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      Question

      After rising a short distance the smooth column of smoke

      from a cigarette breaks up into an irregular and random pattern. In a similar fashion, a stream of fluid flowing past an obstacle breaks up into eddies and vortices which give the flow irregular velocity components transverse to the flow direction. Other examples include the wakes left in water by moving ships the sound produced by whistling and by wind instruments. These examples are the results of
      A laminar flow of air Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B streamline flow of air Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C turbulent flow of air Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D viscous flow at low speed Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Turbulent flow is accompanied by random, irregular, local circular currents called vortices.Β 

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