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Chemical Engineering · Q256

Fluid Mechanics

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 256

Q256

In case of laminar flow of fluid through a circular pipe, the

A.
Shear stress over the cross-section is proportional to the distance from the surface of the pipe
B.
Surface of velocity distribution is a paraboloid of revolution, whose volume equals half the volume of circumscribing cylinder
Answer
C.
Velocity profile varies hyperbolically and the shear stress remains constant over the cross-section
D.
Average flow occurs at a radial distance of 0.5 r from the centre of the pipe (r = pipe radius)

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
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