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Fluid Mechanics for Chemical

For flow past a flat plate, if „x‟ is the distance along the plate in the direction of flow, the boundary layer thickness is proportional to________________?

For flow past a flat plate, if „x‟ is the distance along the plate in the direction of flow, the boundary layer thickness is proportional to________________?

A. √x
B. 1/√x
C. x
D. 1/x

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Fluid Mechanics for Chemical

Path followed by water jet issuing from the bottom of a water tank will be a__________________?

Path followed by water jet issuing from the bottom of a water tank will be a__________________?

A. Parabola (vertex being at the opening)
B. Hyperbola
C. Horizontal straight line
D. Zig-zag path (which is geometrically undefined)

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Fluid Mechanics for Chemical

Which of the following options will facilitate the achievement of a very high head (say 30 metres) in case of a centrifugal pump ?

Which of the following options will facilitate the achievement of a very high head (say 30 metres) in case of a centrifugal pump ?

A. Increasing the impeller speed and the volute area
B. Increasing the number of vanes in the impeller
C. Mounting of two or more impellers in series on a single shaft
D. Either of A., B. or C.

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Fluid Mechanics for Chemical

If in a flow field, between any two points, then the flow must be___________________?

If in a flow field, between any two points, then the flow must be___________________?

A. Steady, incompressible, irrotational
B. Steady, compressible, irrotational
C. Steady, compressible and along a streamline
D. Unsteady, incompressible, irrotational

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Fluid Mechanics for Chemical