Laminar Flow: Interactive Learning Quizzes for Engineering Mechanics

Question 1

Which of the following factors has no influence on the thickness of the boundary layer in laminar flow?

Accepted Answer

Pipe roughness

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Fluid viscosity

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Pipe diameter

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Flow velocity

Question 2

In the context of laminar flow, what does the parameter 'mu' in the governing equation physically represent?

Accepted Answer

Fluid viscosity

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Pipe diameter

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Flow velocity

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Pressure gradient

Question 3

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of the boundary layer?

Accepted Answer

Region of high velocity gradient

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Laminar flow throughout

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Absent in external flows

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Independent of fluid viscosity

Question 4

Which of the following is an application of laminar flow in engineering?

Accepted Answer

Oil pipelines

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Aircraft wings

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Rocket nozzles

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Nuclear reactors

Question 5

Which of the following factors does NOT affect the thickness of the boundary layer?

Accepted Answer

Pressure gradient

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Fluid velocity

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Fluid viscosity

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Pipe diameter

Question 6

What is the physical significance of the Blasius friction factor?

Accepted Answer

Dimensionless wall shear stress

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Pressure drop per unit length of pipe

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Reynolds number

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Kinematic viscosity

Question 7

The velocity profile in a laminar flow pipe is:

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Parabolic

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Linear

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Exponential

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Sinusoidal

Question 8

The boundary layer thickness on a flat plate increases with:

Accepted Answer

Increasing distance from the leading edge

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Increasing velocity

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Decreasing Reynolds number

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Increasing fluid density

Question 9

Which of the following is a characteristic of a fully developed laminar flow?

Accepted Answer

Velocity profile does not change with distance

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Shear stress is zero at the pipe wall

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Flow is unsteady

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Boundary layer thickness decreases with increasing Reynolds number

Question 10

The non-dimensional number used to characterize the transition from laminar to turbulent flow is:

Accepted Answer

Reynolds number

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Mach number

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Froude number

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Nusselt number

Question 11

The shear stress in a laminar flow pipe is proportional to:

Accepted Answer

Fluid velocity gradient

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Pipe radius

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Fluid temperature

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Pipe material

Question 12

Which of the following flow regimes is characterized by a random and chaotic flow pattern?

Accepted Answer

Turbulent flow

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Laminar flow

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Poiseuille flow

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Couette flow

Question 13

Which of the following is a defining characteristic of laminar flow?

Accepted Answer

Smooth, steady flow without turbulence or eddies

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Flow that alternates between laminar and turbulent

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Flow that is only observed in non-Newtonian fluids

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Rapid, irregular flow with unpredictable patterns

Question 14

Poiseuille's law relates which parameters in laminar pipe flow?

Accepted Answer

Pressure drop, flow rate, fluid viscosity, and pipe radius

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Flow rate, velocity gradient, shear stress, and pipe cross-sectional area

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Pressure gradient, fluid density, pipe length, and fluid velocity

Question 15

In laminar flow through a pipe, the boundary layer is a region where:

Accepted Answer

Fluid velocity gradually increases from zero at the wall to the maximum at the pipe center

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Fluid velocity is zero at the pipe center and maximum at the walls

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Fluid velocity is constant throughout the pipe cross-section

Question 16

Which of the following factors does NOT affect the thickness of the boundary layer in laminar pipe flow?

Accepted Answer

Pipe length

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Fluid velocity

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Fluid viscosity

Question 17

Laminar flow is typically observed in which of the following applications?

Accepted Answer

Microfluidic devices and microchannels

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High-speed aircraft wings, experiencing supersonic flow

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Turbomachinery, operating at high speeds

Question 18

Which of the following statements about the Reynolds number is accurate?

Accepted Answer

It is a dimensionless parameter that characterizes the flow regime and predicts the transition from laminar to turbulent flow

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It is only applicable to turbulent flow and does not provide information about laminar flow

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It is independent of fluid viscosity and only depends on flow velocity and pipe diameter

Question 19

Laminar flow in engineering applications can be promoted by:

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Reducing flow velocity and using smaller pipe diameters

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Using non-Newtonian fluids and increasing fluid temperature

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Applying external magnetic fields and increasing pipe roughness

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Increasing pipe diameter and introducing flow disturbances