QUESTION 1

1. For computation convenience, fluids are usually classed as

real or ideal
WRONG Newtonian or non-Newtonian
rotational or irrotational
laminar or turbulent

1 points   
QUESTION 2
1. A Francis turbine has what flow?
Inward flow impulse
Outward flow reaction
Inward flow reaction
Outward flow impulse

1 points   
QUESTION 3
1. According to Archimedes’ principle, the buoyant force on a submerged object is equal to which of the
following?
PROBABLY Weight of the fluid displaced and the total weight of the object
Weight of the fluid not being displaced
Weight of the displaced fluid
Weight of the object above the fluid surface

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QUESTION 4
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE about a fluid?
It is a liquid only
It cannot sustain a shear force at rest
It can strain
It has a very regular molecular structure

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QUESTION 5
1. Density in terms of viscosity is
kinematic viscosity / dynamic viscosity
none of the choices
kinematic viscosity x dynamic viscosity
dynamic viscosity / kinematic viscosity
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QUESTION 6
1. A Kaplan turbine is
low head axial flow turbine
a high head mixed flow turbine
an inward flow impulse turbine
an outward flow reaction turbine

1 points   
QUESTION 7
1. A block wood that weighs 71.2 N and of specific gravity 0.72 is tied by by a string to the bottom of the tank
of water in order to have the block totally immersed. Determine the tension in the string
47.72 N
50.25 N
23.73 N
94.93 N

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QUESTION 8
1. An oil flowing at the rate of 0.001 m3/s through an 8 cm diameter pipe has a kinematic viscosity of 2 x 10-
5 3
m  and an specific gravity of 0.85. What is the centerline velocity
(Q=VA THEN MULTIPLY VELOCITY TO 2 TO CENTERLINE VELOC)
0235 m/s
0.398 m/s
0.547 m/s
0.678 m/s

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QUESTION 9
1. The statement that “the hydrostatic pressure a fluid exerts on an immersed object or on container walls is a
function only of fluid depth” is
the hydrostatic paradox
Boyle’s law
D’Alembert’s paradox
the perfect gas law

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QUESTION 10
1. A hollow plastic sphere is held below the surface of a fresh water lake by a cable anchored to the bottom of
the lake. The sphere has a volume of 0.300 m3 and the tension on the cable is 900 N. Calculate the buoyant
force exerted by the water on the sphere and the mass of the sphere
 2,567 kN, 302.45 kg
2,943 kN, 208.25 kg
3,421 kN, 435.25 kg
1.576 kN, 307.35 kg

QUESTION 1
1. How high does mercury barometer stands on a day when atmospheric pressure is 98.6 kPa considering that
the specific gravity of mercury is 13.6.

540 mm
760 mm
739 mm
400 mm

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QUESTION 2
1. A vacuum pump is used to drain a flooded mine shaft of 69°F water. The vapor pressure of water at this
temperature is 0.34 psi. The pump is incapable of lifting the water higher than 400 inches. What is the
atmospheric pressure?
14.78 psi
17.67 psi
12.45 psi
 13.27 psi

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QUESTION 3
1. The density of ice is 917 kg/ m3 and the approximate density of the sea water in which an iceberg floats is
1025 kg/ m3. What fraction of iceberg is beneath the water surface

get the not visible fraction

0.7
1
0.8
9
0.2
9
0.4
5

1. At a height of 10,000 m (33,000 ft) above the sea level, atmospheric pressure is about 210
mm of Hg. What is the resultant normal force on a 600 cm2 window of an airplane flying at
this height when the hydrostatic conditions and a pressure inside the plane of 760 mm of
mercury and density of mercury is 13,600 kg/m3?

