Exercise: Hydraulics

Questions for: Hydraulics

A floating body attains stable equilibrium if its metacentre is
A:
at the centroid
B:
above the centroid
C:
below the centroid
D:
anywhere.
Answer: B
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For the two dimensional flow, the stream function is given by ψ = 2xy. The velocity at a point (3, 4) is
A:
6 m/sec
B:
8 m/sec
C:
10 m/sec
D:
12 m/sec
Answer: C
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When a liquid rotates at constant angular velocity about a vertical axis of a rigid body, the pressure
A:
increases linearly to its radial distance
B:
varies inversely as the altitude along any vertical line
C:
varies as the square of the radial distance
D:
decreases as the square of the radial distance
Answer: C
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An orifice is called a large orifice if water head, is
A:
twice the diameter of the orifice
B:
thrice the diameter of the orifice
C:
four times the diameter of the orifice
D:
five times the diameter of the orifice.
Answer: D
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A body of dimensions 1.5 m x 1.0 m x 2 m weighs 3000 kg in water. Its specific gravity is
A:
0.8
B:
0.9
C:
1.0
D:
1.1
Answer: D
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