ISRO Mechanical Engineering Fluid Mechanics Fluid Properties - Bulk modulus 2011. 10. A liquid compressed in cylinder has a volume of 0.04 m 3 at 50kg/cm 2 and a volume of 0.039 m 3 at 150 kg/cm 2 . The bulk modulus of elasticity of liquid is a) 400 kg/cm 2 b) 40 x 10 6 kg/cm 2 c) 40 x 10 5 kg/cm 2 d) 4000 kg/cm 2 Answer d) 4000 kg/cm 2 Explanation The bulk elastic properties of a material determine how much it will compress under a given amount of external pressure. The ratio of the change in pressure to the fractional volume compression is called the bulk modulus of the material. The reciprocal of the bulk modulus is called the compressibility of the substance. Bulk Modulus, B = ΔP/(ΔV/V) Here ΔP = 150-50 =100 kg/cm 2 ΔV = 0.04-0.039 = 0.001m 3 V = 0.04m 3 B = (100/(0.001/0.04)) = 100x0.04/0.001 = 4000 kg/cm 2 Fluid Properties - Surface Tension 2011.13 If the surface tension of water-air interface ...