# Fluid Mechanics Multiple Choice Questions – Pipe Flow Applications

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1. A flow is said to be laminar when :

Dated: 15 Nov, 2018

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the fluid particles move in layers parallel to the boundary
2. *For the laminar flow through a circular pipe :

Dated: 15 Nov, 2018

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the maximum velocity = 2 times the average velocity
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The loss of pressure head for the laminar flow through pipe varies :

Dated: 20 Nov, 2018

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directly as velocity
4.

For the laminar flow through a pipe, the shear stress over the cross-section :

Dated: 20 Nov, 2018

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varies directly as the distance from the center of the pipe
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*For the laminar flow between two parallel plates :

Dated: 20 Nov, 2018

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None of the above
6.

*The value of the kinetic energy correction factor α of the laminar flow through a circular pipe is :

Dated: 20 Nov, 2018

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2
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*The value of the momentum correction factor β for the laminar flow through a circular pipe is :

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1.33
8.

The pressure drop per unit length of a pipe for laminar flow is :

Dated: 20 Nov, 2018

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$\begin{array}{l} f = \frac{{64}}{{{{\mathop{\rm R}\nolimits} _e}}},{{\mathop{\rm R}\nolimits} _e} = \frac{{\rho vD}}{\mu }\\ f = \frac{{64\mu }}{{\rho vD}}\\ {h_f}/L = \frac{f}{D} \times \frac{{{v^2}}}{{2g}}\\ {h_f}/L = \frac{{64\mu }}{{\rho vD}} \times \frac{1}{D} \times \frac{{{v^2}}}{{2g}} = \frac{{32\mu v}}{{\rho g{D^2}}} \end{array}$
$\frac{{12\mu vL}}{{\rho g{D^2}}}$
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*For laminar flow between two parallel plates, the pressure drop per unit length is equal to :

Dated: 20 Nov, 2018

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$\frac{{12\mu v}}{{{D^2}}}$
10.

The velocity distribution in laminar flow through a circular pipe follow the :

Dated: 20 Nov, 2018

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Wrongs: 8