Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The form drag is dependent upon the occurrence of a wake (B) The shear stress at any given cross-section of a pipe for steady flow (either laminar or turbulent ... of viscosity (D) Existence of the boundary layer in fluid flow is because of viscosity of the fluid
Last Answer : (C) An ideal fluid is the one, which has negligible surface tension and obeys the Newton's law of viscosity
Description : Fluid motion in the natural convection heat transfer between a solid surface and a fluid in contact with it, results from the (A) Existence of thermal boundary layer (B) Temperature gradient produced ... difference (C) Buoyancy of the bubbles produced at active nucleation site (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Which of the following must be followed by the flow of a fluid (real or ideal)? (I) Newton's law of viscosity. (II) Newton's second law of motion. (III) The continuity equation. (IV) Velocity of boundary layer must be zero relative to ... . (A) I, II, III (B) II, III, V (C) I, II, V (D) II, IV, V
Last Answer : (B) II, III, V
Description : Which of the following properties of a fluid is responsible for offering resistance to shear? (A) Surface tension (B) Viscosity (C) Specific gravity (D) All (A), (B), and (C)
Last Answer : (B) Viscosity
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Surface tension of a liquid is because of the difference in magnitude of adhesive & cohesive forces (B) A hydrometer used for the determination of ... Turbulent fluid flow is characterised by the rapid fluctuation of instantaneous pressure & velocity at a poin
Last Answer : (C) In case of unsteady fluid flow, the velocity at any given point does not change with time
Description : Which of the following forces does not act on a fluid at rest? (A) Viscous force (B) Gravity force (C) Hydrostatic force (D) Surface tension force
Last Answer : (A) Viscous force
Description : An ideal flow of any fluid must satisfy (A) Pascal law (B) Newton's law of viscosity (C) Boundary layer theory (D) Continuity equation
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : If there were no gravity, which of the following will not be there for a fluid? (1) Viscosity (2) Surface Tension (3) Pressure (4) Upward Thrust
Last Answer : (4) Upward Thrust Explanation: If there is no gravity, there will not be any upward thrust to keep a liquid buoyant. Whenever a body is placed in a fluid, the fluid applies resultant up ... gravity at the given place. Up thrust increases with increase in acceleration due to gravity and vice versa.
Last Answer : Upward Thrust
Description : At the point of boundary layer separation in fluid flow, the (A) Shear stress is maximum (B) Velocity gradient is flat (C) Density variation is maximum (D) Shear stress is zero
Last Answer : Option A
Description : Power consumption during turbulent flow in agitation tank is proportional to the __________ of the liquid. (A) Viscosity (B) Thermal conductivity (C) Surface tension (D) Density
Last Answer : (D) Density
Description : Rain drops are spherical because of (A) Viscosity (B) Air resistance (C) Surface tension forces (D) Atmospheric pressure
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Small bubbles are perfectly spherical because of – (1) Gravity (2) Pressure (3) Viscosity (4) Surface tension
Last Answer : (4) Surface tension Explanation: Surface tension is responsible for the shape of liquid droplets. Although easily deformed, droplets of water tend to be pulled into a spherical shape by the cohesive ... shape minimizes the necessary "wall tension" of the surface layer according to Laplace's law.
Description : Small bubbles are perfectly spherical because of (1) Gravity (2) Pressure (3) Viscosity (4) Surface tension
Last Answer : Surface tension
Description : Pick out the wrong statement: (A) Greater is the kinematic viscosity of the liquid, greater is the thickness of the boundary layer (B) Blowers develop a maximum pressure of 2 atmospheres ( ... factor in case of turbulent flow of liquids in pipe depends upon relative roughness & Reynolds number
Last Answer : (C) Friction losses in pipe fittings are generally expressed in terms of velocity heads
Description : A large ship can float but a steel needle sinks because of (a) Viscosity (b) Surface tension (c) Density (d) None of these
Last Answer : Ans:(d)
Description : Alcohol is more volatile than water because ______ is lower than water. (1) its boiling point (2) its density (3) its viscosity (4) its surface tension
Last Answer : (1) its boiling point Explanation: Drinking alcohol (ethanol) and a lot of other simple alcohols are more volatile than water because they are less polar. Thus, alcohol has higher vapor pres-sure and ... C is what makes it possible to distill alcohol into a much stronger solution than wine or beer.
Description : Water drops are spherical because of - (1) viscosity (2) density (3) polarity (4) surface tension
Last Answer : (4) surface tension Explanation: Surface tension is responsible for the shape of liquid droplets. Although easily deformed, droplets of water tend to be pulled into a spherical shape by ... absence of other forces, including gravity, drops of virtually all liquids would be approximately spherical.
