ISRO Scientist or Engineer Mechanical 2008

For the following questions answer them individually

“Troosite” is obtained when

Which one is not the purpose of heat treatmentof steels?

With a punch for which the maximum crushingstress is 4 times the maximum shearing stress of the plate, the biggest hole that can be punchedin the plate would be of diameter equal to

The failure occurs at a point in a member, when the maximum shear stress in a bi-axial stress system reaches the shearstress at elastic limit in simple tension test, This is according to

The purpose of providing multiple collars on a flat collar pivot bearingis to

Angle of dwell of cam is defined as the angle

In the case of gyroscopic effect, the planes of spin, gyroscopic couple and precession are

Match List-I (measuring Devices) with List-IJ (Measuring parameter) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists

The following data pertain to a worker: base rate = Rs. 20 per hour
Time taken for completing the job =2 hours
Standard time = 3hours
Under Halsey plan the total earning of the worker is

What is the correct sequenceof the following parameters in order of their maximum to
minimum influence on toollife?
1. Feed rate
2. Depth of cut
3. Cutting speed
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

Given that cutting speed =9 m/min, the return time to cutting time ratio is = 1:2 the feed rate = 0.3 mm/stroke , the clearanceat each of cut = 25 mm and that the plate Is fixed 700 mm side along the direction of tool travel, the time required for finishing one flat surface of a plate of size 700 $$\times$$ 300 mm in a shaper, will be

Plug gauges are used to

The general equation of continuity for three-dimensional flow of a compressible fluid for steady flow is (where u, v, w are components of velocity in x, y and z directions respectively)

Which of the following pairs of velocity components u and v satisfy the continuity equation for a two dimensional flow of an incompressible fluid?

An aeroplane is flying at an height of 14 km where temperature is $$-45^\circ C$$. The speed of the plane is corresponding to M = 2. Find the speed of the plane if R = 287 J/kg K and $$\gamma = 1.4$$.

The pressure difference measured by a mercury oil differential manometer on the two sides of the orifice meter gives a reading of 50 cm of mercury. Determine the differential pressure head in orifice. Take the specific gravity ofoil as 0.9.

The transition Reynolds numberfor flow over flat plate is $$5 \times 10^5$$. What is the distance from the leading edge at which transition will occur for flow of water with a uniform velocity of 1m/s?(For water, the kinematic viscosity, $$v = 0.858 \times 10^{-6} m^2/s$$)

Pipes of lengths $$l_1, l_2$$ etc and diameter $$d_1, d_2$$, etc are connectedin series. A single pipe of length $$l_1 + l_2 + l_3 + ....$$ having same pressure loss as all pipes in series will have diameter equal to

Let x have the density function $$f(x) = \begin{cases}\frac{3}{4}(1 - x^2) & if -1 \leq x \leq 1\\0 & otherwise \end{cases}$$. Then the probability $$p\left(\frac{-1}{2} \leq x \leq \frac{1}{2}\right)$$ is

If thermal conductivity of a material varies as $$K_o(1 + \alpha T)$$, temperature at the center of a 10 cm thick wall of material will be

What is the net radiant interchange per square meter for two very large plates at temperatures 800 K and 500 K respectively? (The emissivity of the hot and cold plates are 0.8 and 0.6 respectively. Stefan Boltzmann constant is $$5.67^* 10^{-8} W/m^2 K^4$$).

A 10 kg solid at $$100^\circ C$$ with a specific heat, of 0.8kJ/kg. $$^\circ C$$ is immersed in 40 kg of $$20^\circ C$$ liquid with a specific heat of 4.0 kJ/kg $$^\circ C$$. Estimate the temperature after a long time if the container is insulated?

A spherical shaped vessel of 1.4 m outer diameter is 90 mm thick. Find the rate of heat leakage, if the temperature difference between the inner and outer surfaces is $$220^\circ C$$. Thermal conductivity of the material of the sphere is 0.083 W/m K.

The specific heat of diatomic gas at constant pressure is given by (R = universal gas constant and M = molecular weight of gas)

The variation of temperature inside a wall is shown by three different curves. In which case thermal conductivity least varies with temperature

Given that Nu = Nusselt number, Re = Reynoids number, Pr = Prandtl number, Sh = Sherwood number, Sc = Schmidt number and Gr = Grashoff number. The functional relationship for free convective heat transfer is given as,

The spectral energy distribution for a body at temperature T is shown in figure. Now if the temperature of the body is increased

When K is the thermal conductivity, $$\tau$$ is the density and $$C_p$$, is the specific heat of a substance, then thermaldiffusivity is given by

A thin copper wire at $$300^\circ$$ is suddenly immersed in water at $$30^\circ C$$. It cools down to $$150^\circ C$$ in 70 seconds. It is then reheated to the initial temperature of $$300^\circ C$$ and suddenly exposedto air at $$30^\circ C$$ whereit cools down to $$150^\circ C$$ in 200 seconds. This difference in cooling time is due to

A heavy block of mass m is slowly placed on a conveyer belt moving with speed v. If coefficient of friction between block and the belt is $$\mu$$, the block will slide on the belt through distance

A car moving with speed u can be stopped in minimum distance x when brakes are applied. If the speed becomes n times, the minimum distance over which the car can be stopped would take the value

Speed of particle executing simple harmonic motion with amplitude a is half of the maximum speed. At that instant, displacement of the particle is

Two blocks with masses M and mare in contact with each other and are resting on a_ horizontal frictionless floor. When horizontal force is applied to the heavier, the blocks accelerate to the right. The force between the two blocks are

A stone of mass m at the end of a string of length | is whirled in a vertical circle at a constant speed. The tension in the string will be maximum when the stone is

Ratio of the radii of the planets $$P_1$$, and $$P_2$$, is k and ratio of the accelerations due to gravity on them is s. Ratio of escape velocities from them will be

A short column of external diameter D and internal diameter d, is subjected to a load W, with an eccentricity e, causing zero stress at an extremefiber. Then the value of ‘e’ must be

There are two bars of equal length and equal volume and same material, one having stepped diameters and other having uniform diameter. If maximum stress produced in both bars is
same, then stored energy will be

$$\sigma_x, \sigma_y$$ and $$\tau_{xy}$$ are the rectangular stress components at a point. The radius of Mohr’s circle is

For the case of a slender column oflength Land flexural rigidity EI built in at its base and free at the top, the Eulers critical buckling load is

Angle made by $$2i - 3j + 4k$$ with the z-axis is

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