Fluid Mechanics Questions and Answers – Important Cases of Potential Flow

This set of Fluid Mechanics online test focuses on “Important Cases of Potential Flow”.

1. The characteristic of Ideal fluid are
a) Incompressible
b) Inviscid
c) Fluid velocity is uniform
d) Shear stress has a constant, non zero value
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2. Which of the following is not a case of ideal fluid flow?
a) Forced vortex Flow
b) Uniform Flow
c) Sink Flow
d) Superimposed flow
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3.What is a special characteristic of uniform flow parallel to X axis?
a) Velocity is constant
b) Acceleration is constant
c) X- component of velocity is constant
d) None of the mentioned
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4. The source flow is flow coming from a point and moving out in a circular manner.
a) True
b) False
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5. The sink flow is flow in which fluid moves radially inwards towards a point where it disappears at a variable rate.
a) True
b) False
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6. The pattern for streamlines and equipotential lines is different for source and sink flow.
a) True
b) False
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7. In free vortex flow, the flow is linear in nature.
a) True
b) False
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8. What is the nature of streamlines of free vortex flow?
a) Concentric
b) Non-concentric
c) Linear
d) None of the mentioned
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9. For source flow, the radial velocity increases as we move radially outward.
a) True
b) False
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10. When is air assumed to be incompressible?
a) At low speed
b) At high speed
c) Independent of its speed
d) None of the mentioned
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