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Fluid Mechanics

The position of center of pressure on a plane surface immersed vertically in a static mass of fluid is______________?

The position of center of pressure on a plane surface immersed vertically in a static mass of fluid is______________?

A. at the centroid of the submerged area
B. always above the centroid of the area
C. always below the centroid of the area
D. none of the above

The position of center of pressure on a plane surface immersed vertically in a static mass of fluid is______________? Read More »

Fluid Mechanics

A vertical rectangular plane surface is submerged in water such that its top and bottom surfaces are 1.5 m and 6.0 m res-pectively below the free surface. The position of center of pressure below the free surface will be at a distance of________________?

A vertical rectangular plane surface is submerged in water such that its top and bottom surfaces are 1.5 m and 6.0 m res-pectively below the free surface. The position of center of pressure below the free surface will be at a distance of________________?

A. 3.75 m
B. 4.0 m
C. 4.2m
D. 4.5m

A vertical rectangular plane surface is submerged in water such that its top and bottom surfaces are 1.5 m and 6.0 m res-pectively below the free surface. The position of center of pressure below the free surface will be at a distance of________________? Read More »

Fluid Mechanics

A floating body is said to be in a state of stable equilibrium_________________?

A floating body is said to be in a state of stable equilibrium_________________?

A. when its metacentric height is zero
B. when the metacentre is above the centre of gravity
C. when the metacentre is below the centre of gravity
D. only when its centre of gravity is below its centre of buoyancy

A floating body is said to be in a state of stable equilibrium_________________? Read More »

Fluid Mechanics

If the weight of a body immersed in a fluid exceeds the buoyant force, then the body will________________?

If the weight of a body immersed in a fluid exceeds the buoyant force, then the body will________________?

A. rise until its weight equals the buoyant force
B. tend to move downward and it may finally sink
C. float
D. none of the above

If the weight of a body immersed in a fluid exceeds the buoyant force, then the body will________________? Read More »

Fluid Mechanics

The point in the immersed body through which the resultant pressure of the liquid may be taken to act is known as__________________?

The point in the immersed body through which the resultant pressure of the liquid may be taken to act is known as__________________?

A. center of gravity
B. center of buoyancy
C. center of pressure
D. metacentre

The point in the immersed body through which the resultant pressure of the liquid may be taken to act is known as__________________? Read More »

Fluid Mechanics

When a liquid rotates at a constant angular velocity about a vertical axis as a rigid body, the pressure intensity varies________________?

When a liquid rotates at a constant angular velocity about a vertical axis as a rigid body, the pressure intensity varies________________?

A. linearly with radial distance
B. as the square of the radial distance
C. inversely as the square of the radial distance
D. inversely as the radial distance

When a liquid rotates at a constant angular velocity about a vertical axis as a rigid body, the pressure intensity varies________________? Read More »

Fluid Mechanics

A right circular cylinder open at the top is filled with liquid and rotated about its vertical axis at such a speed that half the liquid spills out, then the pressure intensity at the center of bottom is___________________?

A right circular cylinder open at the top is filled with liquid and rotated about its vertical axis at such a speed that half the liquid spills out, then the pressure intensity at the center of bottom is___________________?

A. zero
B. one-fourth its value when cylinder was full
C. one-half its value when cylinder was full
D. cannot be predicted from the given data

A right circular cylinder open at the top is filled with liquid and rotated about its vertical axis at such a speed that half the liquid spills out, then the pressure intensity at the center of bottom is___________________? Read More »

Fluid Mechanics