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Which among the following is the main application for Similitude?

(a) Ships

(b) Cars

(c) Hydraulics

(d) Train

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My enquiry is from Similitude topic in division Dimensional and Model Analysis of Fluid Mechanics

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The correct answer is (c) Hydraulics

To explain: Similitude plays an important role in various applications. One of the major applications are hydraulics and aerospace engineering. Its main purpose is to test the fluid flow at different conditions of scaled model.

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