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Laminar flow of a Newtonion fluid ceases to exist, when the Reynolds number exceeds
Options
A. 4000
B. 2100
C. 1500
D. 3000
Correct Answer
2100
Fluid Mechanics problems
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1. Shear stress in a fluid flowing in a round pipe
Options
A. varies parabolically across the cross-section.
B. remains constant over the cross-section.
C. is zero at the centre and varies linearly with the radius.
D. is zero at the wall and increases linearly to the centre.
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Correct Answer: is zero at the centre and varies linearly with the radius.
2. For Laminar flow through a packed bed, the pressure drop is proportional to (
V
s
is the superficial liquid velocity and
D
p
is the particle diameter)
Options
A.
V
s
/
D
p
2
B.
V
s
2
/
D
p
2
C.
V
s
2
/
Dp
3
D.
V
s
/
D
p
3
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Correct Answer:
V
s
/
D
p
2
3. Which of the following is not concerned with the fluid-particle interaction?
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A. Drag co-efficient
B. Froude number
C. Galileo number
D. Weber number
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Correct Answer: Weber number
4. The terminal velocity of a small sphere settling in a viscous fluid varies as the
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A. first power of its dimeter.
B. inverse of the fluid viscosity.
C. inverse square of the diameter.
D. square of the difference in specific weights of solid & fluid.
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Correct Answer: inverse of the fluid viscosity.
5. Power loss in an orificemeter is __________ that in a venturimeter.
Options
A. less than
B. same as
C. more than
D. data insufficient, cannot be predicted
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Correct Answer: more than
6. The terminal velocity of a particle moving through a fluid varies as d
p
n
. What is the value of n' for Newton's law regime?
Options
A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 1.5
D. 3
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Correct Answer: 0.5
7. The fluid in which the shearing stress within it is proportional to the velocity gradient across the sheared section, is called a __________ fluid.
Options
A. Bingham
B. Newtonion
C. perfect
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: Newtonion
8. Dimension of absolute viscosity is
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A. ML
-1
T
-1
B. MLT
-1
C. ML
-1
T
D. MLT
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Correct Answer: ML
-1
T
-1
9. The ratio of the depth of flow to the hydraulic radius for the most economical trapezoidal section, in open channel flow is
Options
A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 1.5
D. 2
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Correct Answer: 2
10. Pick out the correct statement.
Options
A. A forced vortex occurs when fluid rotates as a solid about an axis.
B. In laminar flow, Newton's law of viscosity does not apply.
C. A free vortex occurs, when fluidrotates as a solid.
D. In turbulent flow, there are neither cross-currents nor eddies.
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Correct Answer: A forced vortex occurs when fluid rotates as a solid about an axis.
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