Applied Thermodynamics (3161910) MCQs

MCQs of Fundamentals of Compressible Flow

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21.

Speed of sound is the

(a)

distance travelled per unit length

(b)

distance travelled per unit time

(c)

distance travelled per unit pressure

(d)

distance travelled per unit temperature

Answer:

Option (b)

22.

What is the speed of sound in dry air?

(a)

331.2 m/s

(b)

300 m/s

(c)

250 m/s

(d)

230 m/s

Answer:

Option (a)

23.

Speed of sound in an ideal gas depends on _______.

(a)

temperature and pressure

(b)

surface area and volume

(c)

temperature and composition

(d)

composition and surface area

Answer:

Option (c)

24.

A  flow in which density remains constant is called

(a)

compressible flow

(b)

incompressible flow

(c)

turbulent flow

(d)

rotational flow

Answer:

Option (b)

25.

When the Mach number is one, the flow is 

(a)

sonic flow

(b)

subsonic flow

(c)

supersonic flow

(d)

any of the mentioned

Answer:

Option (a)

26.

Mach number has been defined as

(a)

the square root of the ratio of the inertia force to pressure force

(b)

 the square root of the ratio of the inertia force to an elastic force

(c)

 the square root of the ratio of the inertia force to surface tension force

(d)

 the square root of the ratio of the inertia force to buoyancy force

Answer:

Option (b)

27.

The region inside the Mach cone is called

(a)

zone of action

(b)

zone of silence

(c)

control volume

(d)

none of the above

Answer:

Option (a)

28.

Mach angle is given by

(a)

sinα=1M

(b)

sinα=M

(c)

sinα=M2

(d)

sinα=M3

Answer:

Option (a)

29.

Mach angle is defined as

(a)

twice of the angle of Mach cone

(b)

half of the angle of Mach cone

(c)

equal to the angle of Mach cone

(d)

none of the mentioned

Answer:

Option (b)

30.

If the area velocity relationship is given by dAA=dVVM2-1 and M<1,dVV<0,dAA>0 then

(a)

velocity increases

(b)

velocity decreases

(c)

remains constant

(d)

unpredictable

Answer:

Option (b)

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