Fluid Mechanics

151.Dimension of absolute viscosity is

  1. ML-1T-1
  2. MLT-1
  3. ML-1T
  4. MLT
Correct answer: (A)

ML-1T-1

152.Dimension of kinematic viscosity is

  1. MLT-1
  2. L2T-1
  3. L2T
  4. L2T-2
Correct answer: (B)

L2T-1

153.Dimension of surface tension is (where, F = force, L = length)

  1. FL-1
  2. F-1. L
  3. F.L-2
  4. F-2. L
Correct answer: (A)

FL-1

154.Disc compensators are provided in large diameter fuel gas carrying pipelines to

  1. Keep the pipe in proper orientation
  2. Make the pipe joint leak-proof
  3. Account for contraction/expansion of pipe due to temperature changes of the surroundings
  4. Account for the pressure variation side the pipeline
Correct answer: (C)
Account for contraction/expansion of pipe due to temperature changes of the surroundings

155.Discharge from a 24 inch pipe of water at 10 ft/sec will be _________ ft3/sec.

  1. 7.65
  2. 32.36
  3. 48.22
  4. 125.6
Correct answer: (D)
125.6

156.Discharge in laminar flow through a pipe varies

  1. As the square of the radius
  2. Inversely as the pressure drop
  3. Inversely as the viscosity
  4. As the square of the diameter
Correct answer: (A)
As the square of the radius

157.Drag co-efficient CD, in Stoke's law range is given by

  1. CD = 16/Re.p
  2. CD = 24/Re.p
  3. CD = 18.4/Re.p
  4. CD = 0.079/Re 0.25.p
Correct answer: (B)

CD = 24/Re.p

158.Drag co-efficient for flow past immersed body is the ratio of _________ to the product of velocity head and density.

  1. Shear stress
  2. Shear force
  3. Average drag per unit projected area
  4. None of these
Correct answer: (C)
Average drag per unit projected area

159.Drag co-efficient for motion of spherical particles in a stationary fluid in the stoke's law range is

  1. 24/NRe,P
  2. 16/NRe,P
  3. 64/NRe,P
  4. 48/NRe,P
Correct answer: (A)

24/NRe,P

160.Drag co-efficient in hindered settling is _________ that in free settling.

  1. Less than
  2. Equal to
  3. Not necessarily greater than
  4. Always greater than
Correct answer: (D)
Always greater than
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