Water from a pipe is coming at a rate of 100 litres per minute. If the radius of the pipe is 5 cm, the Reynolds number for the flow is of the order of: (density of water = 1000 , coefficient of viscosity of water )
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)✓ Correct
Answer: (D)
Solution
The Reynolds number is with the diameter, so first get the flow speed from the discharge. The volume rate is litre/min, and since with m, the speed is m/s. Substituting , m and Pa·s gives , which is of the order of .
JEE Main · 2019 · 08 Apr 2019 · Shift 1 · Single correct option