Physics for Engineers: Fluid Mechanics Basics
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What is the characteristic of an ideal fluid?

  • Incompressible and viscous
  • Compressible and viscous
  • Incompressible and inviscid (correct)
  • Compressible and inviscid

What is the path of an individual particle in a moving fluid called?

  • Streamline
  • Laminar flow
  • Flow line (correct)
  • Turbulent flow

What type of flow occurs when adjacent layers of fluid slide smoothly past each other?

  • Turbulent flow
  • Steady flow
  • Laminar flow (correct)
  • Unsteady flow

What is the equation that describes the conservation of mass in a moving fluid?

<p>Continuity equation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the volume flow rate of a fluid given by?

<p>dV/dt (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the mass flow rate of a fluid given by?

<p>dm/dt (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the equation that relates the pressure, velocity, and height of a fluid in motion?

<p>Bernoulli's equation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the equation that gives the velocity of a fluid flowing from a small opening?

<p>Torricelli's equation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of flow occurs when the flow pattern does not change with time?

<p>Steady flow (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the curve whose tangent at any point is in the direction of the fluid velocity at that point called?

<p>Streamline (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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