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Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics problems


  • 1. According to Bazin's formula, the discharge over a rectangular weir is mL2g x H3/2 where m is equal to

  • Options
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
  • Discuss
  • 2. If the coefficient of discharge is 0.6, then the discharge over a right angled notch is

  • Options
  • A. 0.417 H5/2
  • B. 1.417 H5/2
  • C. 4.171 H5/2
  • D. 7.141 H5/2
  • Discuss
  • 3. The point at which the resultant pressure on an immersed surface acts, is known as

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  • A. centre of gravity
  • B. centre of depth
  • C. centre of pressure
  • D. centre of immersed surface
  • Discuss
  • 4. The factional resistance of a pipe varies approximately with __________ of the liquid.

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  • A. pressure
  • B. velocity
  • C. square of velocity
  • D. cube of velocity
  • Discuss
  • 5. A flow through a long pipe at decreasing rate is called __________ uniform flow.

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  • A. steady
  • B. unsteady
  • Discuss
  • 6. The total energy of a liquid particle in motion is equal to

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  • A. pressure energy + kinetic energy + potential energy
  • B. pressure energy - (kinetic energy + potential energy)
  • C. potential energy - (pressure energy + kinetic energy
  • D. kinetic energy - (pressure energy + potential energy)
  • Discuss
  • 7. The celerity (velocity) of a pressure wave in a fluid is given by (where K = Bulk modulus, and ? = Density of the fluid)

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  • A. K.?
  • B. K/?
  • C. ?/K
  • D. K.?
  • Discuss
  • 8. The hydraulic gradient line is always parallel to the centre line of the pipe.

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  • A. Correct
  • B. Incorrect
  • Discuss
  • 9. The volume of a fluid __________ as the pressure increases.

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  • A. remains same
  • B. decreases
  • C. increases
  • Discuss
  • 10. A differential manometer is used to measure

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  • A. atmospheric pressure
  • B. pressure in pipes and channels
  • C. pressure in venturimeter
  • D. difference of pressures between two points in a pipe
  • Discuss

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