This set of Fluid Mechanics Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Separation of Boundary Layer”.
1. How can we determine whether the flow is laminar or turbulent?
a) Reynold’s number
b) Mach number
c) Froude number
d) Knudsen number
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Explanation: Reynold’s number is used to determine whether the flow is laminar or turbulent. If Reynold’s number is less than 2000, it is a laminar flow. If Reynold’s number is greater than 2000, then it is a turbulent flow.
2. The flow separation occurs when the fluid travels away from the __________
a) Surface
b) Fluid body
c) Adverse pressure gradient
d) Inter-molecular spaces
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Explanation: Adverse pressure gradient takes place when the static pressure increases. It increases the direction of the flow. Adverse pressure gradient plays an important role in flow separation. Thus, option c is correct.
3. The swirl caused due to eddies are called as ______
a) Vortices
b) Vertices
c) Volume
d) Velocity
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Explanation: Vortices are a region in a fluid. It takes place when the flow revolves around an axis line. Vortices can be straight or curved. They form shapes like smoke rings and whirlpools.
4. Eddy viscosity is a turbulent transfer of_________
a) Fluid
b) Heat
c) Momentum
d) Pressure
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Explanation: Eddy viscosity is a turbulent transfer of momentum by eddies. It gives rise to an internal fluid friction. It is in analogous to the action of molecular viscosity in laminar fluid flow. Eddy viscosity takes place on a large scale.
5. Which among the following is a device that converts a laminar flow into a turbulent flow?
a) Dead Weight Gauge
b) Vacuum Gauge
c) Turbulator
d) Ionization Gauge
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Explanation: Turbulator is a device that converts a laminar flow into a turbulent flow. The turbulent flow can be desired parts of an aircraft or also in industrial applications. Turbulator is derived from the word “turbulent”.
6. Boundary layer separation does not undergo detachment.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: Boundary layer separation undergoes detachment from the surface into a broader wake. It occurs mainly when the portion of the boundary layer is closest to the wall. It leads to reverse in the flow direction.
7. With the boundary layer separation, displacement thickness________
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remains Same
d) Independent
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Explanation: With the boundary layer separation, displacement thickness increases sharply. This helps to modify the outside potential flow and its pressure field. Thus, option ‘a’ is the correct choice.
8. What is the instrument used for the automatic control scheme during the fluid flow?
a) Rotameters
b) Pulley plates
c) Rotary Piston
d) Pilot Static Tube
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Explanation: Pilot static tube is a system that uses an automatic control scheme to detect pressure. It has several holes connected to one side of the device. These outside holes are called as a pressure transducer, which controls the automatic scheme during fluid flow.
9. What is D’Alembert’s Paradox?
a) Resistance= 0
b) Drag force= 0
c) Temperature = 0
d) Pressure gradient= 0
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Explanation: D’Alembert’s Paradox states that for an incompressible and inviscid flow potential flow, the drag force is equal to zero. The fluid is moving at a constant velocity with respect to its relative fluid.
10. The steady- state flow must satisfy ___________
a) Kirchhoff’s law
b) Newtons law
c) Rutherford’s experiment
d) Kepler’s law
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Explanation: The steady state flow must satisfy Kirchhoff’s first and second law. The first law states that the total flow into the junction equals the total flow away from the junction. Second law is called as the law of conservation of mass. It states that between two junctions, the head loss is independent of the path followed.
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