Fluid Mechanics for Chemical MCQs

724 MCQs  — Chemical Engineering MCQs  (Page 55 of 73)

Centre of pressure of a plane surface of arbitrary shape immersed vertically in a static mass of fluid________________?
A. Lies above the centroid of the plane surface
B. Is independent of the specific weight of the fluid
C. Is different for different fluids
D. Is at the centroid of the plane surface
Isotropic turbulence occurs __________________?
A. Where there is no velocity gradient
B. At higher temperatures
C. Only in newtonian fluids
D. None of these
A spherical particle is falling slow in a viscous liquid such that Reynolds number is less than 1. Which statement is correct for this situation ?
A. Inertial and drag forces are important
B. Drag, gravitational and buoyancy forces are important
C. Drag force and gravitational forces are important
D. None of the above
Which of the following is the „Blasius equation‟, relating friction factor to the Reynolds number ?
A. F = 0.079.nre-0.25
B. F-0.5 = 4.07 loge (nref)-0.6
C. Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
D. None of these