QUIZ- RCE 309

FLUID MECHANICS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY (IIIrd Sem)

1. The fluid property, due to which, mercury does not wet the glass is
a) surface tension

b) viscosity

c) cohesion

d) adhesion
2. Laminar flow of a Newtonion fluid ceases to exist, when the Reynolds number exceeds
a) 4000

b) 2100

c) 1500

d) 3000
3. The normal stress is the same in all directions at a point in a fluid, when the fluid is
a) non-viscous.

b) incompressible.

c) both (a) and (b).

d) having no motion of one fluid layer relative to the other.

4. The dimension of dynamic viscosity is
a) ML-1T-1

b) L2T-1

c) LT-2

d) ML-1T-2
5. Dimension of absolute viscosity is
a) ML-1T-1

b) MLT-1

c) ML-1T

d) MLT
6. For particle settling in water at its terminal settling velocity, which of the following is true ?
a) Buoyancy = weight + drag

b) Weight = buoyancy + drag

c) Drag = buoyancy + weight

 d) Drag = weight
7.7. A Bingham fluid of viscosity μ = 10 Pa.s and yield stress, τ0 = 10 KPa, is shared between
flat parallel plates separated by a distance of 10-3 m. The top plate is moving with a velocity
of 1 m/s. The shear stress on the plate is
a) 10 KPa

b) 20 KPa

c) 30 KPa

d) 40 KPa

8. Shear stress in a fluid flowing in a round pipe

a) aries parabolically across the cross-section.

b) remains constant over the cross-section.

c) is zero at the centre and varies linearly with the radius.

d) is zero at the wall and increases linearly to the centre.

9. At high Reynolds number

a) inertial forces control and viscous forces are unimportant.

b) viscous forces predominate.

c) inertial forces are unimportant and viscous forces control.

d) none of these.
10. Which is not a assumption of Bernoulli’s theorem

a) Friction losses are negligible

b) 2-D Flow
c) Steady state flow
d) Ideal Flow

11. Pressure inside a liquid jet is:

a) P=4 S.D-1
b) P=8 S.D-1
c) P=16 S.D-1
d) P=2 S.D-1
12. Orifice meter is a measuring device for:

a) Pressure
b) Viscosity
c) Flow Rate
d) Surface Tension
13. In Bernoulli’s theorem what does “Z” symbolises:

a) Datum Head
b) Potential Head
c) Kinetic Head
d) Velocity Head

14. Fluid is a substance that flows when_____________ applied on it:

a) Shear Force
b) Tensile Force
c) Compressive Force
d) Surface Tension Force

15. Force of attraction between different sets of molecules is called?

a) Adhesion
b) Cohesion
c) Turbulence
d) Compression
Answers:

1. a
2. b
3. d
4. a
5. a
6. b
7. b
8. d
9. a
10. b
11. d
12. c
13. a
14. a
15. a