6 Questions
Which property of a fluid is a measure of its resistance to deformation under shear stress?
Viscosity
What type of pressure is measured with reference to atmospheric pressure?
Gauge pressure
What is the term for the imaginary line of action of the force due to hydrostatic pressure on an immersed surface?
Center of pressure
'Reynolds number' is used to classify flows into which two main categories?
Laminar and turbulent flows
Which device uses Bernoulli's theorem to measure fluid flow rate based on the principle of conservation of energy?
Venturi meter
What type of energy does flowing liquid have due to its position above a reference level?
Potential energy
Explore technical terms used in hydraulics such as fluid mechanics, hydrostatics, and hydrodynamics. Learn about physical properties of fluid like density, viscosity, and surface tension. Understand various types of pressure including atmospheric, gauge, absolute, and vacuum pressure.
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