According to Bernoulli’s equation for steady ideal fluid flow
A. principle of conservation of mass holds
B. velocity and pressure are inversely proportional
C. total energy is constant throughout
D. the energy is constant along a stream-line but may vary across streamlines
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When a liquid rotates at a constant angular velocity about a vertical axis as a rigid body, the pressure intensity varies
A. linearly with radial distance
B. as the square of the radial distance
C. inversely as the square of the radial distance
D. inversely as the radial distance
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The density of water is 1000 kg/m3 at
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Which of the following is demensionless
A. specific weight
B. specific volume
C. specific speed
D. specific gravity
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A large Roynold number is indication of
A. smooth and streamline flow
B. laminar flow
C. turbulent flow
D. highly turbulent flow.
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To avoid vaporisation in the pipe line, the pipe line over the ridge is laid such that it is not more than
A. 2.4 m above the hydraulic gradient
B. 6.4 m above the hydraulic gradient
C. 10.0 m above the hydraulic gradient
D. 5.0 above the hydraulic gradient
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The peoperty by virtue of which a liquid opposes relative motion between its different layers is called
A. surface tension
B. co-efficient of viscosity
C. viscosity
D. osmosis
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Ay between two stream lines represents
A. velocity
B. discharge
C. head
D. pressure
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The continuity equation pi V,A,= p2V2A2 is based on the following assumption regarding flow of fluid (where pi and p2 are mass densities.)
A. steady flow
B. uniform flow
C. incompressible flow
D. frictionless flow
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The position of center of pressure on a plane surface immersed vertically in a static mass of fluid is
A. at the centroid of the submerged area
B. always above the centroid of the area
C. always below the centroid of the area
D. none of the above
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The Prartdtl mixing length is
A. zero at the pipe wall
B. maximum at the pipe wall
C. independent of shear stress
D. none of the above
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The discharge through a V- notch varies as (where H is head)
A. H 2 1
B. H − 2 1
C. H 2 5
D. H 2 3
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The units of viscosity are
A. metre2 /sec
B. kg sec/metre
C. newton-sec/metre2
D. newton-sec/metre
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If a sphere of diameter 1 cm falls in castor oil of kinematic viscosity 10 stokes, with a terminal velocity of 1.5 cm/sec, the coefficient of drag on the sphere is
A. less than 1
B. between 1 and 100
C. 160
D. 200
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When a body floating in a liquid, is displaced slightly, it oscillates about
A. e.g. of body
B. center of pressure
C. center of buoyancy
D. metacentre
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The normal stress is same in all directions at a point in a fluid
A. only when the fluid is frictionless
B. only when the fluid is incompressible and has zero viscosity
C. when there is no motion of one fluid layer relative to an adjacent layer
D. irrespective of the motion of one fluid layer relative to an adjacent layer
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The surface tension of mercury at normal temperature compared to that of water is
A. more
B. less
C. same
D. more or less depending on size of glass tube
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The total pressure force on a plane area is equal to the area multiplied by the intensity of pressure at the centriod, if
A. the area is horizontal
B. the area is vertical
C. the area is inclined
D. all of the above
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Operation of McLeod gauge used for low pressure measurement is based on the principle of
A. gas law
B. Boyle’s law
C. Charle’s law
D. Pascal’s law
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The pressure in Pascals at a depth of 1 m below the free surface of a body of water will be equal to
A. 1 Pa
B. 91 Pa
C. 981 Pa
D. 9810 Pa
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