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51.

Water flow rate in a pipe of 3.5 metres diameter can be most economically and conveniently measured by a/an ________________?

A. Pitot tube
B. Venturimeter
C. Orificemeter
D. Rotameter
Answer» B. Venturimeter
52.

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
Answer» E.
53.

Volute of a centrifugal pump should be designed in a fashion, such that the________________?

A. Kinetic head gets converted into static head
B. Moving stream gradually reduces velocity
C. Mean velocity remains constant
D. None of these
Answer» B. Moving stream gradually reduces velocity
54.

Volume of liquid displaced by a floating body is equivalent to its_________________?

A. Own weight
B. Submerged weight
C. Own volume
D. Submerged volume
Answer» B. Submerged weight
55.

Viscosity of water is about _____________ times that of air at room temperature?

A. 15
B. 55
C. 155
D. 1050
Answer» C. 155
56.

Viscosity of water at 40°C lies in the range of___________________?

A. 1 × 10-3 to 2 × 10-3 kg/m.s
B. 0.5 × 10-3 to 1 × 10-3 kg/m.s
C. 1 to 2 kg/m.s
D. 0.5 to 1 kg/m.s
Answer» C. 1 to 2 kg/m.s
57.

Very small pressure difference (< 5 mm water column) can be most conveniently measured by a/an _____________ manometer?

A. U-tube water
B. U-tube mercury
C. Inclined tube mercury
D. Inclined tube water
Answer» E.
58.

Venturimeters, orificemeters and nozzles are used to measure the fluid discharge from a pipeline. The average fluid velocity in a pipeline can be measured by a/an________________?

A. Weir
B. Hot wire anemometer
C. Cup and vane anemometer
D. None of these
Answer» C. Cup and vane anemometer
59.

Venturimeter and orificemeter measures the _____________ of the fluid?

A. Pressure
B. Maximum velocity
C. Average velocity
D. Point velocity
Answer» D. Point velocity
60.

Vena-contracta pressure tapping is at a distance _______________ from the position of an orificemeter fitted in a pipe of internal diameter ‘d’ ?

A. d
B. 0.5 d
C. 2d
D. 4d
Answer» C. 2d
61.

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
Answer» B. More diameter compared to orifice diameter
62.

Velocity of liquid hydrocarbon fuels in a pipeline cannot be measured by magnetic flowmeters, because their ______________ is very low/small?

A. Thermal conductivity
B. Electrical conductivity
C. Specific gravity
D. Electrical resistivity
Answer» C. Specific gravity
63.

Velocity at a certain point in case of streamline flow is_________________?

A. Constant
B. Independent of time
C. Both A. & B.
D. Neither A. nor B.
Answer» D. Neither A. nor B.
64.

Velocity head on sudden enlargement in a horizontal pipe is converted into ______________ head?

A. Elevation
B. Pressure
C. Both A. & B.
D. Neither A. nor B.
Answer» C. Both A. & B.
65.

Velocity distribution for flow between two fixed parallel plates_________________?

A. Varies parabolically across the section
B. Is constant over the entire cross-section
C. Is zero at the plates and increases linearly to the mid-plane
D. None of these
Answer» B. Is constant over the entire cross-section
66.

Various efficiencies of a centrifugal pump are related as (where, εm = mechanical efficiency εv = volumetric efficiency. εma = manometric efficiency εo = overall efficiency) ?

A. ηma × ηm × ηv = ηo
B. ηm = ηv . ηma
C. ηm = ηv . ηma
D. ηv = ηm × ηma
Answer» C. ηm = ηv . ηma
67.

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
Answer» D. None of these
68.

Upto what value of ‘Mach number’, a fluid may be considered as incompressible ?

A. 0.03
B. 0.3
C. 3
D. 10
Answer» C. 3
69.

Unsteady uniform flow is represented by flow through a/an_________________?

A. Long pipe at constant rate
B. Long pipe at decreasing rate
C. Expanding tube at increasing rate
D. Expanding tube at constant rate
Answer» C. Expanding tube at increasing rate
70.

Unsteady non-uniform flow is represented by flow through a/an_________________?

A. Long pipe at constant rate
B. Long pipe at decreasing rate
C. Expanding tube at increasing rate
D. Expanding tube at constant rate
Answer» D. Expanding tube at constant rate
71.

Unit of mass velocity is__________________?

A. kg/hr
B. kg/m2. hr
C. kg/m2
D. kg/m3. hr
Answer» C. kg/m2
72.

Umf is the minimum fluidisation velocity for a bed of particles. An increase in the superficial gas velocity from 2 Umf to 2.5 Umf results in (all velocities are smaller than the entrainment velocity of the particles) no change in the_______________?

A. Drag on particles
B. Drag on column walls
C. Bed height
D. Bed voidage
Answer» D. Bed voidage
73.

Two piping system are said to be equivalent, when the ______________ are same?

A. Fluid flow rate & friction loss
B. Length & friction factor
C. Diameter & friction factor
D. Length & diameter
Answer» B. Length & friction factor
74.

Two liquids manometer is used for measuring small pressure differences in___________________?

A. Liquids
B. Gases
C. Mixture of hydrocarbons
D. None of these
Answer» C. Mixture of hydrocarbons
75.

Two dimensional stream function________________?

