Important questions to study for Fluid Mechanics exam

Important questions to study for Fluid Mechanics

Module I -

1. Define :-

     a) Specific Weight.

     b) Specific Gravity.

     c) Specific Volume.

     d) Mass Density.

     e) Viscosity.

     f) Vapour Pressure.

     g) Atmospheric Pressure.

     h) Gauge Pressure.

     i) Absolute Pressure.

     j) Vaccum Pressure.

    k) Total Pressure.

     l) Centre Of Pressure.

   m) Centre Of Buoyancy.

    n) Metacentric Height.

2. Explain capillarity and bulk modulus.

3. Describe Archimedes principle.

4. a) State and prove Pascal's law.

    b) Prove that intensity of pressure at a point in a static fluid is equal in all direction.

5. Explain why mercury is used as manometeric fluid.

6. a) Explain with a neat diagram use of mechanical pressure gauge.

    b) Explain any one type of pressure gauge.

7. Derive an expression for centre of pressure for inclined surface submerged in liquid.

8. Derive an expression for total pressure and centre of pressure for vertical plane lamina submerged in liquid.

P.S- Modules 2,3,4,5 and 6 will be published soon.