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Civil Engineering · Q127

Hydraulics And Fluid Mechanics

Engineering and GATE · Civil Engineering · question 127

Q127

Ratio of inertia force to elastic force is known as

A.
Mach number
Answer
B.
Froude number
C.
Reynold’s number
D.
Weber’s number

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Mach number (Ma) represents the ratio of the speed of an object (such as an aircraft) to the speed of sound in the surrounding medium. It is used to characterize compressible flows, particularly in aerodynamics. The Mach number helps determine the behavior of fluid flows at high speeds where the effects of compressibility become significant.