A. Relates velocity and pressure
B. Is constant along a stream line
C. Is constant along an equipotential surface
D. None of these
Answer» C. Is constant along an equipotential surface
76.

Turbulent flow generally occurs for cases involving__________________?

A. Highly viscous fluid
B. Very narrow passages
C. Very slow motion
D. None of these
Answer» E.
77.

Turbine impeller____________________?

A. Produces only radial current
B. Produces only tangential current
C. Is effective over wide range of viscosities
D. Does not produce tangential current
Answer» D. Does not produce tangential current
78.

Transition length for a turbulent fluid entering into a pipe is around _____________ times the pipe diameter?

A. 5
B. 50
C. 500
D. 5000
Answer» C. 500
79.

Transition length for turbulent flow in smooth pipe is equal to _____________ times the pipe diameter?

A. 0.5
B. 5
C. 50
D. 500
Answer» D. 500
80.

Transition from laminar flow to turbulent flow is aided by the__________________?

A. Surface roughness and curvature (i.e. sharp corners)
B. Vibration
C. Pressure gradient and the compressibility of the flowing medium
D. All A., B. & C.
Answer» E.
81.

Toothpaste is a__________________?

A. Bingham plastic
B. Pseudo-plastic
C. Newtonian liquid
D. Dilatent
Answer» E.
82.

To handle smaller quantity of fluid at higher discharge pressure, use a ______________ pump?

A. Reciprocating
B. Centrifugal
C. Volute
D. Rotary vacuum
Answer» B. Centrifugal
83.

Theoretical head developed by a centrifugal pump does not depend upon the _____________ the impeller?

A. Radius of
B. Speed of
C. Fluid velocity leaving
D. None of these
Answer» E.
84.

The vent valve provided in a liquid handling centrifugal pump is___________________?

A. Generally a needle valve
B. Used to release any gases that might be vapour locking the pump
C. Helpful in easy removal of samples
D. All A., B. and C.
Answer» E.
85.

The velocity profile for a Bingham plastic fluid flowing (under laminar conditions) in a pipe is__________________?

A. Parabolic
B. Flat
C. Flat near the wall and parabolic in the middle
D. Parabolic near the wall and flat in the middle
Answer» E.
86.

The velocity profile for turbulent flow through a closed conduit is_______________?

A. Logarithmic
B. Parabolic
C. Hyperbolic
D. Linear
Answer» B. Parabolic
87.

The velocity profile exhibited by laminar flow of Newtonian fluids is such that the velocity distribution w.r.t. radius of the circular pipe is a/an ______________ with the apex at the centre line of the pipe?

A. Hyperbola
B. Parabola
C. Semi-circle
D. Semi-ellipse
Answer» C. Semi-circle
88.

The velocity for subsonic flow in a pipeline_______________?

A. Increases in the downstream direction
B. Is constant
C. Decreases in the downstream direction
D. Is independent of the area of flow
Answer» B. Is constant
89.

The velocity distribution in direction normal to the direction of flow in plane Poiseuille flow is_______________________?

A. Hyperbolic
B. Parabolic
C. Linear
D. None of these
Answer» C. Linear
90.

The variable required to be known in correlations used for estimating the horse power of a centrifugal gas compressor and hence its cost is P. Inlet pressure Q. Compressor rpm R. Delivery pressure S. Volumetric flow rate at inlet ?

A. P, Q and R
B. P and R
C. R and S
D. P, Rand S
Answer» B. P and R
91.

The valve used for very remote and accurate control of fluid is a _____________ valve?

A. Needle
B. Globe
C. Gate
D. Butterfly
Answer» B. Globe
92.

The valve commonly used in pipes larger than 2″ dia is a______________?

A. Globe valve
B. Plug-cock
C. Gate valve
D. Check valve
Answer» D. Check valve
93.

The value of critical Reynolds number for pipe flow is_________________?

A. 1,300
B. 10,000
C. 100,000
D. None of these
Answer» B. 10,000
94.

The unit of velocity head is_________________?

A. ft-lb/sec
B. ft-lb/ft3
C. ft-lbf/lb
D. ft-lbf/sec
Answer» D. ft-lbf/sec
95.

The unit of dynamic viscosity in SI unit is__________________?

A. kg/m. sec
B. N/m2
C. m2 /sec
D. m/N. sec
Answer» B. N/m2
96.

The unit of bulk modulus of elasticity for a liquid in S.I. unit is____________________?

A. N
B. N/m
C. N/m2
D. N/m3
Answer» D. N/m3
97.

The uniformity of a gas fluidised bed depends upon the _______________ of the solid particles?

A. Size
B. Surface properties
C. Both A. and B.
D. Neither A. nor B.
Answer» D. Neither A. nor B.
98.

The time taken for gravity flow of a fixed volume of liquid (as in Redwood viscometer) is directly proportional to its __________________?

A. Absolute viscosity
B. Ratio of absolute viscosity to density
C. Density
D. Reynolds number
Answer» C. Density
99.

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
Answer» E.
100.

The terminal velocity of a solid spherical particle falling through a stationary fluid mass in the Stoke’s law range is proportional to the_____________________?

A. Inverse of fluid viscosity
B. Square of particle size
C. Difference in the densities of the particle & fluid
D. All A., B. and C.
Answer» E.