Curioustab

Home » Mechanical Engineering » Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics

The discharge through a channel of circular section will be maximum when the depth of water is __________ the diameter of the circular channel.

0.34 times
0.67 times
0.81 times
0.95 times

Correct Answer: 0.95 times

← Previous Question Next Question→

More Questions from Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics

The error in discharge (dQ/Q) to the error in measurement of head (dH/H) over a triangular notch is given by
In an internal mouthpiece, if the jet after contraction expands and fills up the whole mouthpiece, then the mouthpiece is said to be running free.
The specific gravity of an oil whose specific weight is 7.85 kN/m3, is
The coefficient of discharge is the ratio of dieoretical discharge to the actual discharge through an orifice.
When an internal mouthpiece is running full, the discharge through the mouthpiece is twice the discharge when it is running free.
A pitot tube is used to measure the
The pressure at a point 4 m below the free surface of water is
An average value of coefficient of velocity is
The velocity of flow is same at all points in the cross-section of a channel.
According to Chezy's formula, the discharge through an open channel is (where A = Area of flow, C = Chezy's constant, m = Hydraulic mean depth, and i = Uniform slope in bed)

Discussion & Comments

No comments yet. Be the first to comment!

Join Discussion