Quicksand is an example of a __________ fluid.
A. Bingham plastic
B. Dilatent
C. Newtonion
D. Pseudoplastic
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Drag is the force component exerted on an immersed object,
A. Passing the centroid of the body at 60°to the direction of motion
B. The component being parallel to theflow direction
C. The component being normal to the flow direction
D. None of these
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In case of a pipe exit fitted with a nozzle, the
A. Conversion of kinetic head to pressure head is facilitated
B. Conversion of pressure head to kinetic head is facilitated
C. Power transmitted through the nozzle is maximum, when the head lost due to friction in the pipe is equal to one third of the total supply head
D. Both B and C
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Reynolds number is the ratio of
A. Viscous forces to gravity forces
B. Inertial forces to viscous forces
C. Viscous forces to inertial forces
D. Inertial forces to gravity forces
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The valve used for very remote and accurate control of fluid is a __________ valve.
A. Needle
B. Globe
C. Gate
D. Butterfly
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The terminal velocity of a particle moving through a fluid varies as dp n . What is the value of 'n' for Newton's law regime?
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Absolute viscosity of a fluid is a function of the __________ of the fluid.
A. Motion
B. Pressure & temperature
C. Shearing stress
D. Both B & C
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A free jet of water of cross-sectional area 0.01 m2 and a velocity of 20 m/s strikes a plate and then flows in a plane parallel to the plate as shown in the figure below. The horizontal component of the force on the support is
A. 200 N
B. 400 N
C. 2000 N
D. 4000 N
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Which of the following relationship is valid for the equilibrium position of the float in a rotameter? (where, Df = Drag force on the float Bf = Buoyant force on the float Wf = Weight of the float)
A. Df + Bf = Wf
B. Df = Bf + Wf
C. Df + Bf + Wf = 0
D. None of these
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With increasing flow rate, the hydraulic efficiency of a centrifugal pump
A. Monotonically decreases
B. Decreases and then increases
C. Remains constant
D. Increases and then decreases
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Air vessel fitted to a reciprocating pump
A. Increases the work done
B. Decreases the work done
C. Causes cavitation
D. Results in non-uniform discharge
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Hydraulic diameter for non-circular ducts is equal to __________ times the area of flow divided by the perimeter.
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Eight
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Momentum correction factor used in fluid flow problems accounts for the
A. Change in direction of flow
B. Change in total energy
C. Change in pressure
D. Non uniform direction of velocities at inlet & outlet sections
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What is the ratio of total kinetic energy of fluid passing per second to the value obtained on the basis of average velocity (for laminar flow through a circular pipe)?
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What is the ratio of the velocity at the axis of the pipe to the mean velocity of flow in case of pipe flow under viscous condition?
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Deformation drag, which is caused by widespread deformation of fluid around the immersed body
A. Occurs when NRe is very small
B. Is primarily a friction drag
C. Is independent of body length
D. Depends mainly on cross-sectional shape
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For an ideal fluid flow, Reynolds number is
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For ideally incompressible fluid, the Mach number will be
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Ratio of pressure and inertia force gives __________ number.
A. Weber
B. Mach
C. Euler
D. Froude
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Froude number is not a factor
A. For Reynolds number greater than 300
B. When there is no vortex formation
C. For unbaffled tank
D. None of these
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