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The laminar boundary layer thickness in zero pressure gradient flow over a flat plate along the x-direction varies as x0.5 while the thickness of turbulent boundary layer varies as (where, x = distance from the leading edge)

A. x1.5

B. x0.8

C. x-1.5

D. x-0.8

Correct Answer :

B. x0.8


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The thermodynamic law, = constant, is not followed by the

A. Free expansion of an ideal gas

B. Adiabatic expansion of steam in turbine

C. Adiabatic compression of air

D. Ideal compression of air

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Cold working of a material results in increase in hardness, which is termed as the __________ hardening.

A. Cold

B. Work

C. Age

D. Induction

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A highly elastic material is deformed least on loading and retains its original form on removal of the load. Which of the following is the most elastic material?

A. Steel

B. Glass

C. Rubber

D. Brass

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__________ remains constant during the adiabatic cooling of moist air.

A. Wet bulb temperature

B. Dry bulb temperature

C. Relative humidity

D. Specific humidity

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Out of the following, maximum temperature drop for a given heat flow & for the same thickness will be in the case of

A. Steel

B. Glass wood

C. Copper

D. Fireclay bricks

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Transformer cores are normally made from

A. Soft ferrites

B. High purity iron

C. Grain oriented Fe-Si alloy

D. Al-Ni-Co alloy

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Which of the following parameters is not responsible for the heat loss from a hot steam carrying bare pipe surface located in a room without fans?

A. Emissivity of pipe surface

B. Diameter & length of the pipe

C. Temperature of hot pipe surface & that of air in the room

D. None of these

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Maximum heat dissipation occurs from a steel wire (k = 0.5 W/m. k) of 15 mm diameter exposed to air (h = 20W/m2 .k), when the insulation thickness is __________ mm.

A. 15

B. 25

C. 10

D. 30

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The majority charge carriers in p-type silicon are

A. Free electrons

B. Ions

C. Conduction electrons

D. Holes

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Multistage compression of air as compared to single stage compression offers the advantage of

A. Power saving per unit weight of air delivered

B. Moisture elimination in the inter-stage cooler

C. Increased volumetric efficiency

D. All (A), (B) & (C)

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Which of the following is prone to cup and cone fracture?

A. Cast iron

B. Soft brass

C. Round specimen of ductile metal

D. Flat tensile specimen of ductile metal

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Increase in temperature, in general results in the

A. Decrease in the viscosities of both liquids & gases

B. Increase in the viscosities of both liquids & gases

C. Increase in the viscosity of liquids and decrease in that of gases

D. Decrease in the viscosity of liquids and increase in that of gases

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__________ of test specimens is not involved in any hardness testing method.

A. Fracture

B. Indentation

C. Wear

D. Scratch

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Hot extrusion process is not used for making

A. Cast iron pipe for domestic water supply

B. Aluminium curtain rods

C. Stainless steel tubes used in furnitures

D. Any of these

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The Al2O3 content of cryolite in Hall- Heroult cell is maintained between __________ percent.

A. 2-5

B. 18-20

C. 12-15

D. 6-12

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Cementite is in the lamellar form in the __________ phase of steel.

A. Martenistic

B. Bainitic

C. Pearlitic

D. Ferritic

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Which of the following is the most suitable material of construction for the condenser tubes, where the cooling medium is brine (salty water)?

A. Aluminium

B. Copper

C. Titanium

D. Stainless steel

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The 'transition temperature' for ductile to brittle behaviour of steel increases with increase in the __________ content in steel.

A. Carbon

B. Manganese

C. Both 'a' nor 'b'

D. Neither 'a' nor 'b'

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Aluminium is extracted from

A. Chalcocite

B. Bauxite

C. Galena

D. None of these

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In case of condensers & evaporators operating under given terminal conditions, LMTD (logarithmic mean temperature difference) for counter flow as compared to that for parallel flow is

A. More

B. Less

C. Equal

D. Much more

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Which of the following approaches the ideal gas behaviour most closely?

A. Wet steam

B. Saturated steam

C. Superheated steam

D. Saturated water

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The main constituent of bones is

A. CaF2

B. Ca3(PO4)2

C. CaCO3

D. CaCl2

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Work done by a/an __________ process is determined by ∫p. dv

A. Adiabatic

B. Quasi-static

C. Isothermal

D. Isentropic

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Which of the following heat treatment processes is usually applied to castings?

A. Tempering

B. Annealing

C. Normalising

D. Carburising

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Heat flow across a hollow sphere of inner radius 'r1' and outer radius 'r2' is directly proportional to

A. (r2 - r1)/r1. r2

B. r1. r2/(r2 - r1)

C. (r2 + r1)/r1. r2

D. r1. r2/(r2 + r1)

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Joining of thin foils is preferred to be done by

A. Gamma rays

B. X-rays

C. Microwaves

D. Gas welding

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Which of the following processes follows the hardening process for reducing the hardening strains & increasing the toughness of the steel part?

A. Anodising

B. Tempering

C. Carburising

D. Annealing

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Dielectric

A. Is an electrical insulating material

B. Of low resistivity is preferred

C. Should have high thermal conductivity

D. Need not defy the corrosive action of chemicals

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Wave length of X-rays is about 1 angstrom; however it cannot pass through a sheet of

A. Paper

B. Cloth

C. Lead

D. Aluminium

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Which of the following phenomenon will exhibit the minimum heat transfer?

A. Boiling

B. Forced convection in air

C. Free convection in air

D. Conduction in air