A. Viscosity
B. Density
C. Velocity gradient
D. None of these
Related Mcqs:
- The momentum correction factor for the velocity distribution of laminar flow is____________________?
A. 1.3
B. 1.66
C. 2.5
D. None of these - What is the shear rate at the pipe wall, in case of laminar flow of Newtonian fluids in a pipe of diameter ‘D’ & length ‘L’ incurring a pressure drop ‘Δp’ with average velocity ‘Vavg’ ?
A. D Δp/8L
B. D Δp/4L
C. 8 Vavg/D
D. 4 Vavg/D - For laminar flow of Newtonian fluids through a circular pipe, for a given pressure drop and length & diameter of pipe, the velocity of fluid is proportional to (where, μ = fluid viscosity ) ?
A. μ
B. 1/μ
C. √μ
D. 1/√μ - The velocity profile exhibited by laminar flow of Newtonian fluids is such that the velocity distribution w.r.t. radius of the circular pipe is a/an ______________ with the apex at the centre line of the pipe?
A. Hyperbola
B. Parabola
C. Semi-circle
D. Semi-ellipse - 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 - The frictional resistance in laminar flow does not depend on the_________________?
A. Area of surface in contact
B. Flow velocity
C. Fluid temperature
D. Pressure of flow - For laminar flow of a shear thinning liquid in a pipe, if the volumetric flow rate is doubled, the pressure gradient will increase by a factor of_________________?
A. 2
B. 2
D. 1/2 - In the laminar boundary layer flow over a flat plate, the ratio (δ/x) varies as: (where, ‘δ’ is the boundary layer thickness and ‘x’ is the distance from the leading edge in the direction of flow)?
A. Re
B. √Re
C. 1/Re
D. Re-1/2 - For the laminar flow of a fluid in a circular pipe of radius R, the Hagen-Poisseule equation predicts the volumetric flow rate to be proportional to____________________?
A. R
B. R2
C. R4
D. R0.5 - Transition from laminar flow to turbulent flow is aided by the__________________?
A. Surface roughness and curvature (i.e. sharp corners)
B. Vibration
C. Pressure gradient and the compressibility of the flowing medium
D. All A., B. & C.
