Applied Thermodynamics (3161910) MCQs

MCQs of Fundamentals of Compressible Flow

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11.

The region outside the Mach cone is called

(a)

zone of action

(b)

zone of silence

(c)

control volume

(d)

none of the above

Answer:

Option (b)

12.

A point, in a compressible flow where the velocity of fluid is zero, is called

(a)

Critical point

(b)

Vena contracta

(c)

Stagnation point

(d)

None of these

Answer:

Option (c)

13.

The stagnation temperature is

(a)

the temperature at zero velocity

(b)

the temperature at zero pressure

(c)

the temperature at zero heat transfer

(d)

tx`he temperature at zero volume

Answer:

Option (a)

14.

The sonic velocity in a fluid medium is directly proportional to

(a)

Mach number

(b)

Pressure

(c)

Square root of temperature

(d)

None of the above

Answer:

Option (c)

15.

The sonic speed in an ideal gas varies

(a)

inversely as bulk modulus

(b)

directly as the absolute pressure

(c)

inversely as the absolute temperature

(d)

none of the above

Answer:

Option (d)

16.

 In a supersonic flow, a diffuser is a conduit having

(a)

gradually decreasing area

(b)

converging-diverging passage

(c)

constant area throughout its length

(d)

diverging-converging passage

Answer:

Option (a)

17.

For compressible fluid flow, the area-velocity relationship is

(a)

dAA=dVV1-M2

(b)

dAA=dVVC2-1

(c)

dAA=dVVM2-1

(d)

dAA=dVV1-V2

Answer:

Option (c)

18.

The sonic velocity is largest in which of the following ?

(a)

Water

(b)

Steel

(c)

Kerosene

(d)

Air

Answer:

Option (b)

19.

Which of the following expressions does not represent the speed of sound in a medium?

(a)

Kρ

(b)

γRT

(c)

Kpρ

(d)

dpdρ

Answer:

Option (c)

20.

The differential equation for energy in isentropic flow is of the form

(a)

dVV+dρρ+dAA=0

(b)

VdV+dpρ=0

(c)

2VdV+dpρ=0

(d)

dp+dρV2=0

Answer:

Option (b)

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