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7601.
What is priming in a centrifugal pump?
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7602.
What are the efficiency components of a hydraulic pump?
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7603.
What is a reciprocating pump, and how does it work?
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7604.
What is the function of a centrifugal pump?
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7605.
What are the types of pumps used in fluid mechanics?
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7606.
What are the limitations of CFD in engineering applications?
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7607.
What is convergence in CFD solutions?
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7608.
What are boundary conditions in CFD simulations?
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7609.
What is the difference between Finite Element Method (FEM) and Finite Volume Method (FVM)?
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7610.
What are the different methods used for solving CFD equations?
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7611.
What is turbulence modeling in CFD?
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7612.
What is the role of meshing in CFD analysis?
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7613.
What are the governing equations in CFD simulations?
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7614.
What are the advantages of using CFD in fluid mechanics?
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7615.
What is Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)?
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7616.
How does cavitation affect the efficiency of hydraulic machines?
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7617.
What are the signs of cavitation damage in hydraulic systems?
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7618.
What is the significance of cavitation number?
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7619.
What is supercavitation, and where is it applied?
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7620.
How can cavitation be minimized in pumps and turbines?
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7621.
What is the Thoma cavitation factor?
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7622.
What is vapor pressure, and how does it relate to cavitation?
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7623.
What are the effects of cavitation on pumps and turbines?
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7624.
How does cavitation occur in hydraulic machines?
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7625.
What is cavitation in fluid flow?
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7626.
What is Kármán vortex street, and where is it observed?
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7627.
What are bluff bodies and streamlined bodies?
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7628.
How does the Reynolds number influence drag and lift?
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7629.
What is the role of the angle of attack in lift generation?
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7630.
What is lift force, and how is it generated in fluids?
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7631.
What is the coefficient of drag, and how is it calculated?
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7632.
How does streamline shape affect drag force?
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7633.
What is the difference between pressure drag and friction drag?
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7634.
What is the concept of drag in fluid mechanics?
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7635.
What is flow over bodies, and how does it affect fluid motion?
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7636.
What is geometric, kinematic, and dynamic similarity in fluid mechanics?
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7637.
What is the importance of the Mach number in similitude?
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7638.
What is the Weber number, and what does it represent?
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7639.
What is the significance of the Euler number?
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7640.
What is the Froude number, and where is it used?
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7641.
What are the common dimensionless numbers used in fluid mechanics?
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7642.
What is the importance of non-dimensional numbers in fluid mechanics?
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7643.
What is Buckingham’s π theorem, and how is it applied?
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7644.
What are primary and secondary dimensions in fluid mechanics?
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7645.
What is dimensional analysis, and why is it used in fluid mechanics?
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7646.
What is the role of the Reynolds number in compressible flow analysis?
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7647.
What are Prandtl-Meyer expansion waves?
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7648.
What is the difference between normal shock and oblique shock?
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7649.
How does shock wave formation occur in compressible flow?
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7650.
What is the speed of sound in a fluid, and how is it calculated?
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7651.
What is the significance of isentropic flow in compressible fluid mechanics?
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7652.
What is stagnation pressure, and why is it important in compressible flow?
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7653.
What are the characteristics of subsonic, supersonic, and transonic flow?
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7654.
What is the Mach number, and what are its classifications?
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7655.
What is compressible flow, and how does it differ from incompressible flow?
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7656.
How is pump performance tested?
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7657.
What are the different types of water turbines?
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7658.
What is the principle of a reciprocating pump?
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7659.
What is Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH)?
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7660.
What is cavitation, and how does it affect pump performance?
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7661.
What is the difference between positive displacement and dynamic pumps?
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7662.
What is the efficiency of a pump?
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7663.
What is a centrifugal pump, and how is it classified?
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7664.
What is a hydraulic turbine, and how does it work?
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7665.
What are hydraulic machines, and what are their types?
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7666.
What is the difference between series and parallel pipe systems?
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7667.
How does flow rate vary with pipe diameter?
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7668.
What is the Hazen-Williams equation?
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7669.
What are the applications of the Hardy-Cross method in pipe networks?
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7670.
What is a siphon, and how does it work?
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7671.
What is water hammer, and how is it controlled?
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7672.
What is the function of surge tanks in pipelines?
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7673.
How is pipe friction calculated?
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7674.
What are the different types of pipe fittings and their effects on flow?
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7675.
What is major and minor head loss in pipes?
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7676.
What is specific energy in open channel flow?
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7677.
What is gradually varied flow, and how is it analyzed?
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7678.
What are energy and momentum principles in open channels?
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7679.
What are the applications of the Froude number in open channel flow?
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7680.
How does hydraulic jump occur?
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7681.
What is Manning’s equation, and how is it used?
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7682.
What are the different types of open channel flow?
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7683.
What is critical depth, and why is it important?
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7684.
What is uniform and non-uniform flow in open channels?
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7685.
What is open channel flow, and how does it differ from pipe flow?
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7686.
What is the function of a notch in flow measurement?
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7687.
What is the principle of flow measurement using an ultrasonic flow meter?
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7688.
What is the difference between a sharp-crested weir and a broad-crested weir?
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7689.
How does a weir measure flow in open channels?
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7690.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a Venturi meter?
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7691.
What is the working principle of a rotameter?
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7692.
What is a Venturi meter, and how is it used?
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7693.
What is the principle of an orifice meter?
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7694.
How does a Pitot tube work?
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7695.
What are the different types of flow measurement devices?
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7696.
What are the methods of reducing drag using boundary layer control?
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7697.
What is the velocity profile in a boundary layer?
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7698.
Explain the concept of the boundary layer transition from laminar to turbulent flow.
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7699.
What is the momentum thickness of a boundary layer?
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7700.
What is displacement thickness in boundary layer theory?