A. The value of Mach number is always unity at the throat
B. No shock wave develops in the tube when the Mach number at exit is greater than unity
C. Throughout the converging portion of the tube, the density increases in the downstream
direction
D. None of these
Related Mcqs:
- Pick out the correct statement pertaining to transition/ entrance length in fluid flow ?
A. The length of entrance region of pipe, in which full development of fluid flow takes place
such that velocity profile does not change downstream, is called the transition length
B. Transition length for laminar flow of Newtonian fluids in a pipe of diameter ‘d’ is equal to
0.05. D.NRe
C. Transition length for turbulent flow of Newtonian fluids in a smooth pipe of diameter ‘d’ is
equal to 50 D
D. All A., B. and C. - Fluid flow at increasing rate through a diverging pipe is an example of ______________ flow?
A. Steady uniform
B. Non-steady uniform
C. Steady non-uniform
D. Non-steady non-uniform - Pick out the correct statement pertaining to Venturimeter ?
A. A Venturimeter with a fixed pressure drop discharges more, when the flow is vertically
downward, than when the flow is vertically upward
B. The co-efficient of contraction of a Venturimeter is always unity
C. For a fixed pressure drop, the discharge of a gas through a Venturimeter is greater, when
compressibility is taken into account, than when it is neglected
D. None of these - Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to fluid flow ?
A. The ratio of average velocity to the maximum velocity for turbulent flow of Newtonian fluid
in circular pipes is 0.5
B. The Newtonian fluid velocity in a circular pipe flow is maximum at the centre of the pipe
C. Navier-Stokes equation is applicable to the analysis of viscous flows
D. Hagen-Poiseuille equation is applicable to the laminar flow of Newtonian fluids - With diminishing cross-sectional area in case of subsonic flow in a converging nozzle, the____________________?
A. Velocity increases
B. Pressure decreases
C. Both A. & B.
D. Neither A. nor B. - Select the wrong statement pertaining to flow of an incompressible fluid through a Venturimeter ?
A. For frictionless flow, the fluid pressure entering the venturi meter will be exactly equal to that
leaving the Venturimeter
B. Discharge of fluid through a Venturimeter depends upon the gage difference irrespective of
the orientation of Venturimeter
C. Venturimeter occupies less space than an orificemeter
D. Venturimeter incurs less power loss compared to an equivalent orificemeter - The length of the tube necessary for the boundary layer to reach the centre of the tube and for fully developed flow to be established is called the _____________ length?
A. Equivalent
B. Transition
C. Prandtl mixing
D. None of these - In case of unsteady fluid flow, conditions & flow pattern change with the passage of time at a position in a flow situation. Which of the following is an example of unsteady flow ?
A. Discharge of water by a centrifugal pump being run at a constant rpm
B. Water flow in the suction and discharge pipe of a reciprocating pump
C. Water discharge from a vertical vessel in which constant level is maintained
D. Low velocity flow of a highly viscous liquid through a hydraulically smooth pipe - 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 - Pick out the correct statement?
A. Human blood is a Newtonian fluid
B. A Newtonian fluid obeys Newton’s law of cooling
C. For a non-Newtonian fluid, a straight line passes through the origin in a plot between shear
stress and shear gradient
D. Thin lubricating oil is an example of a non-Newtonian fluid
