The type of centrifugal pump preferred for a specific speed of 20 r.p.m. is
A. Slow speed pump with radial flow at outlet
B. Medium speed pump with radial flow at outlet
C. High speed pump with radial flow at outlet
D. High speed pump with axial flow at outlet
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A Pelton wheel develops 1750 kW under a head of 100 meters while running at 200 r.p.m. and discharging 2500 liters of water per second. The unit speed of the wheel is
A. 10 r.p.m.
B. 20 r.p.m.
C. 40 r.p.m.
D. 80 r.p.m.
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An orifice is said to be large, if
A. The size of orifice is large
B. The velocity of flow is large
C. The available head of liquid is more than 5 times the height of orifice
D. The available head of liquid is less than 5 times the height of orifice
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A flow in which __________ force is dominating over the viscosity is called turbulent flow.
A. Elastic
B. Surface tension
C. Viscous
D. Inertia
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Which of the following meters is not associated with viscosity?
A. Red wood
B. Say bolt
C. Engler
D. Orsat
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The maximum hydraulic efficiency of an impulse turbine is (where φ = Angle of blade tip at outlet)
A. 2 1 + cos φ
B. 2 1 − cos φ
C. 2 1 + sin φ
D. 2 1 − sin φ
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According to Darcy's formula, the loss of head due to friction in the pipe is (where f = Darcy's coefficient, l = Length of pipe, v = Velocity of liquid in pipe and d = Diameter of pipe)
A. 2 gd f l v 2
B. gd f l v 2
C. 2 gd 3 f l v 2
D. 2 gd 4f l v 2
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A flow whose streamline is represented by a straight line, is called __________ dimensional flow.
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Which of the following pump is suitable for small discharge and high heads?
A. Centrifugal pump
B. Axial flow pump
C. Mixed flow pump
D. Reciprocating pump
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Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to smallest possible area due to the
A. Force of adhesion
B. Force of cohesion
C. Force of friction
D. Force of diffusion
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The Euler's equation for the motion of liquids is based upon the assumption that
A. The fluid is non - viscous, homogeneous and incompressible
B. The velocity of flow is uniform over the section
C. The flow is continuous, steady and along the stream line
D. All of the above
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The Bernoulli's equation is based on the assumption that
A. There is no loss of energy of the liquid flowing
B. The velocity of flow is uniform across any cross-section of the pipe
C. No force except gravity acts on the fluid
D. All of the above
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The atmospheric pressure at sea level is
A. 103 kN/m2
B. 10.3 m of water
C. 760 mm of mercury
D. All of these
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The line of action of the buoyant force acts through the Centroid of the
A. Submerged body
B. Volume of the floating body
C. Volume of the fluid vertically above the body
D. Displaced volume of the fluid
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The loss of head due to viscosity for laminar flow in pipes is (where d = Diameter of pipe, l = Length of pipe, v = Velocity of the liquid in the pipe, μ = Viscosity of the liquid and w = Specific weight of the flowing liquid)
A. w d 2 4 μ v l
B. w d 2 8 μ v l
C. w d 2 16 μ v l
D. w d 2 32 μ v l
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The pressure measured with the help of a pressure gauge is called
A. Atmospheric pressure
B. Gauge pressure
C. Absolute pressure
D. Mean pressure
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A fluid is said to be ideal, if it is
A. Incompressible
B. Viscous and incompressible
C. Inviscous and compressible
D. Inviscous and incompressible
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The dynamic viscosity of the liquid __________ with rise in temperature.
A. Remain unaffected
B. Increases
C. Decreases
D. None of these
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The dynamic viscosity of gases __________ with rise in temperature.
A. Remain unaffected
B. Increases
C. Decreases
D. None of these
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The overall efficiency of a reaction turbine is the ratio of
A. Power produced by the turbine to the energy actually supplied by the turbine
B. Actual work available at the turbine to the energy imparted to the wheel
C. Work-done on the wheel to the energy (or head of water) actually supplied to the turbine
D. None of the above
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