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Hot wire anemometer is used to measure_______________?

  • (A)  discharge
  • (B)  velocity of gas
  • (C)  pressure intensity of gas
  • (D)  pressure intensity of liquid
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In steady flow of a fluid, the total accele ration of any fluid particle______________?

  • (A)  can be zero
  • (B)  is never zero
  • (C)  is always zero
  • (D)  is independent of coordinates
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The Prartdtl mixing length is_________________?

  • (A)  zero at the pipe wall
  • (B)  maximum at the pipe wall
  • (C)  independent of shear stress
  • (D)  none of the above
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Separation of flow occurs when_________________?

  • (A)  the pressure intensity reaches a minimum
  • (B)  the cross-section of a channel is reduced
  • (C)  the boundary layer comes to rest
  • (D)  all of the above
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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
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When an ideal fluid flows past a sphere________________?

  • (A)  highest intensity of pressure occurs around the circumference at right angles to flow
  • (B)  lowest pressure intensity occurs at front stagnation point
  • (C)  lowest pressure intensity occurs at rear stagnation point
  • (D)  total drag is zero
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Stanton diagram is a______________?

  • (A)  log-log plot of friction factor against Reynolds number
  • (B)  log-log plot of relative roughness against Reynolds number
  • (C)  semi-log plot of friction factor against Reynolds number
  • (D)  semi-log plot of friction factor against relative roughness
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Ay between two stream lines represents________________?

  • (A)  velocity
  • (B)  discharge
  • (C)  head
  • (D)  pressure
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