The bulk modulus of elasticity of a liquid
A. Is zero for incompressible liquid
B. Decreases with pressure
C. Is independent of temperature & pressure
D. Increases with pressure
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For the transfer of solution of thick slurry, the pump used is a __________ pump.
A. Reciprocating
B. Gear
C. Diaphragm
D. Centrifugal
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Consider a centrifugal pump having a specific impeller diameter, fixed impeller speed pumping a liquid of constant density at a particular discharge capacity. With decrease in the capacity of the pump, the __________ decreases.
A. NPSH required
B. BHP required by the pump
C. Head of the liquid pumped
D. All of the above
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In laminar flow through a round tube, the discharge varies
A. Linearly as the viscosity
B. Inversely as the pressure drop
C. Inversely as the viscosity
D. As the square of the radius
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What is the ratio of displacement thickness to nominal thickness for a linear distribution of velocity in the boundary layer on a flat plate?
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The hydrodynamic and thermal boundary layers will merge, when
A. Prandtl number is one
B. Schmidt number tends to infinity
C. Nusselt number tends to infinity
D. Archimedes number is greater than 10000
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Unit of mass velocity is
A. Kg/hr
B. Kg/m2 .hr
C. Kg/m2
D. Kg/m3 .hr
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Scale up of agitator design requires
A. Geometrical similarity only
B. Dynamic similarity only
C. Both geometrical and dynamic similarity
D. All of the above
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A centrifugal pump is called a turbine pump, if it is having a
A. Turbine type impeller
B. Vaned diffusion casing
C. Rotating vaned volute
D. None of these
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The head loss in turbulent flow in a pipe varies
A. As velocity
B. As (velocity)2
C. Inversely as the square of diameter
D. Inversely as the velocity
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The head loss in turbulent flow in a pipe varies
A. Directly as the velocity
B. Inversely as the square of the velocity
C. Approximately as the square of the velocity
D. Inversely as the square of the diameter
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A 2" gate valve fitted in a pipe is replaced by a similar globe valve. Pressure drop in gate valve was Δp. For the same discharge, the pressure drop across globe valve is
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The fluid velocity varies as the cube of the cylinderical pipe diameter in case of steady state laminar flow at constant pressure drop for __________ fluid.
A. Newtonion
B. Pseudoplastic
C. Dilatent
D. Bingham plastic
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The __________ is measured by a piezometric opening.
A. Dynamic pressure
B. Static pressure
C. Total pressure
D. Point velocity
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Multistage compressors are used in industry, because they
A. Reduce the cost of compressor
B. Reduce the size requirement
C. Resemble closely to isothermal compression
D. Are easy to control
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Vane anemometer
A. Is an area meter
B. Is a variable head meter
C. Rotates an element at a speed determined by the velocity of the fluid in which the meter is immersed
D. None of these
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If three pipes of different diameters, lengths & friction factors are connected in parallel, then (where, Q = flow rate, V = fluid velocity f = friction factor).
A. Q = Q1 + Q2 + Q3
B. V1 = V2 = V3
C. Q1 = Q2 = Q3
D. f = f1 + f2 + f3
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Reynolds number for flow of water at room temperature through 2 cm dia pipe at an average velocity of 5 cm/sec is around
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A double acting reciprocating pump compared to a single acting pump (of almost same size working under same pressure levels) would give almost double
A. Head
B. Discharge
C. Efficiency
D. None of these
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Volute type of casing is provided in a centrifugal pump to
A. Convert velocity head to pressure head
B. Convert pressure head to velocity head
C. Reduce the discharge fluctuation
D. Increase the discharge
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