Reynolds number is significant in
A. supersonics, as with projectile and jet propulsion
B. full immersion or completely enclosed flow, as with pipes, aircraft wings, nozzles etc
C. simultaneous motion through two fluids where there is a surface of dis-continuity, gravity forces, and wave making effect, as with ship’s hulls
D. all of the above
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Mach number is significant in
A. supersonics, as with projectiles and jet propulsion
B. full immersion or completely enclosed flow, as with pipes, aircraft wings, nozzles etc
C. simultaneous motion through two fluids where there is a surface of dis-continuity, gravity force, and wave making effects, as with ship’s hulls
D. all of fhe above
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A piece of metal of specific gravity 13.6 is placed in mercury of specific gravity 13.6, what fraction of it volume is under mercury?
A. the metal piece will simply float over the mercury
B. the metal piece will be immersed in mercury by half
C. whole of the metal piece will be immersed with its top surface just at mercury level
D. metal piece will sink to the bottom
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The viscosity of a gas
A. decreases with increase in temperature
B. increases with increase in temperature
C. is independent of temperature
D. is independent of pressure for very high pressure intensities
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The pressure at the summit of a syphon is
A. equal to atmospheric
B. less than atmospheric
C. more than atmospheric
D. none of the above
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In a free vortex motion, the radial component of velocity everywhere is
A. maximum
B. minimum
C. zero
D. non-zero and finite
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A fluid in equilibrium can’t sustain
A. tensile stress
B. compressive stress
C. shear stress
D. bending stress
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The value of the coefficient of compressibility for water at ordinary pressure and temperature in kg/cm is equal to
A. 2100
B. 2700
C. 10,000
D. 21,000
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If velocity is zero over 3 1 rd of a cross-section and is uniform over remaining 3 2 rd of the cross-section, then the correction factor for kinetic energy is
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With the same cross-sectional area and immersed in same turbulent flow, the largest total drag will be on
A. a circular disc of plate held normal to flow
B. a sphere
C. a cylinder
D. a streamlined body
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If the atmospheric pressure on the surface of an oil tank (sp. gr. 0.8) is 0.2 kg/cm2 , the pressure at a depth of 50 m below the oil surface will be
A. 2 meters of water column
B. 3 meters of water column
C. 5 meters of water column
D. 6 meters of water column
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The pressure in the air space above an oil (sp. gr. 0.8) surface in a tank is 0.1 kg/cm2 . The pressure at 2.5 m below the oil surface will be
A. 2 meters of water column
B. 3 meters of water column
C. 3.5 meters of water column
D. 4 meters of water column
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If cohesion between molecules of a fluid is greater than adhesion between fluid and glass, then the free level of fluid in a dipped glass tube will be
A. higher than the surface of liquid
B. the same as the surface of liquid
C. lower than the surface of liquid
D. unpredictable
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The hydraulic grade line is
A. always above the centre line of pipe
B. never above the energy grade line
C. always sloping downward in the direction of flow
D. all of the above
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During the opening of a valve in a pipe line, the flow is
A. steady
B. unsteady
C. uniform
D. laminar
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A balloon lifting in air follows the following principle
A. law of gravitation
B. Archimedes principle
C. principle of buoyancy
D. all of the above
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Choose the wrong statement
A. The horizontal component of the hydro-static force on any surface is equal to the normal force on the vertical projection of the surface
B. The horizontal component acts through the center of pressure for the vertical projection
C. The vertical component of the hydrostatic force on any surface is equal to the weight of the volume of the liquid above the area
D. he vertical component passes through the center of pressure of the volume
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In a forced vortex motion, the velocity of flow is
A. directly proportional to its radial distance from axis of rotation
B. inversely proportional to its radial distance from the axis of rotation
C. inversely proportional to the square of its radial distance from the axis of rotation
D. directly proportional to the square of its radial distance from the axis of rotation
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When the flow parameters at any given instant remain same at every point, then flow is said to be
A. quasi static
B. steady state
C. laminar
D. uniform
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The atmospheric pressure with rise in altitude decreases
A. linearly
B. first slowly and then steeply
C. first steeply and then gradually
D. unpredictable
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