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Fluids

Question 1
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In an adiabatic process where no heat exchange occurs between an enclosed gas and its surroundings resulting from rapid compression or expansion, which best describes how applying Bernoulli’s Principle can lead to incorrect predictions about system behavior?

Question 2
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1 mark

How does increasing fluid flow speed affect static pressure in a horizontal pipe according to Bernoulli's principle?

Question 3
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What happens to the total mechanical energy when non-viscous fluids move through a pipe at steady flow?

Question 4
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In a closed system where no energy is lost to friction, what does the conservation of mechanical energy imply about the initial and final total energy levels?

Question 5
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A closed pipe filled with a uniform velocity suddenly opens into a large container. How does the changes in inside pressure correspond to the change in cross-sectional area at the opening?

Question 6
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When calculating fluid flow, what is the basic SI unit for mass?

Question 7
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What happens when internal viscous forces become significant inside a tube as an idealized incompressible liquid flows through it according to conservation principles?

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Question 8
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1 mark

A properly insulated venturi meter facilitates analysis on what key factor affecting dynamic pressure readings while applying continuity and Bernoulli’s equations under real-world non-ideal flow conditions?

Question 9
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What effect did introducing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software have on engineers' ability to predict fluid behavior in complex systems?

Question 10
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In a hydraulic system, how does changing the diameter of one piston affect the force exerted by another piston if all other conditions remain unchanged?