Description : In case of a pipe exit fitted with a nozzle, the (A) Conversion of kinetic head to pressure head is facilitated (B) Conversion of pressure head to kinetic head is facilitated (C) Power transmitted through the nozzle ... in the pipe is equal to one third of the total supply head (D) Both (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) Both (B) and (C)
Description : The power transmitted through the nozzle is maximum when the head lost due to friction in the pipe is __________ of the total supply head. (A) One-half (B) One-third (C) Two-third (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : The power transmitted through the pipe is maximum when the head lost due to friction is equal to (A) One-fourth of the total supply head (B) One-third of the total supply head (C) One-half of the total supply head (D) Two-third of the total supply head
Description : The efficiency of power transmission through pipe is (where H = Total supply head, and hf = Head lost due to friction in the pipe) (A) (H - hf )/H (B) H/(H - hf ) (C) (H + hf )/H (D) H/(H + hf )
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : 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) flv²/2gd (B) flv²/gd (C) 3flv²/2gd (D) 4flv²/2gd
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The loss of head due to friction in a pipe of uniform diameter in which a viscous flow is taking place, is (where RN = Reynold number) (A) 1/RN (B) 4/RN (C) 16/RN (D) 64/RN
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Major loss in sudden contraction in pipe flow is due to (A) Boundary friction (B) Flow contraction (C) Expansion of flow after sudden contraction (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Flow contraction
Description : If h is the loss due to friction in a pipe. Total losses in strainer and bends may be taken as (A) 0.01 h (B) 0.45 h (C) 0.20 h (D) 0.25 h
Description : A Venturimeter cannot be used for the direct measurement of (A) Datum difference in the stretch of pipe-flow (B) Pressure difference in the flow through pipeline (C) Friction loss in pipe flow (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : . In case of turbulent flow of fluid through a circular pipe, the (A) Mean flow velocity is about 0.5 times the maximum velocity (B) Velocity profile becomes flatter and flatter with ... , shear stresses, random orientation of fluid particles and slope of velocity profile at the wall are more
Last Answer : (D) Skin friction drag, shear stresses, random orientation of fluid particles and slope of velocity profile at the wall are more
Description : The reactive power drawn by a motor from an AC generator is the power which is _____________. A. used to establish the magnetic field of the motor B. lost in overcoming friction in the ... by current flow through the windings D. transmitted directly through the rotor shaft to perform useful work
Last Answer : Answer: A
Description : The ratio of maximum displacement of the forced vibration to the deflection due to static force is known as : (A) Damping Factor (B) Damping Coefficient (C) Logarithmic Decrement (D) Magnification Factor
Last Answer : Magnification Factor
Description : 149 The power transmitted through a pipe is (where w = Specific weight in N/m3 , and Q = Discharge in m 3 /s) (A) w × Q × H (B) w × Q × hf (C) w × Q (H - hf ) (D) w × Q (H + hf )
Description : Air vessel provided in a reciprocating pump is for (A) Increasing the acceleration head (B) Making the friction in pipe uniform (C) Decreasing the acceleration head (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Making the friction in pipe uniform
Description : Which of the following two quantities when same, makes one pipe system equivalent to another pipe system? (A) Head & discharge (B) Length & discharge (C) Length & diameter (D) Friction factor & diameter
Last Answer : (A) Head & discharge
Description : Two pipe systems can be said to be equivalent, when the following quantities are same (A) Friction loss and flow (B) Length and diameter (C) Flow and length (D) Friction factor and diameter
Description : 09. The loss of head due to an obstruction in a pipe is twice the loss of head at its entrance. A) Agree B) Disagree
Last Answer : A
Description : The loss of head due to viscosity for laminar flow in pipes is (where d = Diameter of pipe, l = Length of pipe, v w = Specific weight of the flowing liquid) (A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 16 (D) 32
Description : Pick out the wrong statement: (A) Greater is the kinematic viscosity of the liquid, greater is the thickness of the boundary layer (B) Blowers develop a maximum pressure of 2 atmospheres ( ... factor in case of turbulent flow of liquids in pipe depends upon relative roughness & Reynolds number
Last Answer : (C) Friction losses in pipe fittings are generally expressed in terms of velocity heads
Description : In case of clamp coupling, power is transmitted by means of, (A) Friction force (B) Shear resistance (C) Crushing resistance (D) None of the above
Last Answer : (A) Friction force
Description : The head loss in turbulent flow in pipe is proportional to(where, V = velocity of fluid through the pipe) (A) V 2 (B) 1/V 2 (C) 1/V (D) V
Last Answer : (A) V
Description : In case of end to end connection of two or more pipes in series, the __________ each pipe. (A) Same rate of flow passes through (B) Head loss is same through (C) Rate of flow in each pipe is proportional to the length of (D) Total flow rate is the sum of flow rate in
Last Answer : (A) Same rate of flow passes through
Description : In parallel pipe problems, the (A) Head loss is the same through each pipe (B) Discharge is the same through all the pipes (C) Total head loss is equal to the sum of the head losses through each pipe (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Head loss is the same through each pipe
Description : If the velocity of flow as well as the diameter of the flowing pipe are respectively doubled through a pipe system in use since long, the head loss will thereafter be (a) Halved (b) Doubled (c) Increased 4 times (d) No change
