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  • Question
  • The pitot static tube does not measure the __________ pressure.


  • Options
  • A. static
  • B. total
  • C. difference in static & dynamic
  • D. all (a), (b) and (c)

  • Correct Answer
  • all (a), (b) and (c) 


  • Fluid Mechanics problems


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    • 1. The velocity profile for turbulent flow through a closed conduit is

    • Options
    • A. logarithmic
    • B. parabolic
    • C. hyperbolic
    • D. linear
    • Discuss
    • 2. The drag co-efficient for a bacterium moving in water at 1 mm/s, will be of the following order of magnitude (assume size of the bacterium to be 1 micron and kinematic viscosity of water to be 10-6m2/s).

    • Options
    • A. 24000
    • B. 24
    • C. 0.24
    • D. 0.44
    • Discuss
    • 3. Hydraulic mean depth (Dm) for a circular pipe of diameter 'D' flowing full is 0.25 D. For a circular channel, at Dm = 0.3 D, gives the condition for the maximum

    • Options
    • A. flow rate
    • B. mean velocity
    • C. both 'a' & 'b'
    • D. neither 'a' nor 'b'
    • Discuss
    • 4. Co-efficient of velocity is __________ the coefficient of discharge.

    • Options
    • A. less than
    • B. more than
    • C. equal to
    • D. not related to
    • Discuss
    • 5. Most commonly used joint in the underground pipe lines is the

    • Options
    • A. sleevejoint
    • B. coupling
    • C. flange
    • D. expansion joint
    • Discuss
    • 6. The resistance wire used in a hot wire anemometer for conducting electrical current is made of

    • Options
    • A. copper
    • B. tungsten
    • C. chromium
    • D. aluminium
    • Discuss
    • 7. What is the normal range of exit cone angle of a venturimeter?

    • Options
    • A. 2 to 5
    • B. 7 to 15
    • C. 15 to 25
    • D. >25
    • Discuss
    • 8. Maximum theoretical suction lift for water at 15°C by a centrifugal pump is 34 ft. The same for water at 90°C will be __________ ft.

    • Options
    • A. 40
    • B. 34
    • C. 8
    • D. 37
    • Discuss
    • 9. When the momentum of one fluid is used for moving another fluid, such a device is called a/an

    • Options
    • A. jet pump
    • B. blower
    • C. acid egg
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. A particle A of diameter 10 microns settles in an oil of specific gravity 0.9 and viscosity 10 poise under Stoke's law. A particle B with diameter 20 microns settling in the same oil will have a settling velocity

    • Options
    • A. same as that of A.
    • B. one fourth as that of A.
    • C. twice as that of A.
    • D. four times as that of A.
    • Discuss


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