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Question Booklet No :
R.NO

Fluid test 5
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2022
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
(Degree Standard)
[Duration: 1 hours] [Total Marks: 60]

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 TNPSC AE MECHANICAL ACADEMY
VICTORY TEST SERIES-2022
SYLLABUS

7.LAMINAR/VISCOUS FLOW
8.TURBULENT FLOW OF
INCOMPRSSIBLE FLUIDS

EACH QUESTION CARRY 2 MARKS

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1. The transition Reynolds number for flow over a flat plate is 5 × 105.
What is the distance from the leading edge at which transition will
occur for flow of water with uniform velocity of 1 m/s ?
(For water Kinematic viscosity (ν) = 0.858 × 10–6 m2/s)
(a) 1 m (b) 0.43 m (c) 43 m (d) 103 m

2. For the viscous flow the coefficient of friction is given by

(a) f = 8/Re (b) f = 16/Re (c) f = 32/Re (d) f = 60/Re

3. At what distance r from the centre of a pipe of radius R will the

average velocity occur?
(a) r = 0.707 R (b) r = 0.45 R (c) r = 0.59 R (d) r = 0.36 R

4. The velocity distribution at any section of pipe for steady laminar flow
is
(a) Laminar (b) Exponential (c) Parabolic (d) Hyperbolic

5. In a laminar flow Reynold number is

(a) less than 2000 (b) more than 2000
(c) more than 2000 but less than 4000 (d) none of the above

6. The velocity at which the flow changes from laminar to turbulent for a
given fluid at a given temperature is known as:-
(a) Maximum velocity (b) Minimum velocity
(c) Average velocity (d) Critical velocity

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7. In a laminar flow, the velocity at any point is:-
(a) Constant in magnitude but varying in direction
(b) Constant in magnitude as well as in direction
(c) Constant in direction but varying in magnitude
(d) Variable in magnitude as well as in direction

8. The flow in open channel remains laminar if Reynold's number is less

than:
(a) 5000 (b) 4000 (c) 2000 (d) 500

9. For the laminar flow through a pipe, the shear stress over the cross-
section
(a) Varies inversely as the distance from the centre of the pipe
(b) Varies inversely as the distance from the surface of the pipe
(c) Varies directly as the distance from the centre of the pipe
(d) Remains constant over the cross-section

10. The laminar flow is characterised by

(a) Existence of eddies
(b) Irregular motion of fluid particles
(c) Fluid particles moving in layers parallel to the boundary surface
(d) Its space coordinates

11. Laminar flow changes to Turbulent flow when

(a) Diameter of pipe is decreased
(b) Velocity is increased
(c) Viscosity of fluid is increased (d) Velocity is decreased
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12. If the fluid particles move in layers with one layer of fluid sliding
smoothly over the adjacent layer, then the flow is said to be
(a) Laminar flow (b) Uniform flow
(c) Steady flow (d) Turbulent flow

13. The loss of pressure head for the laminar flow through pipes varies
(a) As the square of the velocity
(b) Directly as the velocity
(c) As the inverse of the velocity
(d) None of the above

14. The momentum correction factor β is used to account for

(a) change in pressure
(b) change in mass rate of flow
(c) change in total energy
(d) non-uniform distribution of velocities at inlet and outlet sections

15. Laminar flow through a circular tube studied experimentally by

(a) Newton (b) Pascal
(c) Hagen and Poiseuille (d) Prandtl

16. In fluid flow through pipes, transition from laminar to turbulent flow,
does not depend on
(a) Length of pipe (b) Density of fluid
(c) Diameter of pipe (d) Velocity of flow

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17. In case of laminar flow through pipe, the ratio of total kinetic energy of
fluid passing per second to the energy value obtained on the basis of
average velocity is
(a) 1.2 (b) 1.54 (c) 2.0 (d) 2.37

18. Which two forces are most important in laminar flow between parallel
plates?
(a) Inertial and viscous
(b) Viscous and pressure
(c) Gravity and pressure
(d) Pressure and inertial

19. The parameters which determine the friction factor for turbulent flow
in a rough pipe are
(a) Froude number and relative roughness
(b) Froude number and Mach number
(c) Reynolds number and relative roughness
(d) Mach number and relative roughness

20. The head loss due to turbulent flow as compared to laminar flow is:-
(a) More (b) Less (c) Equal (d) Unpredictable

21. The frictional resistance in case of turbulent flow is independent of :-

(a) Pressure of flow (b) Density of fluid
(c) Temperature of fluid (d) Area of surface in contact

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22. The head loss due to friction in turbulent flow through a pipe is:
(a) Directly proportional to velocity
(b) Inversely proportional to square of velocity
(c) Inversely proportional to velocity
(d) Directly proportional to square of velocity

23. In a turbulent flow through a pipe, the shear stress is:-

(a) Maximum at the centre and decreases linearly towards the wall
(b) Maximum at the centre and decreases logarithmically towards the
wall
(c) Maximum mid–way between the centre line and the wall
(d) Maximum at the wall and decreases linearly to zero at the centre

24. The Reynolds's number for turbulent flow is

(a) less than 2000
(b) greater than 4000
(c) between 2000 and 4000
(d) equal to 4000

25. The velocity distribution in the turbulent boundary layer follows

(a) Straight line law (b) Parabolic law
(c) Hyperbolic law (d) Logarithmic law

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