Hydraulics - Engineering

Q1:

If a pitot tube is placed with its nose facing down stream, the liquid

A does not rise in the tube

B rises in the tube to a height

C falls in the tube to a depth

D none of these.

ANS:C - falls in the tube to a depth

Maximum velocity in the center of the pipe side wall with velocity may be zero due to the viscosity of the fluid and pipe wall surface roughness.