the mechanism shown in the figure. There is rolling contact without slip between the disc and ground.

Select the correct statement about instantaneous centers in the mechanism.
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