Which of the following statement is correct?
A. The centrifugal pump is suitable for large discharge and smaller heads
B. The centrifugal pump requires less floor area and simple foundation as compared to reciprocating pump
C. The efficiency of centrifugal pump is less as compared to reciprocating pump
D. All of the above
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Which of the following statement is correct?
A. In an impulse turbine, the water impinges on the buckets with pressure energy.
B. In a reaction turbine, the water glides over the moving vanes with kinetic energy.
C. In an impulse turbine, the pressure of the flowing water remains unchanged and is equal to atmospheric pressure.
D. In a reaction turbine, the pressure of the flowing water increases after gliding over the vanes.
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The length AB of a pipe ABC in which the liquid is flowing has diameter (d1 ) and is suddenly enlarged to diameter (d2 ) at B which is constant for the length BC. The loss of head due to sudden enlargement is
A. g ( v 1 − v 2 ) 2
B. g v 1 2 − v 2 2
C. 2 g ( v 1 − v 2 ) 2
D. 2 g v 1 2 − v 2 2
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In centrifugal pumps, maximum efficiency is obtained when the blades are
A. Straight
B. Bent forward
C. Bent backward
D. Radial
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The specific speed of a turbine is the speed of an imaginary turbine, identical with the given turbine, which
A. Delivers unit discharge under unit head
B. Delivers unit discharge under unit speed
C. Develops unit power under unit head
D. Develops unit power under unit speed
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Power required (in watts) to drive a centrifugal pump is (where Hm = Manometric head in metres, w = Specific weight in N/m3 , Q = Discharge of the pump in m3 /s and η o = Overall efficiency of the pump)
A. Q × η o w H m
B. η o wQ H m
C. H m × η o wQ
D. H m wQ × η o
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According to Francis formula, the discharge over a rectangular weir is (where n = Number of end contractions)
A. B. 3 2 × C d ( L − 0.1 nH ) × 2 g × H 2 3 C. D. Select an option to see the answer and solution.
The length of a liquid stream while flowing over a weir __________ at the ends of the sill.
A. Expands
B. Does not change
C. Contracts
D. None of these
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The discharge through a large rectangular orifice is given by (where H1 = Height of the liquid above the top of the orifice, H2 = Height of the liquid above the bottom of the orifice, b = Breadth of the orifice and Cd = Coefficient of discharge)
A. B. Q = 3 2 × C d × b 2 g ( H 2 2 1 − H 1 2 1 ) C. Q = 3 2 × C d × b 2 g ( H 2 2 3 − H 1 2 3 ) D. Q = 3 2 × C d × b 2 g ( H 2 2 − H 1 2 ) Select an option to see the answer and solution.
The depth of center of pressure of an immersed surface, inclined at an angle θ with the liquid surface lies at a distance equal to __________ the center of gravity.
A. A x I G sin 2 θ below
B. A x I G sin 2 θ above
C. A x I G sin θ below
D. A x I G sin θ above
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The centre of pressure for a vertically immersed surface lies at a distance equal to __________ the centre of gravity.
A. A x I G below
B. A x I G above
C. I G A x below
D. I G A x above
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The ratio of specific weight of a liquid to the specific weight of pure water at a standard temperature is called
A. Density of liquid
B. Specific gravity of liquid
C. Compressibility of liquid
D. Surface tension of liquid
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According to Bazin's formula, the discharge over a rectangular weir is
mL 2 g × H 2 3 , where m is equal to
A. 0.405 + H 0.003
B. 0.003 + H 0.405
C. 0.405 + 0 .003 H
D. 0.003 + 0 .405 H
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In an isothermal atmosphere, the pressure
A. Decreases linearly with elevation
B. Remain constant
C. Varies in the same way as the density
D. Increases exponentially with elevation
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Rain drops are spherical because of
A. Viscosity
B. Air resistance
C. Surface tension forces
D. Atmospheric pressure
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Surface energy per unit area of a surface is numerically equal to
A. Atmospheric pressure
B. Surface tension
C. Force of adhesion
D. Force of cohesion
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The coefficient of discharge in case of internal mouthpiece is __________ that of external mouthpiece.
A. Less than
B. More than
C. Equal to
D. None of these
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In a footstep bearing, if the speed of the shaft is doubled, then the torque required to overcome the viscous resistance will be
A. Double
B. Four times
C. Eight times
D. Sixteen times
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In a footstep bearing, if the radius of the shaft is doubled, then the torque required to overcome the viscous resistance will be
A. Double
B. Four times
C. Eight times
D. Sixteen times
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To avoid an interruption in the flow of a siphon, an air vessel is provided
A. At the inlet
B. At the outlet
C. At the summit
D. At any point between inlet and outlet
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