HYDRAULICS & FLUID MECHANICS QUIZ

TURBULENT FLOW

TRANSITION FLOW

LAMINAR FLOW

NOT PREDICTABLE FROM THE GIVEN DATA

H1/2

H5’4 where H is head.

H5/2

H3’2

horizontal line

inclined line with upward flow

in any direction and in any location.

vertical line

velocity and pressure are inversely proportional

the energy is constant along a stream-line but may vary across streamlines

principle of conservation of mass holds

total energy is constant throughout

9.75 m/sec²

10.2/m sec

10m/sec²

9.81 m/sec²

product of pressure intensity at its centroid and area

force on the horizontal projection of the curved surface

force on a vertical projection of the curved surface

weight of liquid vertically above the curved surface

zero at plates and increases linearly to midpoint

zero at the mid plane and varies linearly with distance from mid plane

parabolic distribution across the section

constant over the cross section

metacentre

center of buoyancy

e.g. of body

center of pressure

force of friction

force of diffusion

force of adhesion

force of cohesion

2.4 m above the hydraulic gradient

10.0 m above the hydraulic gradient

6.4 m above the hydraulic gradient

5.0 above the hydraulic gradient