Skip to content
CampusPrep

CE-604 (A) RGPV B.Tech

Fluid Mech. – II (FM)

Previous year papers and the official syllabus are free to read, no account needed.

Previous Year Papers

5 papers, latest Jun 2026

Free
See all 5 papers

Syllabus, notes and important questions for CE-604 (A)

Syllabus units

Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.

Unit 1 Turbulent flow 13 topics
  • Laminar and turbulent boundary layers and laminar sublayer
  • Hydrodynamically smooth and rough boundaries
  • Velocity distribution in turbulent flow
  • Resistance of smooth and artificially roughened pipes, commercial pipes, aging of pipes
  • Losses due to sudden expansion and contraction in pipe flow
  • Losses in pipe fittings and valves
  • Concepts of equivalent length
  • Hydraulic and energy gradient lines
  • Siphon
  • Pipes in series, pipes in parallel and branching of pipes
  • Water hammer (quick‑closure case)
  • Transmission of power in pipe networks
  • Hardy‑Cross method for pipe network analysis
Unit 1 notes
Unit 2 Uniform flow in open channels 11 topics
  • Channel geometry and elements of channel section
  • Velocity distribution in open channels
  • Energy in open channel flow and specific energy
  • Types of flow; critical flow and its computation
  • Uniform flow computation
  • Chezy’s formula
  • Manning’s formula
  • Determination of normal depth and velocity
  • Normal and critical slopes
  • Economical channel sections
  • Saint‑Venant equation
Unit 2 notes
Unit 3 Non‑uniform flow in open channels 5 topics
  • Assumptions and dynamic equations of gradually varied flow
  • Characteristic analysis and computation of flow profiles
  • Rapidly varied flow: hydraulic jump in rectangular channels and its basic characteristics
  • Surges in open channels and channel flow routing
  • Venturi flume
Unit 3 notes
Unit 4 Forces on immersed bodies 7 topics
  • Types of drag
  • Drag on a sphere
  • Drag on a flat plate
  • Drag on a cylinder
  • Drag on an aerofoil and development of lift
  • Lifting vanes
  • Magnus effect
Unit 4 notes
Unit 5 Fluid machines 6 topics
  • Classifications and definitions of turbines
  • Similarity laws and specific speed of turbines
  • Pelton turbine – construction, settings, speed regulation, dimensions, jet action, torque, power, efficiency and characteristic curves
  • Reaction turbines – construction, draft‑tube theory, runaway speed, design basics, characteristic curves and cavitation
  • Centrifugal pumps – types, components, manometric head, total head, net positive suction head, specific speed, shut‑off head, energy losses, cavitation, working principle and characteristic curves
  • Reciprocating pumps – working principle, coefficient of discharge, slip, single‑acting and double‑acting types, manometric head and acceleration head
Unit 5 notes
Read the full syllabus

Exam insights

Counted from 5 past CE-604 (A) papers.

Marks asked per paper, by unit

  • Unit 1 Turbulent flow 22 marks
  • Unit 2 Uniform flow in open channels 15 marks
  • Unit 3 Non uniform flow in open channels 8 marks
  • Unit 4 Forces on immersed bodies 11 marks
  • Unit 5 Fluid Machines: Turbines 17 marks

Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.

Asked again and again

  1. Sluice gate discharges water into horizontal rectangular channel with velocity $10 \text{ m/s}$ and depth $1 \text{ m}$: determine sequent depth after hydraulic jump and loss of energy in total head.

    Asked 3 times: 2026, 2025, 2020

  2. Derive Chezy's and Manning's formulae for open channel flow.

    Asked 3 times: 2026, 2025, 2020

  3. Define and explain the hydraulic gradient line and total energy line (energy gradient line) for fluid flow in pipes

    Asked 3 times: 2024, 2022

Other 6th semester CE subjects