Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Fluid Mechanics · easy
An ideal fluid is one that is:
- Compressible and viscous
- Incompressible and highly viscous
- Incompressible and has zero viscosity
- Has constant temperature
Answer
C. Incompressible and has zero viscosity
Solution
An ideal (perfect) fluid is frictionless (inviscid) and incompressible — a useful idealization.
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