Last Answer : (b) Doubled
Description : The principle of conservation of energy cannot be applied in case of a.Flow of heat through a metal b.Ideal flow of water in a pipe c.Simple pendulum d.Sliding of a particle along inclined plane with friction e.A particle moving in gravitational field
Last Answer : e. A particle moving in gravitational field
Description : Consider two pipes of same length and diameter through which water is passed at the same velocity. The friction factor for rough pipe is f1 and that for smooth pipe is f2 . Pick out the correct statement. (A) f1 = f2 (B) f1 < f2 (C) f1 > f2 (D) Data not sufficient to relate f1 & f2
Last Answer : (C) f1 > f2
Description : The efficiency of a centrifugal pump is maximum when its blades are : (A) straight (B) bent forward (C) bent backward (D) bent forward first and then backward
Last Answer : The efficiency of a centrifugal pump is maximum when its blades are : bent backward
Description : The property of sand due to which the sand grains stick together, is called 1. Collapsibility 2. Permeability 3. Cohesiveness 4. Adhesiveness
Last Answer : The property of sand due to which the sand grains stick together, is called Cohesiveness
Description : Which of the following quantities are computed by using the hydraulic radius for non-circular ducts? (A) Velocity and relative roughness (B) Head loss and velocity (C) Reynold number, relative roughness and head loss (D) Reynolds number and friction factor
Last Answer : (C) Reynold number, relative roughness and head loss
Description : If 8 bolts are emplaced in a clamp coupling with shaft diameter 80mm d, calculate the diameter of each bolt if coefficient of friction is 0.3 and torque transmitted is 4000N-m. Permissible tensile stress is 80N/mm2. a) 27mm b) 25mm c) 23mm d) 21mm
Last Answer : a) 27mm
Description : If 8 bolts are emplaced in a clamp coupling with shaft diameter 80mm d, calculate the tensile force on each bolt if coefficient of friction is 0.3 and torque transmitted is 4000N-m. a) 51234.4N b) 45968.3N c) 41666.7N d) None of the listed
Last Answer : c) 41666.7N
Description : Entire torque is transmitted by friction in the clamp coupling. a) True b) False
Last Answer : b) False
Description : 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
Last Answer : (C) Approximately as the square of the velocity
Description : Which of the following pipe bends will incur the largest head loss? (A) U-bend (B) 30° bend (C) 45° bend (D) 90° bend
Last Answer : (A) U-bend
Description : The head loss in turbulent flow in a pipe varies (A) As velocity (B) As (velocity) 2 (C) Inversely as the square of diameter
Last Answer : (B) As (velocity)
Last Answer : (C) Inversely as the square of diameter
Description : If the chosen diameter of a pipe, is less than the economical diameter (A) Cost of pipe will be less (B) Head loss will be high (C) Cost of pumping will be more than saving (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : Which of the following is not the function of a volute casing provided in a centrifugal pump? (A) To reduce the head loss in discharge (B) To increase the pump efficiency (C) To collect liquid ... and to transmit it to the delivery pipe at constant velocity (D) To increase the pump discharge rate
Last Answer : Option D
Description : 14. When the pipes are in series, the total head loss is equal to the sum of the head loss in each pipe A) Yes B) No
Description : The loss of head at entrance in a pipe is (where v = Velocity of liquid in the pipe) (A) v²/2g (B) 0.5v²/2g (C) 0.375v²/2g (D) 0.75v²/2g
Description : The loss of head at exit of a pipe is (where v = Velocity of liquid in the pipe) (A) v²/2g (B) 0.5v²/2g (C) 0.375v²/2g (D) 0.75v²/2g
Description : A compound pipe is required to be replaced by a new pipe. The two pipes are said to be equivalent, if (A) Length of both the pipes is same (B) Diameter of both the pipes is same (C) Loss of ... discharge of both the pipes is same (D) Loss of head and velocity of flow in both the pipes is same
Description : The superimposed load transmitted to the pipe, is generally evaluated by Business formula (A) pt = 3H 3P/2 (B) pt = 3H 3P/2 5 (C) pt = 3H 3P/2 2 (D) pt = 3H 3P 2 /2 3
Last Answer : (B) pt = 3H 3P/2 5 (C) pt = 3H 3P/2 2
Description : In case of Venturimeter, friction losses are about __________ percent of maximum velocity head. (A) 2 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 20
Last Answer : (A) 2
Description : Consider the following statements: The total head against which a pump has to work must include, besides any other items, 1. the suction lift. 2. the delivery head. 3. the head lost due to friction at entrance in the rising main. 4. the ... 2 & 3 only (b) 2 & 3 only (c) 1, 2, 3 & 4 (d) 3 & 4 only
Last Answer : (c) 1, 2, 3 & 4
Description : The friction factor for turbulent flow in a hydraulically smooth pipe (A) Depends only on Reynolds number (B) Does not depend on Reynolds number (C) Depends on the roughness (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Depends only on Reynolds number
Description : The friction factor is (A) Always inversely proportional to the Reynolds number (B) Not dimensionless (C) Not dependent on the roughness of the pipe (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : During ageing of fluid carrying pipes, the (A) Pipe becomes smoother with use (B) Friction factor increases linearly with time (C) Absolute roughness decreases with time (D) Absolute roughness increases linearly with time
Last Answer : (D) Absolute roughness increases linearly with time
Description : Friction factor for a hydraulically smooth pipe at NRe = 2100 is f1 . If the pipe is further smoothened (i.e., roughness is reduced), the friction factor at the same value of NRe , will (A) Increase (B) Decrease (C) Remain unchanged (D) Increase or decrease depending on the pipe material
Last Answer : (A) Increase