The buoyancy depends on
A. mass of liquid displaced
B. viscosity of the liquid
C. pressure of the liquid displaced
D. depth of immersion
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For pipes, laminar flow occurs when Roynolds number is
A. less than 2000
B. between 2000 and 4000
C. more than 4000
D. less than 4000
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The depth of the center of pressure on a vertical rectangular gate 8 m wide and 6 m high, when the water surface coincides with the top of the gate, is
A. 2.4 m
B. 3.0 m
C. 4.0 m
D. 2.5 m
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The maximum thickness of boundary layer in a pipe of radius r is
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The speed of a pressure wave through a pipe depends upon
A. the length of pipe
B. the viscosity of fluid
C. the bulk modulus for the fluid
D. the original head
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Practical fluids
A. are viscous
B. possess surface tension
C. are compressible
D. possess all the above properties
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General energy equation holds for
A. steady flow
B. turbulent flow
C. laminar flow
D. non-uniform flow
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The angle of contact in case of a liquid depends upon
A. the nature of the liquid and the solid
B. the material which exists above the free surface of the liquid
C. both of die above
D. any one of the above
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When the velocity distribution is uniform over the cross-section, the correction factor for momentum is
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Size of a venturimeter is specified by
A. pipe diameter
B. throat diameter
C. angle of diverging section
D. both pipe diameter as well as throat diameter
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Total pressure on a 1m × 1m gate immersed vertically at a depth of 2 m below the free water surface will be
A. 1000 kg
B. 4000 kg
C. 2000 kg
D. 2500 kg
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The value of mass density in kg.sec2 m4 for water at 0°C is
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The increase of temperature results in
A. increase in viscosity of gas
B. increase in viscosity of liquid
C. decrease in viscosity of gas
D. decrease in viscosity of liquid
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A piece of wood having weight 5 kg floats in water with 60% of its volume under the liquid. The specific gravity of wood is
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The bulk modulus of elasticity with increase in pressure
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains constant
D. increases first upto certain limit and then decreases
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Choose the correct relationship
A. specific gravity = gravity x density
B. dynamicviscosity = kinematicviscosity x density
C. gravity = specific gravity x density
D. kinematicviscosity = dynamicviscosity x density
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If the velocity is zero over half of the cross-sectional area and is uniform over the remaining half, then the momentum correction factor is
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Units of surface tension are
A. energy/unit area
B. distance
C. both of the above
D. it has no units
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Dimensions of surface tension are
A. ML0 T2
B. ML0 T-2
C. ML1 T-2
D. ML-1 T-2
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Which of the following instruments is used to measure flow on the application of Bernoulli’s theorem
A. Venturimeter
B. Orifice plate
C. pitot tube
D. all of the above
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