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  • The pressure intensity in kN/m2 (or kPa) at any point in a liquid is (where w = Specific weight of liquid, and h = Depth of liquid from the surface)


  • Options
  • A. w
  • B. wh
  • C. w/h
  • D. h/w

  • Correct Answer
  • wh 

    • Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics problems

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    • 1. A jet of water discharging from a 40 mm diameter orifice has a diameter of 32 mm at its vena contracta. The coefficient of contraction is

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    • A. 0.46
    • B. 0.64
    • C. 0.78
    • D. 0.87
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    • 2. Reynold's number is the ratio of the inertia force to the

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    • A. surface tension force
    • B. viscous force
    • C. gravity force
    • D. elastic force
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    • 3. A flow is called hyper-sonic, if the Mach number is

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    • A. less than unity
    • B. unity
    • C. between 1 and 6
    • D. none of these
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    • 4. The velocity at which the flow changes from laminar flow to turbulent flow is called

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    • A. critical velocity
    • B. velocity of approach
    • C. sub-sonic velocity
    • D. super-sonic velocity
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    • 5. The pressure measured with the help of a pressure gauge is called

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    • A. atmospheric pressure
    • B. gauge pressure
    • C. absolute pressure
    • D. mean pressure
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    • 6. The discharge over a rectangular notch is

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    • A. inversely proportional to H3/2
    • B. directly proportional to H3/2
    • C. inversely proportional to H5/2
    • D. directly proportional to H5/2
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    • 7. A glass tube of small diameter (d) is dipped in fluid. The height of rise or fall in the tube given by (where w = Specific weight of liquid, ? = Angle of contact of the liquid surface, and ? = Surface tension)

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 8. The vacuum pressure can be measured with the help of a piezometer tube.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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    • 9. According to Bazin, the coefficient of discharge varies with the height of water over the sill of a weir.

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    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
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    • 10. The kinematic viscosity of an oil (in stokes) whose specific gravity is 0.95 and viscosity 0.011 poise, is

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    • A. 0.0116 stoke
    • B. 0.116 stoke
    • C. 0.0611 stoke
    • D. 0.611 stoke
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