Laplace transform of $${\left( {a + bt} \right)^2}$$ where $$'a'$$ and $$'b'$$ are constants is given by:

The equation $$\,\,\,{{{d^2}u} \over {d{x^2}}} + \left( {{x^2} + 4x} \right){{dy} \over {dx}} + y = {x^8} - 8\,\,{u \over {{x^2}}} = 8.\,\,\,$$ is a

Four arbitrary points $$\,\,\,\left( {{x_1},{y_1}} \right),\,\,\left( {{x_2},{y_2}} \right),\,\,\left( {{x_3},{y_3}} \right),\,\,\left( {{x_4},{y_4}} \right),\,\,\,\,$$ are given in the $$xy$$ $$-$$ plane using the method of least squares. If regression of $$y$$ upon $$x$$ gives the fitted line $$y=ax+b;$$ and regression of $$x$$ upon $$y$$ gives the fitted line $$x=cy+d,$$ then

Value of the function $$\mathop {Lim}\limits_{x \to a} \,{\left( {x - a} \right)^{x - a}}$$ is _______.

A shown in Figure, a person A is standing at he centre of a rotating platform facing person B who is riding a bicycle, heading East. The relevant speeds and distances are shown in given figure person, a bicycle, heading East. At the instant under consideration, what is the apparent velocity of B as seen by A?

Water flows through a vertical contraction from a pipe of diameter $$d$$ to another of diameter $$d/2$$ (see Figure). The flow velocity at the inlet to the contraction is $$2m/s$$ and pressure $$200$$ $$kN/{m^2}.$$ If the height of the contraction measures $$2m$$, then pressure at the exit of the contraction will be very nearly

Kinematic viscosity of air at $${20^0}C$$ is given to be $$1.6 \times {10^{ - 5}}\,\,\,{m^2}s.$$ Its kinematic viscosity at $${70^0}C$$ will be varying approximately :

If $$'P'$$ is the gauge pressure within a spherical droplet, then gauge pressure within a bubble of the same fluid and of same size will be:

Two fluids, $$A$$ and $$B$$ exchange heat in a counter-current heat exchanger. Fluid $$A$$ enters at $${420^ \circ }C$$ and has a mass flow rate of $$1$$ $$kg/s.$$ Fluid $$B$$ enters at $${20^ \circ }C$$ and also has a mass flow rate of $$1$$ $$kg/s,$$ Effectiveness of heat exchanger is $$75\% $$. Determine the heat transfer rate and exit temperature of fluid $$B.$$ (Specific heat of fluid $$A$$ is $$1$$ $$kJ/kg$$ $$K$$ and that of fluid $$B$$ is $$4$$ $$kJ/kgK$$).

It is proposed to coat a $$1mm$$ diameter wire with enamel paint $$\left( {k\,\,\,\, = 0.1W/m} \right.$$ - $$\left. K \right)$$ to increase heat transfer with air. If the air side heat transfer co-efficiency is $$100$$ $$W/{m^2}K,$$ the optimum thickness of enamel paint should be

At a production machine, parts arrive according to a Poisson process at the rate of $$0.35$$ parts per minute. Processing time for parts have exponential distribution with mean of $$2$$ minutes. What is the probability that a random part arrival finds that there are already $$8$$ parts in the system (in machine $$ + $$ in queue)?

In computing Wilson’s economic lot size for an item, by mistake the demand rate estimate used was $$40\% $$ higher than the tree demand rate. Due to this error in the lot size computation, the total cost of setups plus inventory holding per unit time, would rise above the true optimum by approximately

Identify the stress strain in the flange portion of a partially drawn cylindrical cup when deep drawing without a blank holder

The lives of two tools $$A$$ & $$B$$, governed by the equation $$V{T^{0.125}} = 2.5$$ and $$V{T^{0.25}} = 7$$ respectively in certain machining operation where $$V$$ is the cutting velocity in $$m/s$$ and $$T$$ is the tool life in sec. Find out the speed $$V$$ at which both the tools will have the same life.

Also calculate the corresponding tool life. If you have to machine at a cutting speed of $$1m/s$$, then which one of these tools will you choose in order to have less frequent tool changes?

In an orthogonal cutting experiment with a tool of rake angle $$7$$$$deg$$, the chip thickness was found to be $$2.5mm$$ when the uncut chip thickness was set to $$1mm,$$ find the shear angle $$\phi $$ and find the friction angle $$\beta $$ assuming that Merchants's formula holds good.

What is the approximate $$\% $$ change in the life, $$t,$$ of the tool with zero rake angle used in orthogonal cutting when its clearance angle, $$\alpha ,$$ is changed from $$10$$ to $$7$$ deg?

(Hint: flank wear rate is proportional to $$\cot \,\alpha $$)

In butt welding operation on plates, the heat input necessary is given by

$$Q = 8\,K\,{T_c}\,t\,\,\,\left[ {0.2 + {{Vb} \over {4\alpha }}} \right]$$
Where $$K=$$ thermal conductivity,
$${T_c} = $$ temp increases from room temp up to $$MP,$$
$$t=$$ thickness of plate,
$$V=$$ welding speed,
$$b=$$ width of weld,
$$\alpha = thermal diffusivity

Two alloy steel plates as shown in fig are to be welded using a power source rated at $$5$$ $$kVA$$ having a duty cycle of $$75\% .$$ Using the given data, determine the maximum welding speed for the job given in $$mm/s$$

Data : $$K = 45\,W/{m^0}C,\,\,{T_c} = {1450^ \circ }C,$$ and
$$\alpha = 1.2 \times {10^{ - 5}}\,\,{m^2}/s.$$

For butt welding $$40mm$$ thick steel plates, when the expected quantity of such jobs is $$5000$$ per month over a period of $$10$$ years, choose the best suitable welding process out of the following available alternatives.

In a particular mold design, the down sprue has an area of Cross section of $$6.45\,\,c{m^2}$$ where the pouring basin leads into the sprue. The sprue is $$20$$ $$cm$$ long. The required metal flow rate at the top section of the sprue is $$820$$ $$c{m^3}/s.$$ Determine the pouring height necessary above the sprue top. Also determine the area of $$C.S$$ of sprue at its bottom to avoid the aspiration of liquid molten metal.

Which of the following materials requires the largest shrinkage allowance, while making a pattern for casting?

Consider the system of two wagons shown in Figure. The natural frequencies of this system are

A planetary gear train is shown in Figure. Internal gear (1) has 104 teeth and is held fixed and planet gear (2) has 96 teeth. How much does the planet gear rotate for sixty revolutions of the planet carrier (3) in clockwise direction?

For the audio Cassette mechanism shown in Figure given below where is the instantaneous center of rotation (point) of the two spools?

For the planar mechanism shown in Fig. select the most appropriate choice for the motion of link 2 when link 4 is moved upwards.

An isolated thermodynamic system executes a process. Choose the correct statement $$(s)$$ from the following:

An adiabatic steam turbine receives dry saturated steam at $$1.0\,\,\,MN/{m^2}$$ and discharges it $$0.1\,\,\,MN/{m^2}.$$ The steam flow rate is $$3$$ $$kg/s$$ and the moisture at exit in negligible. If the ambient temperature is $$300$$ $$K,$$ determine the rate of entropy production and the lost power.

A steel ball of mass $$1$$ $$kg$$ and specific heat $$0.4$$ $$kJ/kg$$ is at temperature of $${60^ \circ }C.$$ It is dropped into $$1$$ $$kg$$ water at $${20^ \circ }C.$$ The final steady state temperature of water is