A piezometer opening measures the _____________ fluid pressure?

Related Mcqs:

1. Bernoulli’s equation for fluid flow is derived following certain assumptions. Out of the assumptions listed below, which set of assumptions is used in derivation of Bernoulli’s equation? A. Fluid flow is frictionless & irrotational. B. Fluid flow is steady. C. Fluid flow is uniform & turbulent. D. Fluid is compressible. E. Fluid is incompressible ?

   A. A, C, D
   B. B, D, E
   C. A, B, E
   D. A, D, E

2. The pressure drop per unit length of pipe incurred by a fluid ‘X’ flowing through pipe is Δp. If another fluid ‘Y’ having both the specific gravity & density just double of that of fluid ‘X’, flows through the same pipe at the same flow rate/average velocity, then the pressure drop in this case will be__________________?

   A. Δp
   B. 2Δp
   C. Δp2
   D. Δp/2

3. A piezometer provided in the pipe measures__________________?

   A. Friction factor
   B. Static pressure
   C. Dynamic pressure
   D. None of these

4. The fluid velocity varies as the square root of the cylindrical pipe diameter in case of steady state laminar flow at constant pressure drop of _____________ fluid?

   A. Dilatent
   B. Pseudo-plastic
   C. Bingham plastic
   D. Newtonian

5. The location of centre of pressure, which defines the point of application of the total pressure force on the surface, can be calculated by applying the principle of moments according to which “sum of the moment of the resultant force about an axis is equal to the sum of the components about the same axis”. The centre of pressure of a rectangular surface (of width ‘w’) immersed vertically in a static mass of fluid is at a depth of (where, y = depth of the liquid) ?

   A. 1/(y/3)
   B. 2y/3
   C. 1/(y/4)
   D. 3y/4

6. In which type of fluid flow, the velocity of flow of fluid changes from point to point in the fluid at any instant ?

   A. Rotational
   B. Unsteady
   C. Turbulent
   D. Non-uniform

7. Nature of fluid flow during the opening of a valve in a pipeline is_________________?

   A. Laminar
   B. Unsteady
   C. Steady
   D. Uniform

8. Venturimeter and orificemeter measures the _____________ of the fluid?

   A. Pressure
   B. Maximum velocity
   C. Average velocity
   D. Point velocity

9. The fluid velocity varies as the square of the cylindrical pipe diameter, in case of steady state laminar flow at constant pressure drop, for ______________ fluid?

   A. Newtonian
   B. Dilatant
   C. Pseudo-plastic

   D. Non-Newtonian

10. 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