Civil Engineering - GATE Exam Questions - Discussion

Discussion Forum : GATE Exam Questions - Section 3 (Q.No. 21)
21.
On an immersed body in a flowing fluid the lift force is :
due to buoyant force
always in the opposite direction to gravity
due to Wake phenomenon
the dynamic fluid-force component normal to approach velocity
Answer: Option
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Discussion:
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JAGESHWAR MAHATO said:   3 years ago
D is right.

Lift is the component of the total force in the direction perpendicular to the direction of motion. Lift is the force exerted by the fluid normal to the direction of motion.


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