Description : Alcohol is more volatile than water because _________ is lower than water. (1) its boiling point (2) its density (3) its viscosity (4) its surface tension
Last Answer : its boiling point
Description : The fluid property which matters for falling rain drops to acquire spherical shape is its (A) Pressure (B) Height of descend (C) Viscosity (D) Surface tension
Last Answer : (D) Surface tension
Description : The fluid property, due to which, mercury does not wet the glass is (A) Surface tension (B) Viscosity (C) Cohesion (D) Adhesion
Last Answer : (A) Surface tension
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) A fluid mass is free from shearing forces, when it is made to rotate with a uniform velocit (B) Newton's law of viscosity is not applicable to the ... types of bearings (D) Rise of water in capillary tubes reduces with the increasing diameter of capillary tubes
Last Answer : (B) Newton's law of viscosity is not applicable to the turbulent flow of fluid with linear velocity distribution
Description : The pressure co-efficient is the ratio of pressure forces to __________ forces. (A) Viscous (B) Inertial (C) Gravity (D) Surface tension
Last Answer : (A) Viscous
Description : In fluid flow, the boundary layer separation cannot occur (A) In case of boundaries experiencing form drag (B) At points of abrupt changes in the flow directions (C) In laminar flow (D) None of theseIn ... B) At points of abrupt changes in the flow directions (C) In laminar flow (D) None of these
Description : The effect of solid boundary on the fluid flow is confined to the boundary layer, except for fluids (A) Having high viscosities (B) Moving at low velocities (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)
Description : __________ flow means the flow of incompressible fluid with no shear. (A) Potential (B) Streamline (C) Creep (D) Boundary layer
Last Answer : (A) Potential
Description : The boundary layer is that part of a moving fluid, in which the fluid velocity is (A) Affected by the fluid flow pressure (B) Constant (C) Affected by the presence of a solid boundary (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (C) Affected by the presence of a solid boundary
Description : Materials for rain-proof coats and tents owe their water proof properties to _____? A. Surface tension B. Viscosity C. Elasticity D. Specific gravity
Last Answer : ANSWER: A
Description : Materials for rain proof coats and tents owe their water proof properties to – (1) Surface tension (2) Viscosity (3) Specific gravity (4) Elasticity
Last Answer : (1) Surface tension Explanation: Materials for rain proof coats and tents owe their water proof properties to Surface Tension. The surface of a liquid behaves like an elastic membrane and therefore, has a tendency to contract. This property of liquid is called Surface Tension.
Description : Material for rain-proof coats and tents owe their water proof properties to ----? A. Surface tension (Answer) B. Viscosity C. Specific gravity D. Elasticity
Last Answer : A. Surface tension (Answer)
Description : Materials for rain proof coats and tents owe their water proof properties to (1) Surface tension (2) Viscosity (3) Specific gravity (4) Elasticity
Description : Which of the following is the most controlling factor for the rate of bubble detachment from the hot solid surface? (A) Liquid density (B) Liquid viscosity (C) Hot surface temperature (D) Interfacial tension
Last Answer : (D) Interfacial tension
Description : The intensive properties are (A) Molar volume, density, viscosity and boiling point (B) Refractive index and surface tension (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B)
Description : Spherical shape of mercury droplets is due to its (A) High viscosity (B) Low surface tension (C) High density (D) High surface tension
Last Answer : Option D
Description : Pressure exerted by a liquid depends upon its (A) Surface tension (B) Density (C) Viscosity
Last Answer : Option B
Description : Mach number is important in a fluid flow problem, when the inertia and __________ forces predominate. (A) Elastic (B) Viscous (C) Gravity (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Elastic
Last Answer : A) Elastic
Description : The property of fluid by virtue of which it offers resistance to shear is called (A) Surface tension (B) Adhesion (C) Cohesion (D) Viscosity
Description : Which one of the following statements is correct ? a) For water at 100o Celsius at sea level, the vapour pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure b) Surface energy (or tension) is caused by ... it both in static and in dynamic conditions d) Air is 50,000 times more compressible than water
Last Answer : c) Viscosity of a fluid is the property exhibited by it both in static and in dynamic conditions
Description : The time taken for gravity flow of a fixed volume of liquid (as in Redwood viscometer) is directly proportional to its (A) Absolute viscosity (B) Ratio of absolute viscosity to density (C) Density (D) Reynolds number
Last Answer : (B) Ratio of absolute viscosity to density
Description : The property of a liquid which offers resistance to the movement of one layer of liquid over another adjacent layer of liquid, is called (A) Surface tension (B) Compressibility (C) Capillarity (D) Viscosity
Description : Pressure gradient in the pipe flow is influenced by the (A) Diameter of pipe (B) Velocity of the fluid (C) Density & viscosity of the fluid (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Critical velocity in a pipe flow (A) Increases as fluid viscosity increases (B) Increases as pipe diameter increases (C) Independent of fluid density (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Increases as pipe diameter increases
Description : Friction factor for fluid flow in pipe does not depend upon the (A) Pipe length (B) Pipe roughness (C) Fluid density & viscosity (D) Mass flow rate of fluid
Last Answer : A) Pipe length
Description : A liquid disturbed by stirring comes to rest due to – (1) density (2) surface tension (3) viscosity (4) centripetal force
Last Answer : (3) viscosity Explanation: It happens because of viscosity. The viscosity of a fluid is a measure of its resistance to gradual deformation by shear stress or tensile stress. It is due to friction between neighboring parcels of the fluid that are moving at different velocities.
Description : Rise of oil a wick is due to – (1) density of the oil (2) viscosity of the oil (3) surface tension of the oil (4) pressure of the oil
Last Answer : (3) surface tension of the oil Explanation: The phenomenon of rise or fall of liquid in a capillary tube is called capillarity. Oil rises through a wick due to capillarity. The narrow ... tiny capillaries, through which oil rises. Capillary action is the result of adhesion and surface tension.
Description : For manometer, a better liquid combination is one having (A) Higher surface tension (B) Lower surface tension (C) Surface tension is no criterion (D) High density and viscosity
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : A liquid disturbed by stirring comes to rest due to (1) density (2) surface tension (3) viscosity (4) centripetal force
Last Answer : viscosity
Description : Rise of oil a wick is due to (1) density of the oil (2) viscosity of the oil (3) surface tension of the oil (4) pressure of the oil
Last Answer : surface tension of the oil