A pipe of 0.1 m2 cross sectional area suddenly enlarges to 0.3 m2 cross-sectiona

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A pipe of 0.1 m² cross sectional area suddenly enlarges to 0.3 m² cross-sectional area. If the discharge of the pipe is 0.3 m³ /sec, the head loss is
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A. 2/g m of water
B. g/2 m of water
C. 1g m of water
D. g m of water.

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2/g m of water

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1. A syphon is used
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A. to connect water reservoirs at different levels intervened by a hill
B. to supply water to a town from higher level to lower level
C. to fill up a tank with water at higher level from a lower level
D. none of these.

3. A short tube mouthpiece will not run full at its outlet if the head under which the orifice works, is
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A. less than 12.2 m of the water
B. more than 12.2 m of the water
C. equal of 12.2 m of water
D. none of these.

5. The horizontal component of the force on a curved surface is equal to
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A. weight of liquid vertically below the curved surface
B. force on a vetical projection of the curved surface
C. product of pressure at its centroid and the area
D. weight of liquid retained by the curved area.

6. Differential manometers are used to measure
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A. pressure in water channels, pipes, etc.
B. difference in pressure at two points
C. atmospheric pressure
D. very low pressure.

7. The property of steam function ? is :
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A. ? is constant everwhere on any stream line
B. the flow around any path in the fluid is zero for continuous flow
C. the rate of change of ? with distance in an arbitrary direction, is proportional to the component of velocity normal to that direction
D. the velocity vector may be found by differentiating the stream function
E. all the above.

9. The phenomenon occuring in an open channel when a rapidly flowing stream abruptly changes to a slowly flowing stream causing a distinct rise of liquid surface, is
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A. water hammer
B. hydraulic jump
C. critical discharge
D. none of these.

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