A. Absolute viscosity
B. Ratio of absolute viscosity to density
C. Density
D. Reynolds number
Related Mcqs:
- A mercury (specific gravity = 13.6) manometer connected across an orificemeter fitted in a pipe shows a manometer reading of 2 cms. If the manometer liquid is changed to carbon tetrachloride (specific gravity = 1.6), then for the same flow rate of water the new manometer reading will be _______________ cms?
A. 17
B. 42
C. 84
D. 1.8 - 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 - 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 - For Laminar flow through a packed bed, the pressure drop is proportional to (Vs is the superficial liquid velocity and Dp is the particle diameter) ?
A. Vs/Dp2
B. Vs2/Dp2
C. Vs2/Dp3
D. Vs/Dp3 - 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 - Hydrometer measures the specific gravity of liquids based on the principles of buoyancy. Pycnometer is used to measure the specific gravity of_________________?
A. Powder & granular solids
B. Liquids
C. Low melting point semi-solids
D. All A, B & C - For turbulent flow of an incompressible fluid through a pipe, the flow rate „Q‟ is proportional to (Δ P)n, where ΔP is the pressure drop. The value of exponent ‘n’ is_________________?
A. 1
B. 0
C. < 1
D. > 1 - For flow past a flat plate, if „x‟ is the distance along the plate in the direction of flow, the boundary layer thickness is proportional to________________?
A. √x
B. 1/√x
C. x
D. 1/x - 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
