CHN – 102 Fluid Dynamics Lab Quiz

Department of Chemical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Time = 20 minutes

1. Which one is the variable area flow meter?

(a) Venturimeter (b) Orificemeter (c) Rotameter (d) All of these

2. The velocity profile for laminar flow through a closed circular cylinder is
(a) Linear (b) Parabolic (c) Logarithmic (d) Hyperbolic

3. What could be the reason behind the difference between experimental and theoretical values?
(a) Surface roughness (b) Scaling (c) Dust (d) All of these
4. 8 cubic cm/s water flows through a pipe of 4 mm diameter. If the head loss (hL) in a 1 m
𝐿 𝑣2
section of this pipe is 0.02 m then calculate the friction factor. (ℎ𝐿 = 4𝑓 2𝐷𝑔)
(a) 9.67×10-4 (b) 2.42×10-4 (c) 4.84×10-4 (d) None of these

5. If f is the Fanning friction factor, then what is the Darcy friction factor?
(a) f (b) 𝑓 ⁄ 2 (c)𝑓 ⁄ 4 (d) 4f

6. The velocity of fluid in a pipe flow is maximum

(a) At the wall (b) in the Centre (c) both of these (d) none of these

7. The Reynolds number may be defined as the ratio of

(a) (𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑠)/(𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑠) (b) (𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑠)/(𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑠)
(c) (𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑠)/(𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑠) (d) (𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑠)/(𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑠

8. The Bernoulli’s equation written in the form

𝑃 𝑉2
+ 𝑔𝑍 + = 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡
𝜌 2
Represents
(a) Total energy per unit volume (b) Total energy per unit weight
(b) Total energy per unit mass (d) Total energy per unit specific weight

9. In a reciprocating pump, air vessels are used to

(a) Reduce the flow (b) Increase the delivery head
(c) Smoothen the flow (d) Reduce the acceleration head

10. For an ideal flow the Reynolds number is

(a) 2100 (b) 100 (c) zero (d) ∞

11. Water at 15 °C (ρ = 999 kg/m3 and μ = 1 x 10-3kg/m.s) is flowing steadily in a 5 cm

diameter pipe made of stainless steel at the average velocity of 3m/s. Determine the type of flow
of water in the pipe.
(a) 74950, laminar (b) 149850, turbulent (c) 74950, turbulent (d) none of these