UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

A Rankine (oval) half-body PP is subjected to a two-dimen-sional flow (x, y coordinate directions from origin O) with uniform velocity V, resulting in typical streamlines as shown in the figure by dotted lines. The point A on the body surface is

A separation point

B stall point

C stagnation point

D point of maximum velocity

ANS:C - stagnation point

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