In turbulent flow, a rough pipe has the same friction factor as a smooth pipe
A. In the zone of complete turbulence
B. When the roughness projections are much smaller than the thickness of the laminar film
C. Everywhere in the transition zone
D. When the friction factor is independent of the Reynold's number
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In centrifugal pump operation, the cavitation can be eliminated by maintaining suction pressure __________ the vapor pressure of the liquid at the suction temperature.
A. Lower than
B. Higher than
C. Equal to
D. None of these
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Drag co-efficient for motion of spherical particles in a stationary fluid in the stoke's law range is
A. N Re,p 24
B. N Re,p 16
C. N Re,p 64
D. N Re,p 48
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Vena-contracta formed during flow of a liquid through an orificemeter has
A. Minimum liquid cross-section
B. More diameter compared to orifice diameter
C. Minimum velocity of fluid stream
D. None of these
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Hydraulic intensifier is used for increasing the
A. Rate of velocity of liquid supply
B. Rate of flow through delivery pipeline of a pump
C. Intensity of pressure of the liquid
D. Momentum rate through delivery pipe
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In case of end to end connection of two or more pipes in series, the __________ each pipe.
A. Same rate of flow passes through
B. Head loss is same through
C. Rate of flow in each pipe is proportional to the length of
D. Total flow rate is the sum of flow rate in
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For the manometer set up shown in the figure, the pressure difference PA - PB is given by
A. (ρH - ρair)gH
B. (ρH - ρL)gH
C. (ρH - ρL) gH + (ρL - ρair) . g(L - H)
D. (ρH - ρL) gL + (ρL - ρair)gH
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Pressure difference between two points in vessels, pipelines or in two different pipelines can be measured by a differential manometer. The pressure difference measured as the mm of water coloumn in case of mercury-water, differential manometer is equal to (where, H = difference in height of mercury column in mm).
A. H
B. 12.6 H
C. 13.6 H
D. 14.6 H
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The time of oscillation of a floating body is
A. Longer, if metacentric height is increased
B. Independent of the metacentric height
C. Dependent on the buoyant forces only
D. None of these
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The line traced by a single fluid particle as it moves over a period of time is called __________ line.
A. Stream
B. Path
C. Equipotential
D. None of these
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The dimension of surface tension is
A. ML-2
B. MT-2
C. MLT-2
D. ML-2 T
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With a constant diameter impeller of a centrifugal pump
A. Its capacity varies directly as the square of speed
B. Head varies as the square of speed
C. Horsepower input varies as the square of speed
D. Head varies as the speed
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In a fluidised bed reactor
A. Temperature gradients are very high
B. Temperature is more or less uniform
C. Hot spots are formed
D. Segregation of the solids occurs
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In a free vortex, the
A. Velocity changes linearly with radial distance
B. Flow is necessarily rotational
C. Radial component of velocity is same everywhere
D. Stream lines are not circular
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The friction factor for turbulent flow in a hydraulically smooth pipe
A. Depends only on Reynolds number
B. Does not depend on Reynolds number
C. Depends on the roughness
D. None of these
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Water hammer in a pipeline results from the
A. Bursting of pipelines due to closure by a valve
B. Rapid pressure change due to a rapid change in the rate of flow
C. Pressure increase due to closure of a valve resulting in decrease in rate of flow
D. None of these
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Air vessel provided in a reciprocating pump is for
A. Increasing the acceleration head
B. Making the friction in pipe uniform
C. Decreasing the acceleration head
D. None of these
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Speed of sound in an ideal gas depends on its
A. Temperature
B. Pressure
C. Specific volume
D. None of these
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Which of the following options will facilitate the achievement of a very high head (say 30 metres) in case of a centrifugal pump?
A. Increasing the impeller speed and the volute area
B. Increasing the number of vanes in the impeller
C. Mounting of two or more impellers in series on a single shaft
D. Either of A, B or C
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In continuous fluidisation
A. Solids are completely entrained
B. The pressure drop is less than that for batch fluidisation
C. There is no entrainment of solids
D. Velocity of the fluid is very small
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