5.721 kN
4.403 kN
2.741 Kn
3.407 kN

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QUESTION 2
1. A cylindrical pipe with water flowing downward at 0.02 m3/s having top diameter of 0.08,
bottom diameter of 0.04 m and height of 1.5 m. Find the pressure between the pipe
 124.07 kPa
104.06 kPa
134.10 kPa
94.05 kPa

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QUESTION 3
1. If the specific volume of a certain fluid is 0.7848 m3/kg, what is the specific weight?
11.65 N/m3
10.75 N/m3
12.5 N/m3
8.45 N/m3

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QUESTION 4
1. A hose shoots water straight up for a distance of 2.5 m. The end opening on the hose has an
area of 0.75 cm2. How much water come out in 1 hour.

CONVERT LITER TO M^3 THEN MULTIPLY BY 60 MINUTES

0.78 m3
 1.89 m3
2.56 m3
1.67 m3

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QUESTION 5
1. In a floating object, what do you call the distance between the center of gravity and the
metacenter?
Submerged height
Metacentric head
Buoyancy head
Metacenteric height

1 points   
QUESTION 6
1. Water is flowing in the pipe of varying cross sectional area at point 1 is 0.080m2 and the
velocity is 3.5 m/s. Compute the fluid's velocity at point 2 where the cross sectional area is
0.060 m2

3.25 m/s
2.57 m/s
5.22 m/s
4.67 m/s

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QUESTION 7
1. An instrument which is used to determine the specific gravity of a substance?
None of the choices
Hydrometer
Odometer
calorimeter

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QUESTION 8
1. Which of the following is the other name of velocity gradient?
All of the choices
 rate of shear formation
WRONG shear rate
strain rate

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QUESTION 9
1. The length of pipe is 168 meters. If the pressure drops is 50 kPa for every 30 m What is the
total pressure drop.
(168m/30m)*50kpa=280
240 kPa
220 kPa
260 kPa
280 kPa

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QUESTION 10
1. The fluid that has a velocity of 18 m/s will have an equivalent head of

13.56 m
18.34 cm
11.41 m
16.51 m

QUESTION 1
1.  A load from a faucet comes out in separate drops. Which of the following is the main cause of this
phenomenon?
Surface tension
Gravity
Air tension
Viscosity of the fluid

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QUESTION 2
1. A piece of cork has a specific gravity of 0.25 and weighs 4 lb in air. If the weigh density of water is 62.4
lb/f3. Compute the volume of the cork
0.24 f3
 0.26 f3
0.28 f3
0.38 f3

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QUESTION 3
1. If the specific gravity of a certain oil is 0.82, calculate the specific weight.
65.7 N/m3
32.4 N/m3
51.2 lb/ft3
32.5 N/m3

1 points   
QUESTION 4
1. It refers to the fractional change in the volume of a fluid per unit change in pressure in a constant
temperature process. Which one?
Capillarity
Compressibility
Proportional limit
Bulk modulus

1 points   
QUESTION 5
1. Which of the following statements is correct for oils of high viscosity index?
slight change in its viscosity with extreme temperature change
It continuously increase its viscosity even if there is no change in temperature
Oil will immediately reacts in small temperature change
It has fixed viscosity

1 points   
QUESTION 6
1. What is thermal diffusivity?
a mathematical formula
a physical property of the material
a configuration for heat conduction
a dimensionless parameter

1 points   
QUESTION 7
1. What is the value of the surface tension of a small droplet of water 0.3 mm in diameter which is in contact
with air if the pressure within the droplet is 561 Pa?
 0.017 N/m
0.078 N/m
0.042 N/m
0.021 N/m

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QUESTION 8
1. What is the pressure of 8000 t below the ocean surface?
PROBABLY 514,176
lbf/ft2
321,000lbf/ft2
312, 000 lbf/ft2
548,000 lbf/ft2

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QUESTION 9
1. A balloon having a mass of 400 kg remains suspended motionless in the air. If the air density is 1.29
kg/m3, what is the volume of the balloon in cubic meters?
VOL = MASS/DENSITY
280 m3
310 m3
340 m3
270 m3

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QUESTION 10
1. A hydro-electric power plant consumes 60,000,000 kW-hr per year . What is the net head if the expected
flow is 1500 m3/min and over-all efficiency is 63%.
43.43 m
34.34 m
33.44 m
44.33 m