The resultant upward pressure of the fluid on an immersed body is called
A. upthrust
B. buoyancy
C. center of pressure
D. all the above are correct
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Which of the following meters is not associated with viscosity
A. Red wood
B. Say bolt
C. Engler
D. Orsat
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Due to each end contraction, the discharge of rectangular sharp crested weir is reduced by
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The process of diffusion of one liquid into the other through a semi-permeable membrane is called
A. viscosity
B. osmosis
C. surface tension
D. cohesion
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The boundary layer thickness at a distance of l m from the leading edge of a flat plate, kept at zero angle of incidence to the flow direction, is O.l cm. The velocity outside the boundary layer is 25 ml sec. The boundary layer thickness at a distance of 4 m is (Assume that boundary layer is entirely laminar)
A. 0.40 cm
B. 0.20 cm
C. 0.10 cm
D. 0.05 cm
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If a vessel containing liquid moves downward with a constant acceleration equal to ‘g’ then
A. the pressure throughout the liquid mass is atmospheric
B. there will be vacuum in the liquid
C. the pressure in the liquid mass is greater than hydrostatic pressure
D. none of the above
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In an immersed body, center of pressure is
A. at the center of gravity
B. above the center of gravity
C. below be center of gravity
D. could be above or below e.g. depending on density of body and liquid
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In an isothermal atmosphere, the pressure
A. decreases linearly with elevation
B. remains constant
C. varies in the same way as the density
D. increases exponentially with elevation
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Rain drops are spherical because of
A. viscosity
B. air resistance
C. surface tension forces
D. atmospheric pressure
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To avoid an interruption in the flow of a syphon, an air vessel is provided
A. at the inlet
B. at the outlet
C. at the summit
D. ay nay point between inlet and outlet
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Working principle of dead weight pressure gauge tester is based on
A. Pascal’s law
B. Dalton’s law of partial pressure
C. Newton’s law of viscosity
D. Avogadro’s hypothesis
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The stress-strain relation of the newtoneon fluid is
A. linear
B. parabolic
C. hyperbolic
D. inverse type
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For pipes, turbulent flow occurs when Reynolds number is
A. less than 2000
B. between 2000 and 4000
C. more than 4000
D. less than 4000
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Centre of buoyancy always
A. coincides with the centre of gravity
B. coincides with the centroid of the volume of fluid displaced
C. remains above the centre of gravity
D. remains below the centre of gravity
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Choose the wrong statement
A. Viscosity of a fluid is that property which determines the amount of its resistance to a shearing force
B. Viscosity is due primarily to interaction between fluid molecules
C. Viscosity of liquids decreases with in-crease in temperature
D. Viscosity of liquids is appreciably affected by change in pressure
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Center of buoyancy is the
A. centroid of the displaced volume of fluid
B. center of pressure of displaced volume
C. e.g. of floating body
D. does not exist
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Equation of continuity is based on the principle of conservation of
A. mass
B. energy
C. momentum
D. none of the above
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Bernoulli equation deals with the law of conservation of
A. mass
B. momentum
C. energy
D. work
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Metacentre is the point of intersection of
A. vertical upward force through e.g. of body and center line of body
B. buoyant force and the center line of body
C. mid point between e.g. and center of buoyancy
D. all of the above
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Mercury does not wet glass. This is due to property of liquid known as
A. adhesion
B. cohesion
C. surface tension
D. viscosity
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