FLUID MECHANICS TUTE SHEET NO.

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Q1. The shear stress developed in lubricating oil, of viscosity 9.81 poise, filled between two
parallel plates 1 cm apart and moving with relative velocity of 2 m/s is: [IES-2001]
Q2. Assertion (A): In a fluid, the rate of deformation is far more important than the total
deformation itself.
Reason (R): A fluid continues to deform so long as the external forces are applied. [IES-1996]
Q3. The capillary rise at 20° C in clean glass tube of 1 mm diameter containing water is
approximately: [IES-2001]
Q4. The velocity distribution over a flat plate is given by:
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u = y-y2
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The shear stress at a location 0.3m above the plate is k times shear stress at a location 0.2m
above the plate. Find the value of k.
Q5. A fluid obeying the equation:
𝑑𝑢 1/2
τ= τ0 +k( )
dy
is held between two parallel plates ‘d’ distance apart if the stress applied to the top plate is 3τ0, .
Q6. Find the viscosity of oil shown in fig.
ϴ= tan-1(5/12)
The Space between the box and the wedge is 0.5 cm and is filled by oil. Area of the box is 1m2.
Wight of the box is 130N.
Q7. A capillary tube is inserted in mercury kept in an open container.
Assertion (A): The mercury level inside the tube shall rise above the level of mercury outside.
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Reason (R): The cohesive force between the molecules of mercury is greater than the adhesive
force between mercury and glass.
Q8. Consider the following statements related to the fluid properties:
1. Vapour pressure of water at 373 K is 101·5 × 103 N/m2.
2. Capillary height in cm for water in contact with glass tube and air is: (tube dia)/0·268.
3. Blood is a Newtonian fluid
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IES-2008]
Q9. In an experiment the following shear stress and the rate of shear strain are obtained for a real
fluid:
dϴ/dt 0 2 3 4
τ 0 1.4 2.6 4

The find the fluid under consideration.

Q10. A circular disc of diameter ‘D’ is slowly rotated in a liquid of viscosity µ at a small
distance h from fixed surface as shown in fig., then fins the torque necessary to maintain the
angular velocity, ω.