The fluid forces considered in the Navier Stokes equation are
A. Gravity, pressure and viscous
B. Gravity, pressure and turbulent
C. Pressure, viscous and turbulent
D. Gravity, viscous and turbulent
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The tendency of a liquid surface to contract is due to the following property
A. Cohesion
B. Adhesion
C. Viscosity
D. Surface tension
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The pressure measured with the help of a Piezometer tube is in
A. N/mm2
B. N/m2
C. Head of liquid
D. All of these
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A tank of uniform cross-sectional area (A) containing liquid upto height (H1 ) has an orifice of cross-sectional area (a) at its bottom. The time required to empty the tank completely will be
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According to equation of continuity,
A. w1 a1 = w2 a2
B. w1 v1 = w2 v2
C. a1 v1 = a2 v2
D. v 1 a 1 = v 2 a 2
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The vapour pressure over the concave surface is
A. Less man the vapour pressure over the plane surface
B. Equal to the vapour pressure over the plane surface
C. Greater than the vapour pressure over the plane surface
D. Zero
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The equation of continuity holds good when the flow
A. Is steady
B. Is one dimensional
C. Velocity is uniform at all the cross sections
D. All of the above
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Pitot tube is used for measurement of
A. Pressure
B. Flow
C. Velocity
D. Discharge
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According to Chezy's formula, the discharge through an open channel is (where A = Area of flow, C = Chezy's constant, m = Hydraulic mean depth and i = Uniform slope in bed)
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Principle of similitude forms the basis of
A. Comparing two identical equipments
B. Designing models so that the result can be converted to prototypes
C. Comparing similarity between design and actual equipment
D. Hydraulic designs
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The Metacentric heights of two floating bodies A and B are 1 m and 1.5 m respectively. Select the correct statement.
A. The bodies A and B have equal stability
B. The body A is more stable than body B
C. The body B is more stable than body A
D. The bodies A and B are unstable
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Kinematic viscosity is equal to
A. density Dynamic viscosity
B. Dynamic viscosity × Density
C. Dynamic viscosity Density
D. Dynamic viscosity 1 × Density
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A fluid having no viscosity is known as
A. Real fluid
B. Ideal fluid
C. Newtonian fluid
D. Non-Newtonian fluid
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The power transmitted through the nozzle is maximum when the head lost due to friction in the pipe is __________ of the total supply head.
A. One-half
B. One-third
C. Two-third
D. None of these
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The total head of a liquid particle in motion is equal to
A. Pressure head + kinetic head + potential head
B. Pressure head - (kinetic head + potential head)
C. Potential head - (pressure head + kinetic head)
D. Kinetic head - (pressure head + potential head)
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The total energy of a liquid particle in motion is equal to
A. Pressure energy + kinetic energy + potential energy
B. Pressure energy - (kinetic energy + potential energy)
C. Potential energy - (pressure energy + kinetic energy
D. Kinetic energy - (pressure energy + potential energy)
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The maximum efficiency of jet propulsion of a ship with inlet orifices at right angles to the direction of motion of ship, is
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The power absorbed (in watts) in overcoming the viscous resistance of a footstep bearing is
A. 1800 t μ π 3 N 2 R 2
B. 1800 t μ π 3 N 2 R 4
C. 3600 t μ π 3 N 2 R 2
D. 3600 t μ π 3 N 2 R 4
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The critical depth for a channel is given by (where q = Unit discharge (discharge per unit width) through the channel)
A. ( g q ) 2 1
B. ( g q 2 ) 3 1
C. ( g q 3 ) 4 1
D. ( g q 4 ) 5 1
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The hydraulic gradient line lies over the centre line of the pipe by an amount equal to the
A. Pressure head
B. Velocity head
C. Pressure head + velocity head
D. Pressure head - velocity head
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