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The document contains a set of problems related to fluid mechanics and machinery, specifically focusing on capillary action, surface tension, and pressure differences in fluids. It includes questions about capillary rise, depression, and the work required to split drops, along with an answer key for reference. The problems are designed for mechanical engineering students preparing for GATE exams.

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Fluid and its Properties _ DPP 02

The document contains a set of problems related to fluid mechanics and machinery, specifically focusing on capillary action, surface tension, and pressure differences in fluids. It includes questions about capillary rise, depression, and the work required to split drops, along with an answer key for reference. The problems are designed for mechanical engineering students preparing for GATE exams.

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7/11/24, 4:31 PM GATE_DPP 2

GATE

Mechanical Engineering (Hinglish)


Fluid Mechanics & Machinery DPP: 2

Fluid and its Properties

Q1 A glass tube 0.25 mm in diameter contains Q5 The capillary rise or depression in a small
mercury column with air above the mercury at diameter tube is
20°C . The surface tension of mercury in contact (A) directly proportional to the specific weight of
with air is 0.5 N/m . What will be the capillary the fluid
depression of the mercury if angle of contact θ = (B) inversely proportional to the surface tension
130° and specific gravity of mercury = 13.6 (C) inversely proportional to the diameter
(A) 3.86 cm (B) 7.72 cm (D) directly proportional to the surface area
(C) 1.93 cm (D) 4.96 cm
Q6 If angle of contact of a drop of liquid is acute
Q2 A glass tube 0.25 mm in diameter contains a then
mercury column with water above the mercury. (A) cohesion is equal to adhesion
The temperature is 20°C at which the surface (B) cohesion is more than adhesion
tension of mercury in contact with water is 0.363 (C) adhesion is more than cohesion
N/m. If the angle of contact θ = 130° , then the (D) both adhesion and cohesion have no
capillary depression of the mercury is connection with angle of contact
(A) 2.79 cm (B) 3.02 mm
Q7 A spherical water-drop of 1 mm in diameter splits
(C) 38.05 cm (D) 3.02 cm
up in air into 64 smaller drops of equal size. The
Q3 Two parallel, wide, clean, glass plates separated surface tension coefficient of water in air is
by a distance of 0.8 mm are placed, partly 0.073N/m . The work required in splitting up the
immersed, in water. The plates lie in a vertical drop is
plane. The rise of water in the gap between the (A) 0.96 × 10–6 J
plates due to capillary action is _______mm (B) 0.69 × 10–6 J
[answer in one decimal place,assume surface (C) 0.32 × 10–6 J
tension of water = 0.073 N/m] . (D) 0.23 × 10–6 J

Q4 A circular jet of water 1.20 mm in diameter issues Q8 If the diameter of tube is 1 mm, then the capillary
from an opening. The surface tension of water – rise is 3 cm. What will be the capillary rise when
air interface is 0.074 N/m. The magnitude of diameter changes to 0.2 mm?
pressure difference between inside and outside (A) 3 cm (B) 0.6 cm
the jet is (round off to one decimal place) (C) 15 cm (D) 75 cm
2
______N/m

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Answer Key
Q1 (A) Q5 (C)

Q2 (D) Q6 (C)

Q3 18.2~18.9 Q7 (B)

Q4 121.5~126.5 Q8 (C)

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