Questions from Thermal Fluid Science


Q: Water is to be withdrawn from a 7-m-high

Water is to be withdrawn from a 7-m-high water reservoir by drilling a well-rounded 5-cm diameter hole with negligible loss near the bottom and attaching a horizontal 90° bend of negligible...

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Q: What is drag? What causes it? Why do we usually

What is drag? What causes it? Why do we usually try to minimize it?

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Q: What is terminal velocity? How is it determined?

What is terminal velocity? How is it determined?

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Q: For a cycle, is the net work necessarily zero? For

For a cycle, is the net work necessarily zero? For what kinds of systems will this be the case?

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Q: The cylindrical chimney of a factory has an external diameter of 1

The cylindrical chimney of a factory has an external diameter of 1.1 m and is 20 m high. Determine the bending moment at the base of the chimney when winds at 110 km/h are blowing across it. Take the...

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Q: What is the difference between skin friction drag and pressure drag?

What is the difference between skin friction drag and pressure drag? Which is usually more significant for slender bodies such as airfoils?

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Q: What is the effect of surface roughness on the friction drag coefficient

What is the effect of surface roughness on the friction drag coefficient in laminar and turbulent flows?

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Q: What is the effect of streamlining on (a) friction drag

What is the effect of streamlining on (a) friction drag and (b) pressure drag? Does the total drag acting on a body necessarily decrease as a result of streamlining? Explain.

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Q: What is flow separation? What causes it? What is the

What is flow separation? What causes it? What is the effect of flow separation on the drag coefficient?

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Q: What is drafting? How does it affect the drag coefficient of

What is drafting? How does it affect the drag coefficient of the drafted body?

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