section 2 Flashcards
- Two dimensional stream function
a. relates velocity and pressure.
b. is constant along a stream line.
c. is constant along an equipotential surface.
d. none of these
b
What causes cavitation in centrifugal pump ?
a. High suction pressure
b. Low barometric pressure
c. Low suction pressure
d. High suction velocity
c
Draining of shallow pits or sump is done by a sump pump, which is a __________ pump.
a. single stage vertical
b. centrifugal
c. plunger
d. diffuser
a
The ratio of average fluid velocity to the maximum velocity in case of laminar flow of a Newtonion fluid in a circular pipe is
a. 0.5
b. 1
c. 2
d. 0.66
a
A hydraulic ram acts as a/an __________ pump.
a. centrifugal
b. reciprocating
c. impulse
d. parallel cylinder
c
Choose the correct set of dimensions of viscosity that are equivalent (where, F, M, L, T are dimensions for force, mass, length and time respectively).
a. FL-2T, ML-1T-1
b. FLT, ML-1T-1
c. ML-1T-3, F-1L2T
d. F-1L2T-1, MLT-3
a
The line of action of the buoyant force passes through the centre of gravity of the
a. submerged body.
b. displaced volume of the fluid.
c. volume of fluid vertically above the body.
d. horizontal projection of the body.
b
Pick out the wrong statement.
a. The shear stress at the pipe (dia = D, length = L) wall in case of laminar flow of Newtonion fluids is
b. In the equation, the value of ‘n’ for pseudoplastic and dilatant fluids are < 1 and >1 respectively.
c. Shear stress for Newtonion fluid is proportional to the rate of shear in the direction perpendicular to motion.
d. With increase in the Mach number >0.6, the drag co-efficient decreases in case of compressible fluids.
d
The friction factor for turbulent flow in a hydraulically smooth pipe
a. depends only on Reynolds number.
b. does not depend on Reynolds number.
c. depends on the roughness.
d. none of these.
a
The pressure at a point in a fluid is not the same in all directions, when the fluid is viscous and
a. moving
b. static
c. cold
d. hot
a
What causes convective acceleration in fluid flow ?
a. Steep slope in flow
b. Unsteady nature of flow
c. Non-uniformity of flow
d. Turbulence in flow
c
The Stoke’s stream function applies to the
a. irrotational flow only.
b. ideal/non-viscous fluids only.
c. cases of axial symmetry.
d. none of these.
c
Slugging in a fluidised bed can be avoided by using
a. tall narrow vessel.
b. deep bed of solids.
c. shallow beds of solids and proper choice of particle size.
d. very large particles.
c
The ratio of width to depth for the most economical rectangular section in open channel flow is
a. 0.5
b. 1
c. 1.5
d. 2
d
The simple pitot tube measures the __________ pressure.
a. static
b. dynamic
c. total
d. none of these
c
Capacity of a hydraulic accumulator is defined in terms of maximum
a. amount of energy stored.
b. flow rate through accumulator.
c. rate of falling of ram.
d. volume available in the cylinder.
a
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With diminishing cross-sectional area in case of subsonic flow in a converging nozzle, the
A. velocity increases
b. pressure decreases
c. both (a) & (b)
d. neither (a) nor (b)
C
Boundary layer separation is characterised by one of the conditions given below, where ‘Re’ is the Reynolds number for the flow. Select the appropriate conditions.
a. Re «_space;1, accelerating flow
b. Re»_space; 1, accelerating flow
c. Re «_space;1, decelerating flow
d. Re»_space;1, decelerating flow
d
Manometers measure the __________ pressure.
a. vacuum as well as the
b. atmospheric
c. difference in
d. absolute gage
b