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  1. Reynolds number is significant in

  2. A.

     supersonics, as with projectile and jet propulsion

    B.

     full immersion or completely enclosed flow, as with pipes, aircraft wings, nozzles etc

    C.

     simultaneous motion through two fluids where there is a surface of dis-continuity, gravity forces, and wave making effect, as with ship’s hulls

    D.

     all of the above


  3. Mach number is significant in

  4. A.

     supersonics, as with projectiles and jet propulsion

    B.

     full immersion or completely enclosed flow, as with pipes, aircraft wings, nozzles etc

    C.

     simultaneous motion through two fluids where there is a surface of dis-continuity, gravity force, and wave making effects, as with ship’s hulls

    D.

     all of fhe above


  5. A piece of metal of specific gravity 13.6 is placed in mercury of specific gravity 13.6, what fraction of it volume is under mercury?

  6. A.

     the metal piece will simply float over the mercury

    B.

     the metal piece will be immersed in mercury by half

    C.

     whole of the metal piece will be immersed with its top surface just at mercury level

    D.

     metal piece will sink to the bottom


  7. The viscosity of a gas

  8. A.

     decreases with increase in temperature

    B.

     increases with increase in temperature

    C.

     is independent of temperature

    D.

     is independent of pressure for very high pressure intensities


  9. The pressure at the summit of a syphon is

  10. A.

     equal to atmospheric

    B.

     less than atmospheric

    C.

     more than atmospheric

    D.

     none of the above


  11. In a free vortex motion, the radial component of velocity everywhere is

  12. A.

     maximum

    B.

     minimum

    C.

     zero

    D.

     non-zero and finite


  13. A fluid in equilibrium can’t sustain

  14. A.

     tensile stress

    B.

     compressive stress

    C.

     shear stress

    D.

     bending stress


  15. The value of the coefficient of compressibility for water at ordinary pressure and temperature in kg/cm is equal to

  16. A.

     2100

    B.

     2700

    C.

     10,000

    D.

     21,000


  17. If velocity is zero over l/3rd of a cross-section and is uniform over remaining 2/3rd of the cross-section, then the correction factor for kinetic energy is

  18. A.

     4/3

    B.

     3/2

    C.

     9/4

    D.

     27/8


  19. With the same cross-sectional area and immersed in same turbulent flow, the largest total drag will be on

  20. A.

     a circular disc of plate held normal to flow

    B.

     a sphere

    C.

     a cylinder

    D.

     a streamlined body