FLUID MECHANICS (b) inversely proportional to the velocity gradient

(c) independent of the velocity gradient

PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS (d) none of the above
PRESSURE AND ITS MEASUREMENT
1. A journal bearing has shaft diameter of 40 mm and a length of 40 mm. The shaft is rotating
at 20 rad/s and the viscosity of the lubricant is 20 mPa-s. The clearance is 0.020 mm. The loss 1.A U-tube manometer with a small quantity of
of torque due to the viscosity of the lubricant is approximately mercury is used to measure the static pressure
(a) 0.040 Nm difference between two locations A and B in a conical
(b) 0.252 Nm section through which an incompressible fluid flows.
(c) 0.400 Nm At a particular flow rate, the mercury column appears
(d) 0.652 Nm as shown in the figure. The density of mercury is 13
600 kg/m3 and g = 9.81 m/s 2. Which of the following
2. For a Newtonian fluid is correct?
(a) Shear stress is proportional to shear strain (a) Flow direction is A to B and pA pB = 20 kPa
(b) Rate of shear stress is proportional to shear strain
(c) Shear stress is proportional to rate of shear strain (b) Flow direction is B to A and pA pB =1.4 kPa
(d) Rate of shear stress is proportional to rate of shear strain (c) Flow direction is A to B and pB pA =20 kPa
(d) Flow direction is B to A and pB pA =1.4 kPa
3. An incompressible fluid ( kinematic viscosity, 7.4 x 10 7 m2/s, specific gravity, 0.88) is held
between two parallel plates. If the top plate is moved with a velocity of 0.5 m/s while the 2. The pressure gauges G1 and G2 installed on the system
bottom one is held stationary, the fluid attains a linear velocity profile in the gap of 0.5 mm show pressures of PG1 = 5.00 bar and PG2 = 1.00 bar. The
between these plates; the shear stress in Pascals on the surface of top plate is: value of unknown pressure P is
(a) 0.651 x 103 (a) 1.01 bar (b) 2.01 bar
(b) 0.651 (c) 5.00 bar (d) 7.01 bar
(c) 6.51
(d) 0.651x103 3. In figure if the pressure of gas in bulb A is 50 cm Hg
vaccum and patm = 76 cm Hg, the height of column H is equal
4. The SI unit of kinematic viscosity (v) is to
(a) m2/sec (a) 26 cm (b) 50 cm (c) 76 cm (d) 126 cm
(b) kg/(m-sec)
(c) m/sec2 4.If p is the gauge pressure within a spherical droplet, the
(d) m3/sec2 gauge pressure within a bubble of the same fluid and of same
size will be
5. A static fluid can have (a)p/4 (b)p/2 (c) p (d) 2p
(a) non-zero normal and shear stress
(b) negative normal stress and zero shear stress
(c) positive normal stress and zero shear stress 5. Refer to figure, the absolute pressure of gas A in the bulb is
(d) zero normal stress and non-zero shear stress
6. Kinematic viscosity of air at 20oC is given to be 1.6105 m2/s. It kinematic viscosity at 70oC (a) 771.2 mm Hg
will be vary approximately (b) 752.65 mm Hg
(a) 2.2105 m2/s (c) 767.35 mm Hg
(b) 1.6105 m2/s (d) 748.8 mm Hg
(c) 1.2105 m2/s
(d) 105 m2/s 6. A mercury manometer is used to measure the static
7. The dimension of surface tension is pressure at a point in a water pipe as shown in Fig. The level
(a) ML1 difference of mercury in the two limbs is 10 mm. The gauge
(b) L2 T1 pressure at the point A is
(c) ML1 T1 (a) 1236 Pa
(d) None of these (b) 1333 Pa
8. A fluid is said to be Newtonian when the shear stress is (c) zero
(a) directly proportional to the velocity gradient (d) 98 Pa
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7. Net force on a control volume due to uniform normal pressure alone
(a) depends upon the shape of the control volume 1. For the stability of a floating body, under the influence of gravity alone, which of the
(b) translation and rotation following is TRUE?
(c) translation and deformation (a) Metacentre should be below centre of gravity.
(d) deformation only (b) Metacentre should be above centre of gravity.
(c) Metacentre and centre of gravity must lie on the same
horizontal line.
HYDROSTATIC FORCES ON SURFACES (d) Metacentre and centre of gravity must lie on the same
1. A hinged gate of length 5 m, inclined at 30 with the horizontal and with mass on its left, is vertical line.
shown in the figure below. Density of water is 1000 kg/ m3. The minimum mass of the gate in 2. A cylindrical body of cross-sectional area A, height H
kg per unit width (perpendicular to the plane of paper), required to keep it closed is and density s, is immersed to a depth h in a liquid of
(a) 5000 density , and tied to the bottom with a string. The
(b) 6600 tension in the string is
(c) 7546 (a) ghA
(d) 9623 (b) (s ) ghA
2. A water container is kept on a (c) ( s) ghA
weighing balance.Water from a tap is (d) (h sH) gA
falling vertically into the container with a FLUID KINEMATICS
volume flow rate of Q; the velocity of the
water when it hits the water surface is U. At a particularly instant of time the total mass of the 1. You are asked to evaluate assorted fluid flows for their suitability in a given laboratory
container and water is m. The force registered by the weighing balance at this instant of time is application. The following three flow choices expressed in terms of the two dimensional
(a) mg + QU (b) mg + 2QU velocity field in the xy plane are made available
(c) mg + QU2/2 (d) QU2/2 P. u = 2y, v = 3x
3. The horizontal and vertical hydrostatic forces Fx and Fy on the semi-circular gate, having a Q. u = 3xy, v = 0
width w into the plane of figure, are R. u = 2x. v = 2y
(a) Fx = ghrw and Fy = 0
(b) Fx = 2ghrw and Fy = 0 2. Which flow (s) should be recommended when the application requires the flow to be
(c) Fx = 2ghrw and Fy = gwr2/2 incompressible and irrotational?
(d) Fx = 2ghrw and Fy =3.14 gwr2/2 (a) P and R (b) Q (c) Q and R (d) R
4. A 3.6 m square gate provided in an oil tank is hinged at
its top edge (Figure). The tank contains gasoline
(sp. gr. = 0.7) upto a height of 1.8 m above the top edge of the plate. The space above the oil is 3. For the continuity equation given by V.V to be valid, where V is the velocity vector, which
subjected to a negative pressure of 8250 N/m2. Determine the necessary vertical pull to be one of the following is a necessary condition?
applied at the lower edge to open the gate. (a) steady flow
(a)144.5 kN (b)200 kN (c)180 kN (d)251 kN (b) irrotational flow
(c) inviscid flow
(d) incompressible flow