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Define critical velocity?

Important Questions on Mechanical Properties of Fluids

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Water from a pipe is coming at a rate of 100 liters per minute. If the radius of the pipe is 5 cm, the Reynolds number for the flow is of the order of: (density of water = 100 kg/m3, coefficient of viscosity of water =1 mPa s)
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If dimensions of critical velocity, vc of a liquid flowing through a tube are expressed as ηxρyrz, where, η, ρ and r are the coefficient of viscosity of liquid, density of liquid and radius of the tube, respectively, then, the values of x, y and z are given by
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The velocity of water in a river is 18 km h-1 near the surface. If the river is 5 m deep, find the shearing stress between the horizontal layers of water. The coefficient of viscosity of water=10-2 poise.
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In an experiment to verify Stokes law, a small spherical ball of radius r and density ρ falls under gravity through a distance h in air before entering a tank of water. If the terminal velocity of the ball inside water is same as its velocity just before entering the water surface, then the value of h is proportional to: (ignore viscosity of air)
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If p is the density and η is coefficient of viscosity of fluid which flows with a speed v in the pipe of diameter d, the correct formula for Reynolds number Re is
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A solid sphere, of radius R acquires a terminal velocity v1 when falling (due to gravity) through a viscous fluid having a coefficient of viscosity η. The sphere is broken into 27 identical solid spheres. If each of these spheres acquires a terminal velocity, v2, when falling through the same fluid, the ratio v1v2 equals:
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Two tubes of radii r1 and r2 and lengths l1 and l2, respectively, are connected in series and a liquid flows through each of them in stream line conditions. P1 and P2 are pressure differences across the two tubes. If P2 is 4P1 and l2 is l 1 4 then the radius r2 will be equal to :
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A steel ball is dropped in a viscous liquid. The distance of the steel ball from the top of the liquid is shown below. The terminal velocity of the ball is closest to

 

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Eight drops of water, each of radius 2 mm are falling through air at a terminal velocity of 8 cm s-1. If they coalesce to from a single drop, then the terminal velocity of combined drop will be:
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The platelets are drifting with the blood flowing in a streamline flow through a horizontal artery as shown below:

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Artery is contracted in region II. Choose the correct statement.

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A rain drop of radius 0.3 mm has a terminal velocity in air of 1 m s-1. The viscosity of air is 8×10-5 poise. The viscous force on it is
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Under a constant pressure head, the rate of flow of orderly volume flow of liquid through a capillary tube is V. if the length of the capillary is doubled and the diameter of the bore is halved, the rate of flow would become
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Two rain drops falling through air have radii in the ratio 1: 2. They will have terminal velocity in the ratio
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Which of the following option correctly describes the variation of the speed υ and acceleration 'a' of a point mass falling vertically in a viscous medium that applies a force F=-kυ , where 'k' is a constant, on the body? (Graphs are schematic and not drown to scale)
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Two capillary tubes of same length each of 50 cm but of different radii 4 mm and 2 mm are connected in series. When water flows, the pressure difference between the ends of the arrangement is P. Then the pressure difference between the ends of the first tube is
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The velocity of rain drop having radius 1 mm is 20 cm s-1. The velocity of raindrops of size 3 mm is
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Two solid spheres of the same metal but of mass M and 8M fall simultaneously in a viscous liquid. The ratio of terminal velocity of the second sphere to that of the first sphere is
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Consider a thin square plate floating on a viscous liquid in a large tank. The height h of the liquid in the tank is much less than the width of the tank. The floating plate is pulled horizontally with a constant velocity u0. Which of the following statements is (are) true?
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If it takes 5 minutes to fill a 15 litre bucket from a water tap of diameter 2π cm then the Reynolds number for the flow is (density of water = 103  kg/m3 and viscosity of water=10-3 Pa.s ) close to: