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Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics problems


  • 1. The torque required to overcome viscous resistance of a footstep bearing is (where ? = Viscosity of the oil, N = Speed of the shaft, R = Radius of the shaft, and t = Thickness of the oil film)

  • Options
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
  • Discuss
  • 2. A closed tank is completely filled with an oil. If it is made to move with a horizontal acceleration, then the pressure at the back end will be more than that at the front end.

  • Options
  • A. Correct
  • B. Incorrect
  • Discuss
  • 3. The pressure of the liquid flowing through the divergent portion of a venturimeter

  • Options
  • A. remains constant
  • B. increases
  • C. decreases
  • D. depends upon mass of liquid
  • Discuss
  • 4. When the Mach number is between __________ the flow is called super-sonic flow.

  • Options
  • A. 1 and 2.5
  • B. 2.5 and 4
  • C. 4 and 6
  • D. 1 and 6
  • Discuss
  • 5. A manometer is used to measure

  • Options
  • A. atmospneric pressure
  • B. pressure in pipes and channels
  • C. pressure in venturimeter
  • D. difference of pressures between two points in a pipe
  • Discuss
  • 6. The product of mass and accelaration of flowing liquid is called

  • Options
  • A. inertia force
  • B. viscous force
  • C. gravity force
  • D. pressure force
  • Discuss
  • 7. A notch is used to measure __________ of liquids.

  • Options
  • A. pressure
  • B. discharge
  • C. velocity
  • D. volume
  • Discuss
  • 8. The metacentric height of a ship is 0.6 m and the radius of gyration is 4 m. The time of rolling of a ship is

  • Options
  • A. 4.1 s
  • B. 5.2 s
  • C. 10.4 s
  • D. 14.1 s
  • Discuss
  • 9. The mass of 2.5 m3 of a certain liquid is 2 tonnes. Its mass density is

  • Options
  • A. 200 kg/m3
  • B. 400 kg/m3
  • C. 600 kg/m3
  • D. 800 kg/m3
  • Discuss
  • 10. The discharge through a wholly drowned orifice is given by (where H1 = Height of water (on the upstream side) above the top of the orifice, H2 = Height of water (on the downstream side) above the bottom of the orifice, and H = Difference between two water levels on either side of the orifice)

  • Options
  • A. Q = Cd x bH1 2gh
  • B. Q = Cd x bH2 2gh
  • C. Q = Cd x b ( H2 - H1 ) 2gh
  • D. Q = Cd x bH 2gh
  • Discuss

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