If a sphere of diameter 1 cm falls in castor oil of kinematic viscosity 10 stokes, with a terminal velocity of 1.5 cm/sec, the coefficient of drag on the sphere is________________?

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1. If the dynamic viscosity of a fluid is 0.5 poise and specific gravity is 0.5, then the kinematic viscosity of that fluid in stokes is__________________?

   A. 0.25
   B. 0.50
   C. 1.0
   D. none of the above

2. A fluid of kinematic viscosity 0.4 cm2/sec flows through a 8 cm diameter pipe. The maximum velocity for laminar flow will be__________________?

   A. less than 1 m/sec
   B. 1 m/sec
   C. 1.5 m/sec
   D. 2 m/sec

3. For a sphere of radius 15 cm moving with a uniform velocity of 2 m/sec through a liquid of specific gravity 0.9 and dynamic viscosity 0.8 poise, the Reynolds number will be_________________?

   A. 300
   B. 337.5
   C. 600
   D. 675

4. A valve is suddenly closed in a water main in wl.ich the velocity is 1 m/sec and velocity of pressure wave is 981 m/ sec. The inertia head at the valve will be________________?

   A. 1 m
   B. 10m
   C. 100m
   D. none of the above

5. The discharge of a liquid of kinematic viscosity 4 cm2/sec through a 8 cm dia-meter pipe is 3200n cm7sec. The type of flow expected is__________________?

   A. laminar flow
   B. transition flow
   C. turbulent flow
   D. not predictable from the given data

6. In which of the following the friction drag is generally larger than pressure drag?

   A. a circular disc or plate held normal to flow
   B. a sphere
   C. a cylinder
   D. an airfoil

7. In a two dimensional incompressible steady flow around an airfoil, the stream lines are 2 cm apart at a great distance from the airfoil, where the velocity is 30 m/sec. The velocity near the airfoil, where the stream lines are 1.5 cm apart, is_________________?

   A. 22.5 m/sec
   B. 33 m/sec
   C. 40 m/sec
   D. 90 m/sec

8. The unit of kinematic viscosity is_______________?

   A. gm/cm-sec2
   B. dyne-sec/cm2
   C. gm/cm2-sec
   D. cm2/sec

9. Coefficient of velocity for Borda’s mouth piece running full is________________?

   A. 0.611
   B. 0.707
   C. 0.855
   D. 1.00

10. The distance y from pipe boundary, at which the point velocity is equal to average velocity for turbulent flow, is________________?

    A. 0.223 R
    B. 0.423 R
    C. 0.577 R
    D. 0.707 R

    where R is radius of pipe