The fluid jet discharging from a 2" diameter orifice has a diameter of 1.75" at its vena-contracta. The co-efficient of contraction is
A. 1.3
B. 0.766
C. 0.87
D. None of these
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What is the normal range of exit cone angle of a venturimeter?
A. 2 to 5
B. 7 to 15
C. 15 to 25
D. >25
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Upto what value of 'Mach number', a fluid may be considered as incompressible?
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The head loss due to sudden contraction is proportional to
A. Velocity
B. Velocity head
C. Turbulence
D. None of these
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With increase in the shear rate, the apparent viscosity of pseudoplastic fluids
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains same
D. May increase or decrease; depends on the magnitude of shear rate
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Boundary layer separation is characterised by one of the conditions given below, where 'Re' is the Reynolds number for the flow. Select the appropriate conditions.
A. Re << 1, accelerating flow
B. Re >> 1, accelerating flow
C. Re << 1, decelerating flow
D. Re >>1, decelerating flow
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For the same terminal conditions and fitting size, the least friction loss is incurred in a/an
A. T-joint
B. Union
C. 45° elbow
D. 90°bend
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The ratio of the depth of flow to the hydraulic radius for the most economical trapezoidal section, in open channel flow is
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The fluid property, due to which, mercury does not wet the glass is
A. Surface tension
B. Viscosity
C. Cohesion
D. Adhesion
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The net positive suction head (NPSH) of a centrifugal pump is defined as the sum of the velocity head and the pressure head at the
A. Discharge
B. Suction
C. Suction minus vapor pressure of the liquid at suction temperature
D. Discharge minus vapor pressure of the liquid at the discharge temperature
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The excess of the sum of pressure & velocity heads over the vapor pressure of the liquid at the suction is called the
A. Static submergence
B. Net positive suction head (NPSH)
C. Cavitation sensitivity
D. Priming
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The vent valve provided in a liquid handling centrifugal pump is
A. Generally a needle valve
B. Used to release any gases that might be vapour locking the pump
C. Helpful in easy removal of samples
D. All of the above
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Stoke's equation is valid in the Reynolds number range
A. 0.01 to 0.1
B. 0.1 to 2
C. 2 to 10
D. 10 to 100
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A liquid is pumped at the rate of 600 litres using 1000 rpm. If the rpm is changed to 1100, the liquid pumped is __________ litres.
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In case of turbulent flow of fluid through a circular pipe, the
A. Mean flow velocity is about 0.5 times the maximum velocity
B. Velocity profile becomes flatter and flatter with increasing Reynolds number
C. Point of maximum instability exists at a distance of 3 2 r from the pipe wall (r = pipe radius)
D. Skin friction drag, shear stresses, random orientation of fluid particles and slope of velocity profile at the wall are more
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In case of laminar flow of fluid through a circular pipe, the
A. Shear stress over the cross-section is proportional to the distance from the surface of the pipe
B. Surface of velocity distribution is a paraboloid of revolution, whose volume equals half the volume of circumscribing cylinder
C. Velocity profile varies hyperbolically and the shear stress remains constant over the cross-section
D. Average flow occurs at a radial distance of 0.5 r from the centre of the pipe (r = pipe radius)
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Centrifugal compressors compared to reciprocating compressors
A. Require less space
B. Have quieter operation
C. Have lower operating costs
D. All of the above
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For flow of fluids through packed bed, the superficial velocity is
A. Less than the average velocity through channels
B. More than the average velocity through channels
C. Dependent on the pressure drop across the bed
D. Same as the average velocity through channels
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Assuming flow to be laminar, if the diameter of the pipe is halved, then the pressure drop will
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain same
D. Be quadrupled
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Buckingham-π theorem states that in any physical problem including 'n' quantities having 'm' diamensions, the quantities can be arranged into __________ independent dimensionless parameters.
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