Pressure Measurement and Hydrostatic Pressure
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Pressure Measurement and Hydrostatic Pressure

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Which property of a fluid is a measure of its resistance to deformation under shear stress?

  • Specific weight
  • Cohesion
  • Viscosity (correct)
  • Adhesion

    • What type of pressure is measured with reference to atmospheric pressure?

  • Gauge pressure (correct)
  • Absolute pressure
  • Pascal's pressure
  • Vacuum pressure

    • What is the term for the imaginary line of action of the force due to hydrostatic pressure on an immersed surface?

  • Pressure head
  • Pressure diagram
  • Center of pressure (correct)
  • Surface tension force

    • 'Reynolds number' is used to classify flows into which two main categories?

    <p>Laminar and turbulent flows</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which device uses Bernoulli's theorem to measure fluid flow rate based on the principle of conservation of energy?

    <p>Venturi meter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of energy does flowing liquid have due to its position above a reference level?

    <p>Potential energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

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