The Stoke's stream function applies to the
A. Irrotational flow only
B. Ideal/non-viscous fluids only
C. Cases of axial symmetry
D. None of these
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In case of turbulent flow of a Newtonion fluid in a straight pipe, the maximum velocity is equal to (where, Vavg = average fluid velocity)
A. Vavg
B. 1.2 Vavg
C. 1.5 Vavg
D. 1.8 Vavg
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For Laminar flow through a packed bed, the pressure drop is proportional to (Vs is the superficial liquid velocity and Dp is the particle diameter)
A. D p 2 V s
B. D p 2 V s 2
C. D p 3 V s 2
D. D p 3 V s
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The equation given below is called the __________ .
f − 0.5 = 4.07 log e ( N Re f ) − 0.6 A. Colebrook formula
B. Von-Karman equation
C. Fanning equation
D. None of these
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The fluid velocity varies as the square root of the cylindrical pipe diameter in case of steady state laminar flow at constant pressure drop fo __________ fluid.
A. Dilatant
B. Pseudo-plastic
C. Bingham plastic
D. Newtonion
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Permanent loss in a venturimeter is about __________ percent of the pressure drop in theupstream cone.
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The pressure drop per unit length of pipe incurred by a fluid 'X' flowing through pipe is Δ p . If another fluid 'Y' having both the specific gravity & density just double of that of fluid 'X', flows through the same pipe at the same flow rate/average velocity, then the pressure drop in this case will be
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The simple pitot tube measures the __________ pressure.
A. Static
B. Dynamic
C. Total
D. None of these
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The peripherial velocity at inlet of a centrifugal pump having inlet diameter of 25 cms and rotating at 950 rpm is __________ m/sec.
A. 1.8
B. 12.4
C. 186.2
D. 736.4
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Which of the following is not a dimension-less parameter?
A. Euler number
B. Specific gravity
C. Fanning friction factor
D. None of these
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Which of the following is not a dimension-less parameter?
A. Pressure-co-efficient
B. Froude number
C. Kinematic viscosity
D. Weber number
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The continuity equation
A. Relates mass flow rate along a stream tube
B. Relates work and energy
C. Stipulates that Newton's second law of motion must be satisfied at every point in the fluid
D. None of these
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Bernoulli's equation is not applicable, when the flow is
A. Irrotational
B. Incompressible
C. Viscous
D. All of the above
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Permanent pressure loss in a well designed venturimeter is about __________ percent of the venturi differential.
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The velocity profile exhibited by laminar flow of Newtonion fluids is such that the velocity distribution w.r.t. radius of the circular pipe is a/an __________ with the apex at the centre line of the pipe.
A. Hyperbola
B. Parabola
C. Semi-circle
D. Semi-ellipse
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For laminar flow of a shear thinning liquid in a pipe, if the volumetric flow rate is doubled, the pressure gradient will increase by a factor of
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Specific speed of a centrifugal pump relates it with another pump having the
A. Dynamic similarity
B. Same efficiency
C. Same speed
D. Geometrical similarity
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High specific speed of a pump implies that, it is a/an __________ pump.
A. Centrifugal
B. Mixed flow
C. Axial flow
D. None of these
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Low specific speed of a pump implies that, it is a/an __________ pump.
A. Axial flow
B. Centrifugal
C. Mixed flow
D. None of these
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The temperature in isentropic flow
A. Does not depend on Mach number
B. Depends on Mach number only
C. Cannot drop and then increase again downstream
D. None of these
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