Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics (3140611) MCQs

MCQs of Fluid Kinematics & Dynamics

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11.
The flow of liquid through a tapering pipe at a constant rate is
(a) steady and uniform
(b) unsteady and non-uniform
(c) unsteady and uniform
(d) steady and non-uniform
Answer:

Option (d)

12.
Which of the following statement is correct?
(a) In a compressible flow, the volume of the flowing liquid changes during the flow.
(b) A flow in which the volume of the flowing liquid does not change, is called incompressible flow.
(c) When the particles rotate about their own axes while flowing, the flow is said to be rotational flow.
(d) all of the above
Answer:

Option (d)

13.
A 1-dimensional flow is one which
(a) is uniform flow
(b) is a steady uniform flow
(c) takes place in straight lines
(d) involves zero transverse components of flow
Answer:

Option (d)

14.
Continuity equation deals with the law of conservation of
(a) Mass
(b) Momentum
(c) Energy
(d) None of above
Answer:

Option (a)

15.
An ideal flow of any fluid must fulfill the following
(a) Bernoulli's equation
(b) Newton's law of viscosity
(c) Pascal' law
(d) Continuity equation
Answer:

Option (d)

16.
The continuity equation ux+vy+wz=0 is valid for
(a) ideal fluid flow only
(b) incompressible fluids, whether the flow is steady or unsteady
(c) steady flow, whether the fluid is compressible or incompressible
(d) incompressible fluids and steady flow only
Answer:

Option (d)

17.
For the flow of an incompressible fluid, the velocity component in the x-direction is u=ax2+by and the velocity component in the z-direction is zero. The velocity component in the y-direction would be
(a) 2ax
(b) -2axy
(c) 12ay
(d) -2ax
Answer:

Option (b)

18.
The component of acceleration due to non-uniformity of flow is called
(a) normal acceleration
(b) tangential acceleration
(c) convective acceleration
(d) local acceleration
Answer:

Option (c)

19.
Local acceleration in fluid flow is due to
(a) unsteady nature of the flow
(b) non-uniformity of the flow
(c) turbulence in the flow
(d) irrotational nature of the flow
Answer:

Option (a)

20.
In the case of steady and uniform flow, the total acceleration is
(a) constant
(b) variable
(c) zero
(d) never zero
Answer:

Option (c)

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