In a streamline flow:
Correct answer: C. The kinetic energies of all the particles arriving at a given point are the same
- A. The speed of a particle always remains the same along its streamline
- B. The velocity of a particle always remains constant throughout the flow
- C. The kinetic energies of all the particles arriving at a given point are the same
- D. The moments of all the particles arriving at a given point are the same
Explanation
In steady flow the velocity field at each point is fixed in time; thus any particle passing through a particular point experiences the same instantaneous speed there - so particles arriving at a given point share the same kinetic energy. It is not true that a particle's speed always remains constant along its streamline.
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