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Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics

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Fluid mechanics and hydraulics questions address the principles of fluid flow, pipe resistance, and open channel dynamics. The topics include Bernoulli equation, Navier-Stokes equation, and hydrograph calculations. These concepts are crucial for civil and mechanical engineering competitive examinations.

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Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics Questions

Multiple choice examples of circular motion uniform circular motion circular motion and gravitation physics

A bucket filled with water is tied to a rope of length $0.5\ m$ and is rotated in a circular path in vertical plane. the least velocity it should have at the lowest point of circle so that water does not spill is $(g=10ms^{-2})$:

  1. $\sqrt{5}\ m/s$
  2. $\sqrt{10}\ m/s$
  3. $5\ m/ s$
  4. $2\sqrt{5}\ m/s$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Minimum velocity at bottom $V=\sqrt{5g\ell}$ $=\sqrt{5\times 10\times 0.5}$$=5:m/s$


Multiple choice maths line segment construction of line segment and circle of given radius construction related to lines constructing line segment circumscribing and inscribing a circle on a regular hexagon

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Water is flowing at the rate of $5$ km/hr through a pipe of diameter $14$ cm into a rectangular tank which is $50$ m long, $44$ m wide. The time taken (in hours) for the rise in the level of water in the tank to be $7$ cm is

  1. $2$
  2. $1\dfrac{1}{2}$
  3. $3$
  4. $2\dfrac{1}{2}$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Water
flowed by the pipe in lh = $\pi r^2h$
= $\dfrac{22}{7} \times$ $\dfrac{7\times 7}{100\times100}$ $\times 5000 m^3 =77m^3$
Volume
of expected water in the tank = $\frac{50 \times 44 \times 7}{100} = 154
m^3$ 
Required
time= $154/77 = 2 hrs$.

Multiple choice fluid dynamics option b: engineering physics physics

The velocity of falling rain drops attains limited value because of :

  1. surface tension

  2. upthrust due to air

  3. viscous force exerted by air

  4. air current

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Gravity does cause things to fall with increasing speed, but as they speed up viscous force by air increases increases. Since according to stokes law $F _r \propto v$.  Eventually the acceleration stops and the raindrop reaches a constant terminal velocity.

Multiple choice fluid dynamics option b: engineering physics physics

Viscosity of water at constant temperature is:

  1. more in deep water

  2. more in shallow waters

  3. less in deep water

  4. same in both deep water and shallow waters

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In deep water temperature decreases, viscosity of water increases with decrease in temperature. So, viscosity of water at constant temperature is more in deep water as temperature is less in deep waters.

Multiple choice water potential water potential and pressure plant water relation transport in plants biology

If a cell A with DPD $=5$ bars is connected to cells B, C and D, whose OP and TP are respectively $5$ and $5$, $10$ and $4$, and $8$ and $3$, the flow of water will be _______________.

  1. C to A, B and D

  2. A and D to B and C

  3. A to B, C and D

  4. B to A, C and D

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

DPD of cell A=5A=5 bars
DPD of cell B=55=0B=5−5=0 bars
DPD of cell C=104=6C=10−4=6 bars
DPD of cell D=83=5D=8−3=5 bars
As cell B has the lowest value of DPD, therefore water will move from cell B to cells A, C and D.

Multiple choice physics free, damped and forced oscillations resonance: examples and uses resonance oscillatory motion

In an open pipe, the pressure variation at the ends of the pipe is maximum.

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Nither

  4. Either

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A suction at the end of the tube draws air from further up the tube, and that in turn draws air from further up the tube and so on. So the result is that a pulse of high pressure air travelling down the tube is reflected as a pulse of low pressure air traveling up the tube. So the pressure wave has been reflected at the open end, with a change in phase of 180. In the open-open pipe, there is such a reflection at both ends. So the above argument is false.

Multiple choice physics a little effort, lot of work motion in application common machines introduction to simple machines

The radius of the press cylinder in a hydraulic press is equal to the diameter of its pump cylinder. Its mechanical advantage is __________.

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Mechanical advantage of a hydraulic press is the ratio of the area of the press cylinder to the area of the pump cylinder. Since Area = pi * r^2, and the radius of the press cylinder (R) is equal to the diameter of the pump cylinder (d = 2r), then R = 2r. The ratio of areas is (pi * R^2) / (pi * r^2) = (2r)^2 / r^2 = 4.

Multiple choice physics work and power commercial unit of energy power work and energy

A pump of $200W$ power is lifting $2kg$ water from an average depth of $10m$ in one second. Velocity of water delivered by the pump is :

$(g=10m/s^2)$

  1. $10m/s$
  2. $2m/s$
  3. $4 m/s$
  4. $1 m/s$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

acceleration due to gravity $g = 10m/sec^2$

height $H = 10 meters$
mass $= 2kg$
Potential energy $= mgh = 2\times 10 \times 10 = 200J$
as power $= \dfrac{work \ done}{time}$
when power of motor $= 200w$
$200 = 200/t$
$\Rightarrow t = 1sec$
here displacement of water= height $= 10m$
time = 1sec
Hence,
Velocity $V= \dfrac{Displacement}{Time}$
              $V= \dfrac{10}{1}$
              $V= 10m/sec$

Multiple choice viscosity option b: engineering physics properties of matter physics

The viscous drag is:

  1. inversely proportional to the velocity gradient.

