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Fluid Flow problems


  • 1. If the viscosity of a fluid decreases with increasing stirrer speed, then the nature of the fluid is

  • Options
  • A. newtonian
  • B. pseudoplastic
  • C. dilatant
  • D. thixotropic
  • Discuss
  • 2. Pluronic F68 is added to cell culture media as

  • Options
  • A. a nutrient
  • B. a shear protectorant
  • C. to increase oxygen transfer rates
  • D. all of these
  • Discuss
  • 3. Which of the following affect the Kolmogorov eddy size?

  • Options
  • A. Stirrer speed
  • B. Physical properties of the liquid
  • C. Size and type of impeller
  • D. All of these
  • Discuss
  • 4. The best described action of Pluronic F68 (non-ionic detergent) in a cell culture medium is that, it

  • Options
  • A. acts on the surface properties of the cells and the culture medium
  • B. provides nutrients for the cells
  • C. acts as a flocculant
  • D. acts as a coagulant
  • Discuss
  • 5. A fluid in which the viscosity increases with increasing stirrer speed and mixing time can be called as

  • Options
  • A. newtonian fluid
  • B. pseudoplastic, thixotropic fluid
  • C. dilatant, rheopectic fluid
  • D. dilatant pseudoplastic fluid
  • Discuss
  • 6. A rheopectic fluid is one in which the viscosity

  • Options
  • A. is constant regardless of the stirrer speed or mixing time
  • B. changes during mixing but returns to its original state after mixing
  • C. increases with mixing time
  • D. decreases with mixing time
  • Discuss
  • 7. The viscous nature of a non-Newtonian fluid

  • Options
  • A. remains constant with time and power input
  • B. changes with the level of power input and/or the length of time during which the fluid is mixed
  • C. is similar to that of a perfect gas
  • D. is similar to that of water
  • Discuss
  • 8. Reynolds number for laminar flow over a plate should be less than

  • Options
  • A. 500 mm
  • B. 5 x 10-5
  • C. 5 x 105
  • D. 5 m
  • Discuss
  • 9. Newtonian fluid is one in which the viscosity

  • Options
  • A. remains constant with time and power input
  • B. increases with the level of power input
  • C. decreases with the level of power input
  • D. drastically increases with the level of power input
  • Discuss
  • 10. A Brookfield viscometer cannot determine the shear stress because

  • Options
  • A. the shear stress is not defined
  • B. a computer is required
  • C. the impeller type is given only by numbers
  • D. all of the above
  • Discuss

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