A hydraulic press has a ram of 10 cms in diameter and a plunger of 1 cm in diameter. The force required on the plunger to raise a weight of 10 tons on the ram is __________ kg.
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The rate of change of moment of momentum represents the __________ by the fluid.
A. Torque applied
B. Force exerted
C. Work done
D. Power developed
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Venturimeter and orificemeter measures the __________ of the fluid.
A. Pressure
B. Maximum velocity
C. Average velocity
D. Point velocity
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Each term in Bernaulli's equation represents the __________ of the fluid.
A. Energy per unit mass
B. Energy per unit weight
C. Force per unit mass
D. None of these
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Drag force on the float of a rotameter is (where, Q = flow rate of the fluid)
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Which of the following facilitates close control of flow of fluids?
A. Gate valve
B. Globe valve
C. Butterfly valve
D. Check valve
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In area meter (e.g., rotameter), with increase in the fluid flow rate, the
A. Pressure drop increases linearly
B. Pressure drop is almost constant
C. Area through which fluid flows does not vary
D. None of these
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Hydraulic radius of 6" × 12" cross-section, is __________ inches.
A. 2
B. 0.5
C. 1.5
D. None of these
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In case of a __________ the energy of flow is considerably decreased downstream of the machine.
A. Blower
B. Turbine
C. Centrifugal pump
D. Centrifugal fan
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Select the correct statement.
A. The discharge through a venturimeter depends upon Δp only and is independent of orientation of the meter
B. A venturimeter with a given gage difference discharges at a greater rate, when the flow is vertically downward through it, than when the flow is vertically upward
C. For a given pressure difference, the discharge of gas is greater through a venturimeter, when compressibility is taken into account, than when it is neglected
D. The overall pressure loss is the same in a given pipe line, whether a venturimeter or a nozzle with the same throat dia is used
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In an incompressible flow of fluid, the fluid
A. Temperature remains constant
B. Compressibility is greater than zero
C. Density does not change with pressure & temperature
D. Is frictionless
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The dimension of kinematic viscosity is
A. ML-2 T-1
B. L2 T-1
C. ML-2 T-2
D. None of these
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Dimension of kinematic viscosity is
A. MLT-1
B. L2 T-1
C. L2 T
D. L2 T-2
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The drag co-efficient for a bacterium moving in water at 1 mm/s, will be of the following order of magnitude (assume size of the bacterium to be 1 micron and kinematic viscosity of water to be 10-6 m2 /s).
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The ratio of hydrodynamic boundary layer to thermal boundary layer thickness in case of liquid metals is
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The hydraulic radius for flow in a rectangular duct of cross-sectional dimension H, W is
A. B. 2 ( H + W ) 2 HW
C. 4 ( H + W ) 2 HW
D. ( H + W ) 2 HW
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For water, when the pressure increases, the viscosity
A. Also increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains constant
D. First decreases, and then increases
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Boundary layer thickness in laminar flow over a flat plate increases as (where, d = distance from the leading edge.)
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Boundary layer thickness in turbulent flow over a flat plate increases as (where, d = distance from the leading edge.)
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Steady flow occurs, when the
A. Conditions change steadily with time
B. Conditions are the same at the adjacent points at any instant
C. Conditions do not change with time at any point
D. Rate of the velocity change is constant
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