  2. directly proportional to the surface area of layers in contact.

  3. independent of nature of liquid.

  4. perpendicular to the direction of liquid flow.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The viscous drag force can be written as below:
$F =  \eta \ A \ (\cfrac{dV}{dX})$ where, F is viscous drag force (or tangential force)
$\eta$ is coefficient of viscosity
$A$ is surface area of layers in contact
$\dfrac{dV}{dX} $ is velocity gradient
$\eta$ is property of liquid.
So, we can see that drag is directly proportional to the velocity gradient, surface area and nature of liquid. Drag force acts in opposite direction of liquid flow. 

Multiple choice viscosity option b: engineering physics properties of matter physics

A water hose 2 cm in diameter is used to fill a 20 litre bucket. If it takes 1 minute to fill bucket with watch velocity it leaves the hose ,

  1. 150 cm/s

  2. 70 cm/s

  3. 106 cm/s

  4. 100 cm/s

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Given,

Area, $A=\dfrac{\pi {{d}^{2}}}{4}=\dfrac{\pi }{4}{{\left( 0.02 \right)}^{2}}$

Volume rate of flow, $\dot{V}=\dfrac{volume}{time}=\dfrac{20\,L}{60}=\dfrac{{{10}^{-3}}}{3}\,{{m}^{3}}{{s}^{-1}}$

Volume rate of flow = Cross-Section Area x Velocity of Flow

$ \dot{V}=Av $

$v=\dfrac{{\dot{V}}}{A}=\dfrac{{{10}^{-3}}}{3}\times \dfrac{4}{\pi {{\left( 0.02 \right)}^{2}}}=1.06\,m{{s}^{-1}}=106\,cm{{s}^{-1}}$

Hence, velocity of water leaves hose is$106\,cm{{s}^{-1}}$.

Multiple choice viscosity option b: engineering physics properties of matter physics

Blood vessel is $0.10\ m$ in length and has a radius of $1.5\times{10}^{-3}m$. Blood flows at rate of ${10}^{-7}{m}^{-3}/s$ through this vessel. The pressure difference that must be maintained in this flow, between the two ends of the vessel is $20\ Pa$. What is the viscosity sufficient of blood?

  1. $2\times{10}^{-3}\ Pa-s$
  2. $1\times{10}^{-3}\ Pa-s$
  3. $4\times{10}^{-3}\ Pa-s$
  4. $5\times{10}^{-4}\ Pa-s$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Poiseuille's law states Q = (pi * P * r^4) / (8 * eta * L). Solving for eta: eta = (pi * P * r^4) / (8 * Q * L). Plugging in P=20, r=1.5*10^-3, Q=10^-7, L=0.1, we get eta = (3.14 * 20 * (1.5*10^-3)^4) / (8 * 10^-7 * 0.1) = 4 * 10^-3 Pa-s.

Multiple choice viscosity option b: engineering physics properties of matter physics

A liquid flows between two parallel plates along the x-axis. The difference between the velocity of two  layers separated by the distance $dy$ is $dv$. If $A$ is the area of each plate, then Newton's law of viscosity may be written as:

  1. $F=-\eta A\dfrac{dv}{dx}$
  2. $F=+\eta A\dfrac{dv}{dx}$
  3. $F=-\eta A\dfrac{dv}{dy}$
  4. $F=+\eta A\dfrac{dv}{dy}$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Newton's viscous force acting between two liquid surfaces with relative velocity $dv$ and distance $dy$ between the layers is given as $-\eta A\dfrac{dv}{dy}$

Multiple choice viscosity option b: engineering physics properties of matter physics

If the shearing stress between the horizontal layers of water in a river is $1.5 mN/ m^{2}$ and $\eta  _{water}= 1\times10^{-3}Pa-s$ , The velocity gradient is:

  1. $1.5$
  2. $3$
  3. $0.7$
  4. $1$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Shearing stress  $=\eta \dfrac{dv}{dy}=1.5 \times 10^{-3} N /m^{2}$


$\Rightarrow 1 \times 10^{-3} \dfrac{dv}{dy}=1.5 \times 10^{-3}$

$\Rightarrow \dfrac{dv}{dy}=1.5 \ s^{-1}$

Multiple choice viscosity option b: engineering physics properties of matter physics

The space between two large horizontal metal plates 6 cm apart, is filled with 
liquid of viscosity 0.8 $N/m^2.$ A thin plate of surface area 0.01 $m^2$ is moved  parallel to the length of the plate such that the plate is at a distance of 2 m  from one of the plates and 4 cm from the other. If the plate moves with a  constant speed of 1 m $s^{-1}$, then

  1. the layer of the fluid, which is having the maximum velocity, is lying mid-way between the plates

  2. the layers of the fluid, which is in contact with the moving plate, is having the maximum velocity

  3. the layer of the fluid, which is in Contact with the moving plate and is on the side of farther plate, is moving with the maximum velocity

  4. the layer of the fluid, which is in contact with the moving plant and is on the Side of nearer plate, is moving with the maximum velocity

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The profile of the velocity of fluid as shown in the figure The velocity of the layer of fluid ,which in contact with metal plates (fixed), is zero. As we move towards the centre from either plate the velocity of the layer of fluid increases and it becomes maximum at the location of moving plate. This maximum value is same as that of the velocity of plate