Capillary tube method of viscosity measurement is based on the ________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Correction for capillary effect in manometers (used for pressure measurement) need not be applied, if diameter of the manometer tube is _____________ mm?

   A. 4
   C. > 12.5
   D. < 10

2. Capillary rise of mercury in a small diameter tube is proportional to (where, d = diameter of the tube, ζ = surface tension of mercury)____________________?

   A. d
   B. 1/d
   C. ζ
   D. 1/ζ

3. Applying a pressure drop across a capillary results in a volumetric flow rate ‘Q’ under laminar flow conditions. The flow rate for the same pressure drop, in a capillary of the same length but half the radius is____________________?

   A. Q/2
   B. Q/4
   C. Q/8
   D. Q/16

4. The capillary rise of mercury is maximum in glass tube of dia _____________ mm?

   A. 0.5
   B. 1
   C. 2
   D. 5

5. Rise of liquid in a capillary tube is due to_________________?

   A. Cohesion
   B. Adhesion
   C. Both A. & B.
   D. Neither A. nor B.

6. As per Newton’s law of viscosity, the shear stress for a given rate of angular deformation of fluid is proportional to (where, μ = fluid viscosity) ?

   A. 1/μ
   B. μ
   C. μ2
   D. 1/μ2

7. A gas (density = 1.5 kg/m3, viscosity = 2 × 10‒5 kg/m.s) flowing through a packed bed (particle size = 0.5 cm, porosity = 0.5) at a superficial velocity of 2 m/s causes a pressure drop of 8400 Pa/m. The pressure drop for another gas, with density of 1.5 kg/m3and viscosity of 3 × 10‒5kg/m.s flowing at 3 m/s will be________________?

   A. 8400 Pa/m
   B. 12600 Pa/m
   C. 18900 Pa/m
   D. 16800 Pa/m

8. Reynolds number for water flow through a tube of I.D. 5 cm is 1500. If a liquid of 5 centipoise viscosity and 0.8 specific gravity flows in the same pipe at the same velocity, then the pressure drop will______________________?

   A. Increase
   B. Decrease
   C. Remain same
   D. Data insufficient to predict pressure drop

9. A Newtonian liquid (ρ = density, μ = viscosity) is flowing with velocity „v‟ in a tube of diameter ‘D’. Let Δp be the pressure drop across the length ‘L’. For a laminar flow, Δp is proportional to_________________?

   A. Lρv2/D
   B. LμV/D2
   C. Dρv2/L
   D. μV/L

10. Working principle of manometer comprises of balancing a coloumn of liquid against the pressure to be measured. Inclined tube manometer is especially used for the measurement of ______________ pressure?

    A. Small differential
    B. Atmospheric
    C. Absolute
    D. Gage