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Fluid-mechanics Questions Set 39:

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When a fluid is at rest, what is the shear stress in the fluid?

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A turbine develops 15000 kW under a head of 40 meters at 150 r.p.m. Its specific speed is __.

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What type of matter's motion is described by the Navier-Stokes equation?

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If a fluid has a weight of 55 kN and a volume of 17 m³, determine the density of the fluid.

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If the gauge pressure within a spherical drop is 'P', then what will be the gauge pressure within a bubble of the same fluid and same size?

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The flow in which fluid moves radially inwards toward a point where it disappears at a constant rate is called

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Two parallel plates kept 100 mm apart have laminar flow of oil between them, maximum velocity of 1.5 m/s. Calculate discharge per metre width?

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Which of the following is the correct shape for the variation of pressure with the length of a pipe (if the flow is fully developed)?

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A closed cylinder of diameter 200 mm and height 150 mm is completely filled with water. Calculate the total pressure force exerted by the water on the bottom of the cylinder, if it is rotated about its vertical axis at 200 r.p.m.

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The water is flowing through a pipe having cross-sectional areas of 0.05 m² and 0.01 m² at sections 1 and 2 respectively. The flow rate through the pipe is 50 liters per second in section 1. Calculate the velocities at sections 1 and 2.

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