Related Mcqs:

1. 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

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. In case of turbulent flow of a Newtonian fluid in a straight pipe, the maximum velocity is equal to (where, Vavg = average fluid velocity)?

   A. Vavg
   B. 1.2 Vavg
   C. 1.5 Vavg
   D. 1.8 Vavg

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. The ratio of average fluid velocity to the maximum velocity in case of laminar flow of a Newtonian fluid in a circular pipe is_____________________?

   A. 0.5
   B. 1
   C. 2
   D. 0.66

8. 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

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 fluid velocity varies as the cube of the cylindrical pipe diameter in case of steady state laminar flow at constant pressure drop for ____________ fluid?

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