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Physical similitude has exactly the same geometric shape of the prototype.

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Physical similitude has exactly the same geometric shape of the prototype.

(a) True

(b) False

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The doubt is from Similitude in section Dimensional and Model Analysis of Fluid Mechanics

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Correct option is (a) True

Easiest explanation: Physical similitude is also called the similitude of shape. It is for modelling the same geometric shape as that of its prototype. Which means, that the shape will have to be divided by a scale factor.

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