Maintenance cost of a __________ pump for a particular duty is the least.
A. Centrifugal
B. Reciprocating
C. Volute
D. Gear
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For a given Reynold number as d/D for an orifice increases, Cd will (where, d & D are orifice & pipe diameters respectively).
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain constant
D. Either A or B; depends on other factors
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Vena-contracta pressure tapping is at a distance __________ from the position of an orificemeter fitted in a pipe of internal diameter 'd'
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I.D. of 1/4" schedule 40 pipe is 0.364". I.D. of a 1/2" schedule 40 pipe would be __________ inch
A. 4.728
B. 0.5
C. 0.622
D. 0.474
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The valve commonly used in pipes larger than 2" dia is a
A. Globe valve
B. Plug-cock
C. Gate valve
D. Check valve
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If in a flow field, between any two points, then the flow must be
A. Steady, incompressible, irrotational
B. Steady, compressible, irrotational
C. Steady, compressible and along a streamline
D. Unsteady, incompressible, irrotational
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Which of the following factors does not contribute to the pressure drop in a pipeline ?
A. Velocity of fluid
B. Size of pipe
C. Length of pipe and number of bends
D. None of these
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A piezometer provided in the pipe measures
A. Friction factor
B. Static pressure
C. Dynamic pressure
D. None of these
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Air vessel of a reciprocating pump is initially filled with
A. Atmospheric air
B. Compressed air
C. Water
D. None of these
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The hydraulic diameter of an annulus of inner and outer radii Ri and Ro respectively is
A. 4(Ro - Ri )
B. C. 2(Ro - Ri )
D. Ro + Ri
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A centrifugal pump loses prime after starting. The reason of this trouble may be
A. Incomplete priming
B. Too high a suction lift
C. Low available NPSH and air leaks in the suction pipe
D. All of the above
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For a specific centrifugal air blower operating at constant speed & capacity, the power requirement and pressure vary
A. Directly as square of gas density
B. Directly as gas density
C. Directly as square root of gas density
D. Inversely as gas density
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The range of a particular rotameter can be increased by
A. Use of floats of different densities
B. No means
C. Increasing the diameter of the float
D. Decreasing the diameter of the float
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Two liquids manometer is used for measuring small pressure differences in
A. Liquids
B. Gases
C. Mixture of hydrocarbons
D. None of these
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Pick out the wrong statement about a streamline.
A. It is always parallel to the main direction of the fluid flow
B. It is a line across which there is no flow and it is equivalent to a rigid boundary
C. Streamlines intersect at isolated point of zero velocity and infintie velocity
D. The fluid lying between any two streamlines can be considered to be in isolation and the streamline spacing varies inversely as the velocity
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When larger particles e.g., grains are subjected to fluidisation, the corresponding bed produced is termed as the __________ bed.
A. Spouted
B. Sluggish
C. Boiling
D. Teeter
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Co-efficient of velocity is __________ the coefficient of discharge.
A. Less than
B. More than
C. Equal to
D. Not related to
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Hydraulic mean depth (Dm ) for a circular pipe of diameter 'D' flowing full is 0.25 D. For a circular channel, at Dm = 0.3 D, gives the condition for the maximum
A. Flow rate
B. Mean velocity
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
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Which of the following has the minimum compressibility?
A. Water at room temperature
B. Air at room temperature
C. Oxygen at room temperature
D. Nitrogen at room temperature
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Cd for the orifice plate varies from
A. 0.58 to 0.8
B. 0.93 to 0.98
C. 0.2 to 0.3
D. 0.02 to 0.03
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