A flow through a long pipe at constant rate is called
A. Steady uniform flow
B. Steady non-uniform flow
C. Unsteady uniform flow
D. Unsteady non-uniform flow
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A submerged body is said to be in a stable equilibrium, if its centre of gravity __________ the centre of buoyancy.
A. Coincides with
B. Lies below
C. Lies above
D. None of these
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Head developed by a centrifugal pump is
A. Proportional to diameter of impeller
B. Proportional to speed of impeller
C. Proportional to diameter and speed of impeller
D. None of the above
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Delivery head of a centrifugal pump is
A. Directly proportional to N
B. Inversely proportional to N
C. Directly proportional to N2
D. Inversely proportional to N2
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Discharge of a centrifugal pump is
A. Directly proportional to diameter of its impeller
B. Inversely proportional to diameter of its impeller
C. Directly proportional to (diameter)2 of its impeller
D. Inversely proportional to (diameter)2 of its impeller
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The point in the immersed body through which the resultant pressure of the liquid may be taken to act is known as
A. Meta center
B. Center of pressure
C. Center of buoyancy
D. Center of gravity
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The flow in a pipe or channel is said to be uniform when
A. The liquid particles at all sections have the same velocities
B. The liquid particles at different sections have different velocities
C. The quantity of liquid flowing per second is constant
D. Each liquid particle has a definite path
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Euler's number is the ratio of __________ force to pressure force.
A. Inertia
B. Gravity
C. Viscous
D. None of these
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The property of fluid by virtue of which it offers resistance to shear is called
A. Surface tension
B. Adhesion
C. Viscosity
D. None of the above
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A hydraulic coupling belongs to the category of
A. Power absorbing machines
B. Power developing machines
C. Energy transfer machines
D. Energy generating machines
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Falling drops of water become spheres due to the property of
A. Adhesion
B. Cohesion
C. Surface tension
D. Viscosity
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The Reynold's number of a ship is __________ to its velocity and length.
A. Directly proportional
B. Inversely proportional
C. Square root of velocity
D. None of these
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The velocity corresponding to Reynold number of 2000 is called
A. Sub-sonic velocity
B. Super-sonic velocity
C. Lower critical velocity
D. Higher critical velocity
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The pressure of the liquid flowing through the divergent portion of a Venturimeter
A. Remains constant
B. Increases
C. Decreases
D. Depends upon mass of liquid
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The velocity of the liquid flowing through the divergent portion of a Venturimeter
A. Remains constant
B. Increases
C. Decreases
D. Depends upon mass of liquid
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A jet of water discharging from a 40 mm diameter orifice has a diameter of 32 mm at its vena contracta. The coefficient of contraction is
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Discharge (Q) of a centrifugal pump is given by (where D = Diameter of impeller at inlet, b = Width of impeller at inlet and Vf = Velocity of flow at inlet)
A. Q = π D V f
B. Q = π b V f
C. Q = π Db V f
D. Q = Db V f
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In order to avoid tendency of separation at throat in a Venturimeter, the ratio of the diameter at throat to the diameter of pipe should be
A. 16 1 to 8 1
B. 8 1 to 4 1
C. 4 1 to 3 1
D. 3 1 to 2 1
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The imaginary line drawn in the fluid in such a way that the tangent to any point gives the direction of motion at that point, is known as
A. Path line
B. Stream line
C. Steak line
D. Potential line
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The flow in which conditions do not change with time at any point, is known as
A. One dimensional flow
B. Uniform flow
C. Steady flow
D. Turbulent flow
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